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Is Deadpool ridiculously overrated?

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Luke Owen looks at Deadpool… If you’ve read my work before, or listened to me on the Flickering Myth podcast, or watched me on The Flickering Myth Movie Show, then you’ll know that I am not a fan of Deadpool. I, personally, think that he’s funny when you first discover his existence, but then find him […]

Second Opinion – Deadpool (2016)

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Deadpool, 2016. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Stefan Kapicic, Brianna Hildebrand, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, and Karan Soni. SYNOPSIS: A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. After nearly 11 […]

Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool’s place in the X-Men timeline, and the chances of an X-Force movie

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With Deadpool set to open in the UK tomorrow and in the States on Friday, Ryan Reynolds is out on the press tour for the film, and during an interview with Filmstarts, the actor was asked about trivia on IMDB claiming that the film’s incarnation of the Merc with a Mouth differs from X-Men Origins: Wolverine due […]

Deadpool director Tim Miller thinks we’ll get a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie

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The two have already shared the screen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but now that we’re finally getting a proper take on the Merc with a Mouth, director Tim Miller has revealed that he believes we’ll see a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie at some point in the future. “Wolverine, man,” said Miller when asked by MTV […]

Morena Baccarin discusses Deadpool’s “sex montage”

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When the MPAA announced its R-rating for Deadpool, it was revealed that the film will contain “sexual content and graphic nudity”. Appearing on Live! with Kelly and Michael (via Comic Book), the actress has been speaking about shooting the sex scenes with Reynolds, revealing that they’ll be presented as a “sex montage” and that “it was […]

Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool got the green light within 24 hours of the test footage leaking

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After more than a decade in development, 20th Century Fox finally gave the green light to Deadpool in 2014, after some early test footage leaked online and sent the internet into a frenzy. Appearing on The Graham Norton Show (via Comic Book), star Ryan Reynolds discussed the overwhelmingly positive fan reaction to the test footage, and revealed that it […]

Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool is a dream come true for him

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Back in 2004, Ryan Reynolds first signed on to star as Wade Wilson in a Deadpool movie, and in just a few short weeks he’ll finally get his wish (well, if you’re discounting X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which we are) as 20th Century Fox kicks off the 2016 superhero season with the hotly-anticipated release of the […]

Ryan Reynolds dismisses PG-13 cut of Deadpool, talks Cable and an R-rated X-Force movie

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On Monday night, 20th Century Fox held an exclusive screening of Deadpool, which was met with very positive reactions from those lucky enough to be in attendance. Star Ryan Reynolds was present at the event, during which he took part in a Q&A to discuss the upcoming X-Men spinoff, as well as talking about the […]

Valentine’s Day banners and new TV spot for Deadpool, MPAA grants R-rating for “strong violence, language, sexual content and graphic nudity”

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A couple of days ago 20th Century Fox switched gears with its marketing for Deadpool with a rom-com style poster for the upcoming X-Men spinoff, and now we have another two Valentine’s Day-inspired banners, along with a new still from the film and the latest TV spot; check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMU0W4wwQg4 Meanwhile – as expected […]