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Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder, Blade: Trinity) has signed onto the new Wolverine spin-off movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. The movie on the birth of Logan as Wolverine, focusing on the Weapon X program, the secret testing program that also resulted in Sabretooth and the character Reynolds will play, Deadpool.
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Deadpool is known as the “Merc with a Mouth” for his witty, pop culture influenced banter. Armed with guns, martial arts training, and a healing factor; Deadpool aka Wade Wilson is a foil character usually on no one’s side but his own.
Originally Reynolds had declined this role, stating that the character he played in Blade: Trinity, Hannibal King, is essentially the same character as Deadpool - that he already played that character. Reynolds was forgetting, of course, that he 1) always plays the same character and 2) Hannibal King wasn’t supposed to be portrayed the way Reynolds did.
Really, Reynold’s humor and type of acting is perfect for Deadpool. All of Reynold’s roles have been humorous, combative, and slightly jerkish, which is the type of person Deadpool should be. There are some other weird castings for the film, which may screw the movie up - like the inclusion Gambit and Beak, a new X-man from the past few years. Too many characters means less time spent on Wolverine and Deadpool, and more forced cameos meant to shove as many properties into the audience’s eyes as possible.
They better tone it down or we’ll have another Van Helsing on our hands!
Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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Matt Knicl (Matt Knicl) says:
(Posted June 13th, 2008 at 7:31 pm)
Seriously!? Wolverine: Origins #21 to 25 should have been a single issue! Daniel Way needs to shape up or he’s going to get shipped out - just like he did with Ghost Rider.
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My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
Chris Fairfield (Chris Fairfield) says:
(Posted June 11th, 2008 at 1:54 am)
I nearly wet myself with excitement when I heard this a few months ago. I’m a gigantic Deadpool fanatic, and Reynolds is perfect for the part. Though I had heard that he was really excited to be given the chance to play Wade Wilson, even going far as saying that it was a lifelong dream of his and he would have canceled any other role to get a crack at playing him.
But anyway, my supreme hope is that he steals the show and we get a Deadpool trilogy:D
Also, did you read the Deadpool arc in Wolverine: Origins 21-25? It was fantastic stuff.