Ryan Reynolds has indicated that Deadpool will be a "supporting character" in future movies.

The 49-year-old actor has revealed that he has "some stuff kind of written" for a new film featuring his wisecracking superhero, but suggested that it is unlikely to be a standalone Deadpool 4 picture.

Reynolds told NBC's Sunday Today: "I have some stuff kind of written, but I don't think I am ever going to centre him again.

"He is a supporting character. He is a guy who is great in a group."

There has been speculation that Reynolds could feature as Deadpool in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster Avengers: Doomsday and he previously stated that he would be keen for the character to cross paths with either the Avengers or X-Men without joining either group of heroes.

The Adam Project star told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024: "If he becomes either, we're at the end.

"Deadpool works so well appearing with the X-Men and Avengers, but he always needs to stay an outsider. His ultimate dream is to be accepted and appreciated. But he can't be accepted.

"His coping mechanism of deflecting shame through humour works only when used to pave over his many inadequacies. If and when he does become an Avenger or X-Man, we're at the end of his journey."

Reynolds also suggested that year that he had "no idea" if he would don Deadpool's red suit again following the success of the Deadpool and Wolverine movie.

He told Collider: "I would say that (director Shawn Levy) and I have been pretty clear.

"I think, in the most loving way, because talk about the greatest uptown problem any human beings could have is a studio like that saying, 'What's next?', or, 'How can we make something else?'.

"But this movie was made as a complete experience. It wasn't meant to be a commercial for another movie. It wasn't meant to be any of that stuff. And, I think I get a great deal of joy making a movie like that.

"But honestly, right in this moment, I have no idea if I'll ever wear that Deadpool suit again - I hope I do - but I don't know. Right now's the time to just kind of hang it up for a bit and see what happens next."

Reynolds previously stressed that Disney and Marvel Studios had been "so supportive" of him during the making of Deadpool and Wolverine, although he did explain that Disney's former CEO Bob Iger requested that one of the jokes in the film be removed.

He said: "Disney and Marvel, they were so supportive from the jump.

"I think I had one line that Bob Iger wanted out of the movie, and we took it out. I'll never repeat it. I promised I wouldn't … They were incredible partners."