Quick summary
- A leak from the account CartierFilms claims Ryan Reynolds is writing a Marvel project about the Canadian team Alpha Flight, according to Polygon on 2 November 2026.
- It is unclear whether Alpha Flight would get its own film or appear in the next Deadpool movie.
- The same leaker says a new Wolverine actor is in talks and could debut in the project.
- Neither Reynolds nor Marvel has confirmed any of it, so treat it as a rumour.
Ryan Reynolds may not be finished with Marvel after all. A leak reported by Polygon on 2 November says the Deadpool star is writing a project built around Alpha Flight, the Canadian superhero group. The claim comes from CartierFilms, and Polygon presents it as a rumour. Nothing has been announced.
What the leak actually says
According to Polygon, CartierFilms claims Reynolds is writing the Alpha Flight project. The leak doesn’t say whether the team would headline a dedicated film or play a big part in the next Deadpool movie. That gap matters, because the two outcomes are very different projects.
Polygon also notes that Reynolds teased earlier this year that he will return to the MCU as Deadpool. That tease is the only confirmed piece of context here. The writing credit is not.
CartierFilms adds a second claim: a new actor is in talks to take over as Wolverine and could debut in the Alpha Flight project. No name for that role is given in Polygon’s report.
Who Alpha Flight are
Alpha Flight first appeared in April 1979 in The Uncanny X-Men issue 120. John Byrne created the team as part of Wolverine’s backstory, and it later earned its own series. That book ran from 1983 to 1995 for 130 issues, per Polygon. Since then the group has mostly turned up in miniseries, cameos and brief appearances, including in the What If? comic anthology.
The original line-up, as Polygon lists it, is Sasquatch, Northstar, Snowbird, Shaman, Aurora and Guardian. Northstar, a mutant with superhuman speed and flight, was also the first major openly gay character created by Marvel Comics. Guardian is described as the Canadian answer to Captain America. For a Canadian-born star such as Reynolds, the team would be a natural fit, though that is an observation and not something the leak claims.
The X-Men film in the background
The same leaker made several claims about Marvel’s next X-Men film, which is scheduled for 5 May 2028. Polygon reports that CartierFilms says Disney is eyeing Morgan Spector for a key role. Spector is best known for TV series including The Gilded Age and Homeland.
CartierFilms also claims Cailee Spaeny auditioned for Polaris and will appear in some capacity. The film is said to have found its Kitty Pryde and to be casting an Asian female character who may be Jubilee. All of this is unverified.
Polygon adds that this year’s Avengers: Doomsday and its sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, are expected to farewell the old X-Men cast and lead into a new era of mutants.
What happens next
There is no confirmed date for any Alpha Flight project. The only firm date in the story is the X-Men film on 5 May 2028. Until Marvel or Reynolds says something on the record, the writing claim stays a leak. Our Ryan Reynolds tag page will carry any confirmation, and our earlier report on Deadpool in X-Men ’97 season 3 covers his other Marvel work. More film coverage sits in our Movies section.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ryan Reynolds writing an Alpha Flight movie?
It is only a rumour. CartierFilms claims he is writing a Marvel project about the team, but neither Reynolds nor Marvel has confirmed it.
Will Alpha Flight be in Deadpool 4?
Unknown. Polygon says it is unclear whether the group gets its own film or features prominently in the next Deadpool movie.
Who are the original Alpha Flight members?
Sasquatch, Northstar, Snowbird, Shaman, Aurora and Guardian, according to Polygon.
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