Ryan Reynolds Officially Signing On to Play DEADPOOL
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Two months ago FOX announced that they will be releasing the long-awaited Deadpool movie in 2016. According to Deadline, the studio is now closing a deal with Ryan Ryenolds to reprise his role as the character that first appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Reynolds was great as Wade Wilson at the beginning of the film, but what the studio did with Deadpool later on in that story is unforgivable.
I'm happy to hear that Reynolds is coming back, though! The movie is being directed by Tim Miller, and he is developing the project from a script written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Everyone involved with this project wants to get Deadpool right for the big screen, so I think fans can expect something that they will all enjoy.
Wade Wilson, a.k.a. Deadpool, is a "smart-mouthed mercenary with terminal cancer who undergoes military experiments in an attempt to replicate Wolverine’s mutant healing factor. He comes away with the ability to heal quickly, but for the price of being indestructible he is rendered severely scarred. His acerbic attitude remains, though, earning him the nickname The Merc with a Mouth."
This is one of my favorite Marvel characters, and I'm excited to finally see him up on the big screen eating Chimichangas and kicking ass! Deadpool is scheduled to be released on February 12th, 2016, and Reynolds is going to be freakin' awesome!
