While it seems Robert Rodriguez's involvement with Deadpool seems to be questionable at this point as he starts production on his Spy Kids reboot. It's been long suggested that Quentin Tarantino has been on Ryan Renyold's wishlist of directors to helm the unconventional comic book film. Now if Rodriguez, who is an excellent choice in his own right isn't able to do it, could Quentin?
Knowing how Tarantino works he isn't likely to work on something without writing it himself. He also has his plate full of projects which he is currently scripting. The only way I could see this working is that if Fox promises to finance a bunch of his films and allowing him to tweak the script to his liking. Tarantino is a massive fan of comics referencing Superman, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer and Howling Commandos in his films. While I've been doubting the level of commitment Fox has to their superhero characters. The fact they were able to hire scorned director Matthew Vaughn to take on X-Men First Class and having open discussions with Darren Aronofsky to direct Wolverine 2 shows they are aiming for talented directors. I believe the only person that could actually talk Quentin into doing it is Rodriguez himself. Robert's Troublemaker Studios should handle production no matter who directs. So I wouldn't be surprised if Robert made a pitch to his longtime friend to take up on the unique comic property.
One case to support it being a possiblity is that in 1997 Joel Silver handed Tarantino a script for Sgt. Rock which was written by David Webb Peoples (Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, Unforgiven) in the hopes he would direct. He was so thrilled about the project he started casting the film before it was even greenlit. This proves if anything if he's excited enough for a project he's willing change his methods. It of course never happened but it's a glimmer of hope.
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