Washington, May 3 -- Ryan Reynolds is considering a new project that would bring together Deadpool and the X-Men in a team-up movie.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reynolds is working on various treatments for an ensemble film featuring three or four X-Men characters, with Deadpool playing a supporting role.

Reynolds has been open about needing a strong reason to continue making Deadpool movies, and this potential team-up could provide the avenue he needs.

The film would be separate from a potential X-Men movie that Hunger Games writer Michael Lesslie is penning for Marvel Studios.

While there's no word on which X-Men characters Reynolds is considering, Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo has publicly expressed interest in pla...