Deadpool
2016 · United States · 108 min
- Director
- Tim Miller
- Screenplay
- Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
- Producer
- Ryan Reynolds, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner
- Music
- Junkie XL
- Cinematography
- Ken Seng
- Editing
- Julian Clarke
- Production company
- Marvel Entertainment, The Donners' Company, TSG Entertainment
- Based on
- Deadpool
Cast
What it is about
Wade Wilson is a mercenary in New York who protects teenagers from harassers and spends his nights at a bar where drunks organize illegal fights. After meeting Vanessa Carlysle, their relationship develops with plenty of humor and ends in a marriage proposal. Soon after, he receives a diagnosis of terminal cancer that leaves him little time. A recruiter offers him an experimental cure in exchange for undergoing a secret procedure, and Wade, desperate to live, agrees. What follows is a revenge story told with a mocking tone that breaks the fourth wall, as the protagonist hunts down the man responsible for his situation and faces the consequences of his choice.
How it was made
The project went through years of development. It started in 2004 at New Line Cinema, then moved to 20th Century Fox, and the script was rewritten to bring the character closer to the comics, including his habit of talking directly to the audience, after the disappointment of his appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Tim Miller, making his feature directing debut, was hired in 2011, and the green light came in 2014 after test footage he made with Reynolds leaked online. Principal photography took place in Vancouver between March and May 2015. Visual effects ranged from blood and gore to the CGI creation of Colossus. Morena Baccarin worked with the costume and makeup teams so that Vanessa would not be a passive figure.
Reception and legacy
The film premiered at the Le Grand Rex in Paris on February 8, 2016, and opened in the United States four days later after an unconventional marketing campaign. It earned 782.6 million dollars against a 58 million dollar budget, and at the time it was the highest-grossing R-rated film. Critics praised Reynolds' performance, the visual style, and its fidelity to the comics, though some found the plot formulaic and opinions on its adult humor were divided. It won two Critics' Choice Awards and received two Golden Globe nominations. Its success led to Deadpool 2 (2018) and a third film that will bring the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox.
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Trailer
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Trivia
A name with a story
In the film, the protagonist's nickname comes from his best friend Weasel picking him in a kind of dead pool.
Doing his own stunts
Ed Skrein, who plays Ajax, performed around 80 percent of his own stunts, according to director Tim Miller.
A closing nod
In the post-credits scene, Wade imitates the one from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, saying they only have enough money left to announce that Cable will appear in the sequel.
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