The actor also shares his thoughts on the “superhero movies are just a phase” debate.
Everyone loves the Merc with a Mouth.
Whether it’s his sword skills, wisecracks, or fourth wall breaking abilities, there is just something so great about Deadpool.
And now, in just a few months, he’s finally getting his own film.
We’re excited, hopefully you’re excited, and perhaps Ryan Reynolds is the most excited.
Reynolds has been attached to playing the character as far back as 2004, but due to many production setbacks, changing studios, and the abomination known as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, it looked like a standalone Deadpool flick would never see the light of day…until the stars recently aligned, and 20th Century Fox finally gave the film a release date.
With filming now complete, Reynolds recently talked with GQ about his excitement for finally being able to (truly) bring the beloved character to the big screen. He began by addressing how satisfying it was when filming initially started:
“Yeah! Oh, I made sure we marked it, too. Like, we just started rolling, and I was like, ‘No, no, hold on.’ We went in the other room and we huddled up: ‘We’re making this movie! We’ve been trying to get this movie made for six fucking years, and here we are. We’re doing it right now. Just remember this second. Just take a moment to be thankful for that.’ And then we all went out and just started shooting and dicking around and had some fun.”
He also addressed the debate, spurred by Steven Spielberg, of superhero films just be a phase and, like the Western genre, they’ll eventually disappear:
“It’s a genre. There are good horror movies and bad horror movies. There are good comedies and bad comedies. Think of it like that. Think of it less about just superheroes. I do believe that they explore similar archetypes a lot, so I think that notion can be somewhat fatiguing, maybe. I think one of the reasons that Deadpool has gained a lot of momentum isn’t just that it’s funny or isn’t just that it’s rated R. The meta aspect is very important. So I think Deadpool’s coming along at the right time, because it’s also speaking to that generation and that group of people that have seen them all, seen all these comic-book films and enjoyed them all to varying degrees of success. But I think it’s speaking to them as though the guy in that red suit is one of them, to some degree.”
We certainly agree that the “meta aspect” of Deadpool is one of the reasons why he is so enduring; and by the looks of the trailer, the movie nails fourth wall jokes.
Hopefully Deadpool will be worth the long wait, and that Reynolds nails the role he’s so exhilarated for.
Deadpool slices into theaters on February 12, 2016.
