Back in 2009 Fox announced that Ryan Reynolds (X-Men: Origins Wolverine) had signed onto an origin Deadpool film after playing Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Then Zombieland screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese were brought on to pen the script which was going to be a Hard R. The script leaked online in 2010 and was actually met with amazing praise and anticipation. Then the studio decided that a R rated superhero (Anti-Hero) would never work at the box office and the movie has sat in limbo ever since. Tim Miller was brought on as director in 2012 and even shot test footage in 2012 with Ryan Reynolds but it was never seen by the public....until today!
It's real. And it's spectacular.
— Rhett Reese (@RhettReese) July 28, 2014
So pleased that you are all so thrilled. It's wonderful, right? #deadpool
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) July 28, 2014
Smart-Ass attitude! CHECK! Full Liefeld-designed costume! CHECK!! Katana's!!! CHECK!! What's not to love? #deadpool
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) July 28, 2014
That is ALL 100% Ryan Reynolds in MO-CAP performance. Suit was digitally layered by Miller and Blur.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) July 28, 2014