In 2016, Reynolds found critical and commercial success with "Deadpool", a film that had been in development as early as 2000. After portraying Wade Wilson / Weapon XI, without the name Deadpool, in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", he became heavily involved in the development of a Deadpool film. "Deadpool" featured a reboot of the character, ignoring the events of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", and establishing a new backstory for the character that was closer to the Marvel Comics source material. The film takes place within the larger X-Men film universe, being made possible by the reset timeline in '. "Deadpool" made several box-office records, including: a worldwide opening of $264.9 million from 62 markets, which is the biggest of 2016, the biggest for an R-rated film, and the second biggest for Fox, only behind ' ($303.9 million). It also recorded the biggest IMAX 2D worldwide opening of all time with $27.4 million from 606 IMAX theatres, eclipsing "The Dark Knight Rises" ($23.8 million). The film's financial and critical success led the studio to move forward with a sequel.