On the heels of "Deadpool's" record-breaking opening weekend comes word that star Ryan Reynolds is in talks to reunite with screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese  for the sci-fi thriller "Life."

Deadline notes the Skydance Productions feature, about a mission to Mars that discovers intelligent life, would also reteam the actor with his "Safe House" director Daniel Espinosa. Actress Rebecca Ferguson of "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation" is apparently already on board.

Skydance's David Ellison and Dana Goldberg are producing "Life," which is expected to be distributed by Paramount Pictures.