Ryan Reynold's first appeared as Deadpool with a small part in 2009's X Men Origins: Wolverine, giving fans a glimpse of the mutant known as the 'merc with a mouth. Talks of having his own spinoff immediately came after Wolverine's first solo movie, having writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese pen the script and Tim Miller to direct Reynolds.
Test footage of "Deadpool' was created for Fox executives in deciding whether or not they would push through with the film. The clip was somehow leaked onto the internet in July, coincidentally during the time of San Diego's Comic Con, even though it was in no way associated with the convention.
Reynolds although disappointed, didn't care much about the leak. Here's what he had to say during an interview by Sun Media's Liz Braun(quote via Screen Rant):
"But who cares. The movie has been in a state of limbo for a while. 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."
Fast forward to today, Fox has officially announced that "Deadpool" is pushing through with a February 2016 release date attached to it. Creator Rob Liefield also confirms the news via Newsarama :
"I'm thrilled for Tim Miller, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Ryan Reynolds as well as all the guys at Blur Studio! This is a tremendous achievement for them! Rhett and Paul wrote a brilliant, and I don't throw that word around loosely, a brilliant script! Audiences are going to go on the ride of their collective lives with this film as they envisioned it! Tim Miller is a genius, he is brilliant as everyone who witnessed the leaked footage witnessed! There is so much more to come! Deadpool fans will freak out when they see all that Tim and the boys have in store for them!
"This is a huge triumph for all the fans that supported my work on New Mutants, X-Force over the years! The fans deserve this amazing gift from film makers who have proven they have what the fans desire! Very exciting! I know where Me and a gazillion fans will be on February 12th, 2016!"
Source: Screen Rant
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