A few years ago Ryan Reynolds was on top of the world, and he looked like the guy who was going to be at the forefront of the next wave of comic book movies. Not only did he have Green Lantern and R.I.P.D. coming up, but he had just starred as Deadpool in X-men Origins: Wolverine, with plans underway for a spinoff featuring Marvel's popular "Merc With A Mouth". It's been four years, and even though Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have been on board since the beginning, and Tim Miller is set to direct it, the Deadpool film is no closer to happening.
Reynolds addressed the situation back in March, expressing frustration over the delays and constant rewrites, and now speaking with Total Film he's given another brief update...
Reynolds: “That movie is alive and kicking, and then it’s dead as a doornail. Then it’s alive and kicking and then it’s dead… it’s like the worst relationship I’ve ever had! The character knows he’s a comic-book character, he knows he’s in a film, he knows who the executives are at the studio making the movie. In the current iteration of the script, Deadpool is aware of the Wolverine movie. He doesn’t say anything disparaging about it but he does at one point play with the Deadpool action figure with some curiosity.”
I won't talk about how Marvel has ruined Deadpool in the comics, but a feature film still holds tremendous appeal. Done right, an R-rated Deadpool movie could tap into fans of more traditional superhero flicks and those who appreciate the comic violence of Kick-Ass. And Reynolds has shown he can be a great Deadpool, more through his performance as Hannibal King in Blade Trinity than in the awful Wolverine movie.
Reynolds' R.I.P.D. hits theaters on July 19th.
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