It's taken years of rumors, one (possibly strategically) leaked video, and a whole lot of Internet fussing, but we're finally FINALLY getting a "Deadpool" movie. Twentieth Century Fox has officially scheduled the X-Men spin-off for Feb. 12, 2016, but hasn't officially said yet whether Ryan Reynolds will star. (But he's pretty much got to star or Fox is going to be alienating this movie's entire core fan base.)
For those unfamiliar with Deadpool, he's known to Marvel fans as the Merc with a Mouth, and for good reason. The red-and-black clad swordsman kills lots of dudes in his hyper-violent comic books, all while cracking wise and regularly breaking the fourth wall. He's a fast-talking comic book character with severe mental issues who realizes he's a comic book character.
Reynolds has been trying to star in this movie since about 2003 and in recent interviews has shown no signs of moving on. He played Deadpool in the critically-panned "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" in 2009. And while fans absolutely hated that movie's mouthless version of the character, they loved Reynolds in the role. A few years back he shot some test footage for a potential "Deadpool" movie, and that footage actually made its way online about a month ago, renewing fan interest in the project. (We've included it below.)
Earlier this month Reynolds told the Niagara Falls Review it was "unfortunate" the footage leaked, but he was excited about the reaction to it.
"The movie has been in a state of limbo for a while," he said. "There was such an overpowering reaction to the footage, you sort of feel like, 'Oh, so we weren't crazy for our reasons for loving this character, for loving this role.' It's interesting to see the power of the Internet. It's awe-inspiring, actually.
"And it's neat that Twitter and Facebook and Instagram can move mountains when used in the right way."
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