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Deadpool
Teaser poster
Directed byTim Miller
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
Music byMychael Danna
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Deadpool is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the eighth installment in the X-Men film series. The film was directed by Tim Miller, with a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and stars Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T. J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, Andre Tricoteux, and Leslie Uggams. In Deadpool, after being subjected to an experiment which leaves Wade Wilson with new abilities, Wilson hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

In February 2004, development for the film began with New Line Cinema. However, in March 2005, New Line Cinema put the film in turnaround and 20th Century Fox became interested. In May 2009, 20th Century Fox lent the film to writers, and in April 2011, Miller was hired to direct. Principal photography commenced in Vancouver, Canada, in March 2015 and ended in May.

Deadpool is scheduled for release on February 12, 2016, in North America.

Premise

In an effort to cure his cancer, former special forces operative Wade Wilson was subjected to an experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, disfigured skin, and a "dark, twisted" sense of humor. Armed with new abilities and a new identity, Wilson hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.[1]

Cast

Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee will have a cameo appearance as a strip club MC.[14] Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld will also make a cameo appearance.[15]

Production

Development

"There's definitely a sort of overall plan that we've all been talking about for the X-Men universe now, and Deadpool obviously fits into that. So yeah, I guess I would say it's part of certainly an overall timeline and thought process that goes into these films."

—Producer Simon Kinberg on Deadpool's place in the X-Men film series[16]

In May 2000, Artisan Entertainment announced a deal with Marvel Entertainment to coproduce, finance and distribute a film based on Deadpool.[17] In February 2004, New Line Cinema attempted to produce a Deadpool film with writer/director David S. Goyer working on the spin-off and actor Ryan Reynolds in the title role.[18][19] However, by August, Goyer lost interest in favor of other projects.[20] In March 2005, 20th Century Fox became interested in moving forward on production for Deadpool after New Line Cinema put the project in turnaround.[21] The studio considered the Deadpool spin-off early in the development of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, with Reynolds being cast for the role.[18] After the opening weekend success of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the studio announced that it was lending Deadpool out to writers with Donner acting as a producer.[22] Donner said that she wants the film to ignore the Deadpool of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and reboot the character. She also stated that Deadpool will have the attributes that the character has in the comics, such as breaking the fourth wall.[23] Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were hired to write the script in January 2010.[24] Robert Rodriguez was sent an early draft of the screenplay in June 2010.[25] After negotiations with Rodriguez fell through, Adam Berg emerged as a top contender to direct.[26] In April 2011, visual effects specialist Tim Miller was hired as director.[27] On July 28, 2014, visual effects test footage created for the film in 2012 and featuring Ryan Reynolds by voice and motion capture, was leaked online.[28] The following day, the test footage was officially released online by Blur Studio, the company who created the test footage.[29] In September 2014, due to the positive response of the test footage, the film was given a release date of February 12, 2016.[30]

In October 2014, producer Simon Kinberg said that the film would be part of the shared cinematic universe with the other X-Men films.[31]

Casting

In December 2014, Reynolds was confirmed to reprise his role as Wade Wilson / Deadpool.[32] In January 2015, T. J. Miller and Ed Skrein were in talks to appear in the film.[33] In February 2015, Gina Carano was cast as Angel Dust, and Miller and Morena Baccarin were cast in unspecified roles.[3][7] Taylor Schilling, Crystal Reed, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Sarah Greene, and Jessica De Gouw were also considered for Baccarin's role.[34] In March, Miller's role was revealed to be Weasel,[8] while Baccarin's was revealed to be Vanessa. Later that month, Brianna Hildebrand was hired to play Negasonic Teenage Warhead.[4][5][9] In April, Skrein revealed his role as Ajax.[6] In July, Leslie Uggams confirmed she will be portraying Blind Al.[12] In August, Tim Miller revealed that Jed Rees will portray The Recruiter.[13] Daniel Cudmore refused to reprise his role as Colossus from the previous X-Men films,[35] resulting in Andre Tricoteux being cast in that role.[10]

Filming

Principal photography commenced on March 23, 2015, in Vancouver, Canada,[36] and ended on May 29, 2015.[37]

Release

Deadpool is scheduled to be released on February 12, 2016.[30]

Marketing

In July 2015, Miller and cast members Reynolds, Baccarin, Miller, Hildebrand, Skrein, and Carano attended the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International to present the trailer of the film. The trailer was positively received by attendees, who gave the trailer a standing ovation and requested that it be played an additional time.[38] Graeme McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter opined that Deadpool "looks like the first movie that talks to the fan audience in their own language", and praised the meta humor of the trailer.[15] Joshua Rivera of Business Insider praised the trailer for being "remarkably faithful to the source material", as well as for its humor and action.[39]

Future

Miller briefly discussed the possibility of a Deadpool sequel featuring Cable.[13]

References

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyKWUTwSYAs
  2. ^ Hatchett, Keisha (March 23, 2015). "Ryan Reynolds talks 'cussing legend' Helen Mirren and his excitement for Deadpool". Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Morena Baccarin Nabs Female Lead in 'Deadpool' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Baccarin, Morena (March 19, 2015). "Let's do this". Twitter. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Liefeld, Rob (March 19, 2015). "From Morena Baccarin/Vanessa "Let's do this!" #Deadpool 1st appearance Vanessa is New Mutants #98 #robliefeld". Instagram. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Skrein, Ed (April 7, 2015). "Ed Skrein on Twitter". Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Kit, Borys (February 13, 2015). "Gina Carano Joins Ryan Reynolds in Fox's 'Deadpool' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Miller, T.J. (March 19, 2015). "Yes yes y'all. Weasel in the house. #Vancouver". Twitter. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "'Deadpool' Casts Newcomer as Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  10. ^ a b Carano, Gina (May 29, 2015). "You're the best #Colossus a person could ask for Andre". Twitter. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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  12. ^ a b "Leslie Uggams Cast in Deadpool Movie for 20th Century Fox". Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c Williams, Owen (August 5, 2015). "Exclusive: Deadpool Trailer Breakdown". Empire.
  14. ^ Dan Wickline. "SDCC '15: Stan Lee's Cameo And More From Deadpool - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News". Bleeding Cool.
  15. ^ a b McMillan, Graeme (July 11, 2015). "Why the 'Deadpool' Trailer Was the Best Received at Comic-Con". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  16. ^ Lovett, Jamie (October 16, 2014). "Simon Kinberg Talks X-Men, Fantastic Four, And Deadpool". ComicBook.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  17. ^ Fleming, Michael (May 16, 2000). "Artisan deal a real Marvel". Variety. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ a b Marshall, Rick (December 11, 2008). "Deadpool And Gambit: The Long Road To 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'... And Beyond?". MTV News. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  19. ^ Otto, Jeff (February 2, 2004). "Goyer Confirms Deadpool". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  20. ^ Stax (August 9, 2004). "Goyer Nixes Deadpool". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  21. ^ Stax (March 21, 2005). "The Latest on The Flash & Deadpool". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  22. ^ "'Deadpool' spin-off in works at Fox". The Hollywood Reporter. May 5, 2009.
  23. ^ De Semlyen, Nick (October 16, 2009). "The Future of the X-Men Franchise: Deadpool". Empire. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  24. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (January 5, 2010). "Fox taps Deadpool writers". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  25. ^ Warner, Kara (July 22, 2010). "Comic-Con: Robert Rodriguez Has Read 'Deadpool' Script, Doesn't Know If He'll Direct". MTV News. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  26. ^ Zeitchik, Steven (October 26, 2010). "A new entrant into the 'Deadpool'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  27. ^ McClintock, Pamela (April 8, 2011). "Fox Sets Tim Miller to Direct 'Deadpool'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  28. ^ Romano, Aja (July 28, 2014). "Ryan Reynolds plays Deadpool in this 2012 test footage". The Daily Dot. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  29. ^ Lovett, Jamie (July 29, 2014). "Deadpool Movie Footage Officially Released Online". Comicbook.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  30. ^ a b McNary, Dave (September 18, 2014). "X-Men Spinoff 'Deadpool' to Hit Theaters Feb. 12, 2016". Variety. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  31. ^ Lovett, Jamie (October 4, 2014). "Simon Kinberg Confirms Deadpool Movie Is Part Of Shared X-Men Cinematic Universe". ComicBook.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  32. ^ Fleming, Jr., Mike (December 4, 2014). "Ryan Reynolds In 'Deadpool' Deal". Deadline. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  33. ^ Sneider, Jeff (January 6, 2015). "Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' Eyes 'Silicon Valley's' T.J. Miller, 'Transporter Legacy's' Ed Skrein (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  34. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (February 6, 2015). "'Homeland's Morena Baccarin, 'Orange Is The New Black's Taylor Schilling On 'Deadpool' Female Lead Short List". Deadline. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  35. ^ http://www.empireonline.com/features/deadpool-trailer-breakdown/p2
  36. ^ "Deadpool begins filming in Vancouver; will close Georgia viaduct on April 6". March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  37. ^ Perry, Spencer (May 29, 2015). "Production Wraps on 20th Century Fox's Deadpool". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  38. ^ Oldham, Stuart (July 11, 2015). "Ryan Reynolds Gets Redemption as 'Deadpool' Trailer Wows Comic-Con". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  39. ^ Rivera, Joshua (July 13, 2015). "Ryan Reynolds' raunchy 'Deadpool' crushed Comic-Con for one simple reason — it looks like they nailed it". Business Insider. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


Further Reading

Arrant, Chris (March 27, 2015). "DEADPOOL Movie Logo & Synopsis Revealed". Newsarama. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

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