Miller has also said he wanted to make a relatively small scale movie again, as he did with Deadpool’s $58 million budget. Fox didn’t go that route as the summer blockbuster cost double the price to make at $110 million.
Tim Miller left the project in October 2017, after his take on the sequel didn’t match those of the other creatives– including the film’s star/producer/co-writer Ryan Reynolds.
They reportedly didn’t agree on the tone, style and casting for the sequel.