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How Deadpool managed to sneak in a Marvel Studios character

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Among the many Easter eggs in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool movie was an appearance from Bob, a buddy of Wade Wilson’s who is better known to comic book fans as Bob, Agent of Hydra. The cameo was interesting, given that the rights to Hydra – and to Hydra Bob – belong to Marvel Studios, and […]

Deadpool breaks Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening record in Russia

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The results for Deadpool keep rolling in, as the film has broken yet another record. On its opening weekend, Deadpool made more than Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four did it in its entire run, it broke the February opening record (in the US and the UK), it’s the biggest R-rated release of all-time, it’s the biggest R-rated […]

James Gunn says Hollywood will misunderstand Deadpool’s success

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In  the middle of Deadpool crushing all expectations at the box office, we have Guardians of the Galaxy series director James Gunn taking to his consistently opinionated Facebook page to express concern that Hollywood just won’t realize why Deadpool is such a game-changer. “The film has a self-deprecating tone that’s riotous. It’s never been done […]

Wolverine 3 aiming for R-rating after Deadpool success

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Well, it looks like 20th Century Fox is set to fully embrace the R-rating following the box office success of Deadpool; writer-producer Simon Kinberg has already suggested that the X-Force movie could be targeting an R-rating, and now the studio has confirmed that Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Logan in Wolverine 3 will also be […]

Ryan Reynolds felt “blackmailed” into playing Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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With the release of Deadpool, 20th Century Fox has finally banished the ghost of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, giving fans a faithful interpretation of the Merc with a Mouth after his horrendous big screen debut in 2009. During a Talks at Google presentation this week (via Comic Book), Reynolds has been discussing why he agreed to […]

Director Tim Miller discusses Deadpool’s time in development hell, says Fox “didn’t get it”

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Deadpool has been a huge success for 20th Century Fox, smashing the record for the biggest February opening, enjoying the highest-ever debut for an R-rated movie, and pulling in $282 million and counting around the globe. However, if it wasn’t for the leaked test footage back in 2014, the film may never have seen the light […]

Simon Kinberg says X-Force could be R-rated

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While, in theory, Fox giving Deadpool an R rating was a risky decision, considering how most R-rated comic book movies usually don’t do nearly as much business as their PG-13-rated competition (e.g. Watchmen, The Punisher), this past weekend Deadpool raked in a massive $132 million at the U.S. box office, proving that mainstream audiences don’t mind […]

Deadpool enjoys biggest ever February debut at the UK box office

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It shattered records across the Pond with a $135 million three-day opening, and 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has also claimed the biggest ever February opening here in the UK with £13.7 million. That’s also bigger than every previous instalment in the X-Men franchise, and the second highest opening weekend ever for 20th Century Fox. “We are […]

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 […]

Avatar’s Stephen Lang lobbies for the role of Cable in Deadpool 2

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With Deadpool 2 announced by Fox, it seems that Nathan Summers – a.k.a. Cable – is finally set to make his big screen debut in the sequel to the X-Men spinoff, and Avatar star Stephen Lang has wasted little time in taking to social media to campaign for the part. SEE ALSO: Deadpool shatters more […]