An oddly eventful weekend has seen the sad death of revered Preacher co-creator Steve Dillon, the impending purchase of Time Warner by AT&T and – perhaps most immediately concerning to comic book movie fans – the surprise departure of director Tim Miller from Deadpool 2. Miller reportedly left the production over creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds regarding the casting of perennial fan-favorite mutant character Cable.
Despite being actively involved in the pre-production of Deadpool 2 (currently being written by the original’s screenwriters, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick), Miller was evidently not officially signed on as that film’s director. Miller supposedly has left the production over a disagreement with Reynolds, who did not want Miller’s favored actor Kyle Chandler (Bloodline, Friday Night ...
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