Zombieland is one of many “good not great” (or maybe “great not amazing”) out-of-left-field hits from 2009, but it is definitely the one I’m most excited to revisit. A perfectly serviceable horror comedy was elevated by wisely chosen actors married to genuinely sharp material. The guys behind that clever script are Rhett Reese and Paul Wernichave, and you may remember that CHUD exclusively broke the news a month ago that they would be the ones tackling the long-discussed Deadpool film, and now they have officially landed the gig with Fox (and by “officially,” I mean the trades caught up to it).
The Marvel mercenary will of course be played by Ryan Reynolds, who’s been a vocal force behind the film for some time. Nabbing another giant superhero franchise hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm, and Variety surmises that he may fit it in after Green Lantern wraps later this year (though there’s no schedule for Deadpool yet).
If the pair’s words sound as good coming from Reynolds as they do from Harrelson, then we can count on the film being genuinely funny- let’s hope Fox keeps it up and gets a director with the chops to handle the action, so we can really get excited about this one.
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I would have thought playing "Deadpool" was his gambit(hurm) to play the Lantern. Considering the fast that so many HATED "Wolverine" why would anyone want to see a flick with THAT character in the lead? I'd rather see a "Storm" movie and I think little of the character. Seriously…wow. Who gives a fuck about Deadpool???
For once Fox…PLEASE DON'T FUCK THIS UP!
Deadpool is literally my only fanboy obsession,(I have every issue he's been in, and is one of the few super hero comics I can stand these days) and after the Wolverine disaster I have low expectations, but am hoping Ryan Reynold's enthusiasm for the project, can somewhat influence how the "suits" treat this film.
Here's me crossing my fingers.
It doesn't have to be Casablanca with guns, just straight up 'Pool. I would love to see Taskmaster too but don't think that's gonna happen…
This is awesome news, he's was one of the (very, very) few highlights of Origins. I vote Edgar Wright as director. Although, Reynolds, Reese and Wernichave are American as fuck and Wright is as pommy as they come. Dilemmas dilemmas…
@JCHiggins wow, it sounds like you totally get all of the marvel franchises. "XMEN WAS GUD CUZ STRM WAS HOT!!1 and… EXPLOSIONS111"
@RobG Reynolds is Canadian by the way.
I agree with you @Minus totally. He's the only character to spin out of an "X" comic that I've kept up with through the years. I doubt they'll use Taskmaster and I think the whole Blind Al thing is a little too twisted for Fox to sell to the kiddies as well. I'm hoping for a good, funny, action-packed 14a movie. Also, I hope they don't go crazy on the mutant cameos. Deadpool has had a huge supporting cast over the years for them to draw from.
There are a fuckload of Deadpool comics around at the moment. None jump out as essential, more that they're pushing the character hard. Reynold's own persona is literally the only appealing aspect of the character in Wolvorigins. Anyway, with these writers I hope they pull in Harrelson again for another great part.
anyone else hope that fox can get Joe Carnahan to direct this?
This movie isn't happening, if it does it definitely isn't happening with Reynolds. Can we all agree to turn our backs on this project? It's going away, we should just ignore it as it does.
The last character that was killed then "brought back to life" for a spin off was Elektra, also by Fox. How did that turn out again?
Deadpool fans are the same fucking morons that think Venom and Carnage are awesome Spidey villains. Not to mention that he was created by Rob Liefeld, one of the people who ruined an entire decade of comics. Blurg.
Ah yes, Zombieland. Yet another mediocre movie championed by CHUD that I was foolish enough to watch. Thankfully I saw it for free.
Here's what I think they should do: Make a Deadpool movie that's also a parody of all've the OTHER marvel-based movies that come out in the last decade or so; kinda like that horrible scary movie "series" 'cept what they ought to do is find a way to get all've the original actors (Toby, Hugh Jackman, the FF guys [and gal!], blade, etc.) to do cameos. Deadpool always seems to work best when he's screwing with other, more well-known, characters and, given the natural flexibility of the Deadpool mythos, you could more-than-easily come up with an excuse to have DP bouncin' around from "set" to "set". The 4th wall must fall! Yeah, never happen in a million years, I know; but how awesome would it be, eh?
I loved Reynolds in Wolverine: Origins as Deadpool. He did a fantasic job with an extremely flawed version of the character. If they pull this off and make this movie without a flawed vision of Deadpool from Wolverine it will be a wonderful movie.
Deadpool is an amazing comic. Nothing like it, or the character. Ryan Reynolds will be PERFECT if this movie has a good director. Venom, Carnage, AND Deadpool are all kick ass, grade A characters. WTF is wrong with Zombieland? Not a god damn thing.
Ugh, I am a horrible person! In this one I put down and entire franchise! I mean, it's one thing to pick on something you've actually seen, but an entire series, most of which I HAVEN'T actually seen? Lame of me, indeed; and quite droll to boot. I'm obviously not the target audience for the 'Scary Movie' movies and that should be that. So, I suppose I'll, Idunno, go watch other things… can I do that?
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