Ryan Reynolds muses on the future of Deadpool

Ryan Reynolds is unsure what will happen with Deadpool after Deadpool and Wolverine.

The actor starred opposite Hugh Jackman's X-Men hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster, though has admitted his future as the the "Merc with a Mouth" is uncertain.

Speaking with Andrew Garfield as a part of Variety's Actors on Actors series, Reynolds said: "I don't know what the future of Deadpool will be, but I do know that we made the movie to be a complete experience instead of a commercial for another one."

The star added making the Deadpool films "swallows (my) whole life", and that he "kind of dies inside" when he misses seeing his children grow up due to the hours required to make the movies.

He said: "Honestly, my feeling is that the character works very well in two ways. One is scarcity and surprise.

"So it had been six years since the last one, and part of the reason is that it swallows my whole life. I have four kids, and I don't ever want to be an absentee father.

"I kind of die inside when I see their faces and they do a sports thing or something and I missed it."

Reflecting on Deadpool and Wolverine, Reynolds emphasised Disney and Marvel Studios had been "so supportive" of him and the project, even if the former company's CEO Bob Iger had requested one of the jokes from the film to 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."