Ryan Reynolds "actively" working on Deadpool spinoff

[Ace of Knaves]

Reynolds finally talks about the Deadpool movie. Sounds very promising.

http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-5-30-breaking-ryan-reynolds-actively-working-on-deadpool-spinoff

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Not sure he Reynolds can carry a movie with just his voice like Hugo Weaving did in V for Vendetta.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Well it wouldn't just be his voice. It would be his actions, his humour. He has the perfect wit to play Deadpool.

This is great news. Reynolds says it's gonna be accurate to the comics, if that's true, then it will be immense.

 

[The Guard]

WOLVERINE was supposed to be "accurate to the comics" as well. Hollywood types have a different measure of accuracy. Hope for the best, but I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Yea but Reynolds isn't your standard Hollywood type. That's why I have hope. If he is actually involved in the making of the story and all that, and he has a decent amount of influence on the production then it will be great.

And he has also said before that if he was to do a stand alone Deadpool flick he would only do it if it was accurate to the source material.

 

[S. Grundy]

And then again it's 20th Century Fox, they are seemingly incapable of doing a genre picture without ****ing it up in some way. The biggest reason the Singer X-Men movies were as good as they were was because he wasn't a push over.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Exactly, whoever they get to direct this needs to have some balls and be able to say 'no' to Fox. I cant see this flick being too high-budgeted though so they may have more freedom.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

WOLVERINE was supposed to be "accurate to the comics" as well. Hollywood types have a different measure of accuracy. Hope for the best, but I'll believe it when I see it.

co-signed.

 

[Project862006]

i trust Ryan more than Hugh Ryan actually read the comics because he loved them not because he was auditioning for a movie

 

[[A]]

Eh. I don't know..

I'll tell you what I think when I get to see the workprint.. I mean, the movie. If they ever make it..

 

[Spider-Vader]

^Exactly, whoever they get to direct this needs to have some balls and be able to say 'no' to Fox. I cant see this flick being too high-budgeted though so they may have more freedom.

The only man Fox is afraid of is James Cameron. The only reason X1 was like 90 minutes was because of "good" ol' Fox.

If Reynolds drops out of this movie, I'm immediately boycotting it.

 

[devil dinosaur]

I know I probably shouldn't get my hopes up about this film, but it's hard not too when you have such an awesome character being used, and a guy like Reynolds helping steer it.

If Reynolds drops out of this movie, I'm immediately boycotting it.

Seconded.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Yea, no Reynolds, no movie for me.

 

[[A]]

Maybe we can get BURT Reynolds..?

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Burt Reynolds should play his father

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Another new interview with Reynolds.

http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/988/988457p2.html

IGN: Lastly…Your message to fans who are concerned about Deadpool, those who only got a glimpse of you –

REYNOLDS: And I wasn't even the Deadpool that they knew.

IGN: Exactly…What would be your message to them to assuage their fears about the upcoming movie?

REYNOLDS: If they can imagine if one of them were given the opportunity to do a Deadpool movie, just imagine that's what's happening. Just to have faith in that. And to have faith in the studio. It's hard for fans to do that, but I feel like they really want to do an authentic Deadpool movie….He's like Jason Bourne meets Phantom of the Opera by way of Caddyshack. And that, right there, is a wholly originally character, and that's what excites the dark overlords who fund this film. And me.

 

[Retroman]

i trust Ryan more than Hugh Ryan actually read the comics because he loved them not because he was auditioning for a movie

Reynolds seems to have the best intentions at heart for Deadpool but i doubt he'll be given the kind of control Hugh Jackman had on Wolverine. It really depends on who they hire to direct/write and whether the studio will give them the space to make the best adaptation they can possibly make without all sorts of weird parameters.

 

[The Guard]

Yea but Reynolds isn't your standard Hollywood type.

Really?

How isn't he?

 

[kane9321]

WOLVERINE was supposed to be accurate to the comics....and that movie was Crap

 

[Iron_Stark]

What villain or villains would Deadpool be fighting?

 

[Donnie Darko]

I think Fox will see that Deadpool isn't the cash cow that Wolverine is. He isn't going to bring an audience in based on his name alone. A large percentage of a Deadpool movie's gross would come from real comic book fans and their positive word of mouth. The rest would come from people seeing the trailer and being like "oh ****, that looks awesome." So, while he doesn't have the recognition of Iron Man, I put Deadpool kind of in the same boat where he has to prove himself in the film arena. Having Ryan Reynolds (the top fanboy choice, even moreso than Bale for Batman) in the title role is a great start. Now they have to make a movie based on what makes Deadpool awesome, not what makes someone like Wolverine or another hero cool.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Really?

How isn't he?

Because he doesn't seem like a ********. Just read or watch all his interviews, he's just a standard guy who has a great career, and he knows this. He regularly takes the piss out of those typical Hollywood types who go to The Ivy then complain about paparazzi. I think he said exactly that in one of his interviews.

The fact is, he isn't Brett Ratner or anyone like that who would deliberately dupe his fans.

 

[drmick]

I think Fox will see that Deadpool isn't the cash cow that Wolverine is. He isn't going to bring an audience in based on his name alone. A large percentage of a Deadpool movie's gross would come from real comic book fans and their positive word of mouth. The rest would come from people seeing the trailer and being like "oh ****, that looks awesome." So, while he doesn't have the recognition of Iron Man, I put Deadpool kind of in the same boat where he has to prove himself in the film arena. Having Ryan Reynolds (the top fanboy choice, even moreso than Bale for Batman) in the title role is a great start. Now they have to make a movie based on what makes Deadpool awesome, not what makes someone like Wolverine or another hero cool.

That usually means an A-Lister for the villain.

Who are Deadpool's main villains in the comics? Any famous characters?

 

[Ace of Knaves]

I think Fox will see that Deadpool isn't the cash cow that Wolverine is. He isn't going to bring an audience in based on his name alone. A large percentage of a Deadpool movie's gross would come from real comic book fans and their positive word of mouth. The rest would come from people seeing the trailer and being like "oh ****, that looks awesome." So, while he doesn't have the recognition of Iron Man, I put Deadpool kind of in the same boat where he has to prove himself in the film arena. Having Ryan Reynolds (the top fanboy choice, even moreso than Bale for Batman) in the title role is a great start. Now they have to make a movie based on what makes Deadpool awesome, not what makes someone like Wolverine or another hero cool.

Exactly. I think, going by what Reynolds says in that latest interview, that even the studio are realizing that the sole reason Deadpool is worthy of a movie, is because he is so unique. There is no point of just turning him into a loud mouth action hero, because there is already too many of them. The only way this movie has a chance of being popular and successful, is because Deadpool is completely unique.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

That usually means an A-Lister for the villain.

Who are Deadpool's main villains in the comics? Any famous characters?

Not really. Bullseye is probably the most recognizable, and he isn't even really a villain for Deadpool. You could have Kingpin in there if Deadpool is gonna be doing merc jobs for someone.