With the Disney/Fox acquisition looming, films such as keeping the Ryan Reynolds-led film series running and, considering how profitable it is, there's a smaller chance that it will be rebooted - though the House of Mouse might have more creative control over future projects. That means that the planned spinoff can still come to fruition with Goddard's initial plan. The only question is when.

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