Thursday, February 12, 2015

"Deadpool" Movie Revs Up

One year from today the long-in-development "X-Men" film series spin-off "Deadpool" will be released in theaters.


Ryan Reynolds stars as the wise-cracking mercenary with a wicked sense of humor.

Reynolds first played Deadpool in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" as an earlier incarnation different to the one that will appear in the upcoming solo movie. Since "X-Men: Days of Future Past" rewinds the events chronicled in XO, the folks in charge are free from explaining what went on with the character in that movie.

Reynolds used his twitter feed to mark the start of the release date countdown



 Funny man T.J. Miller as well as Game of Thrones and "The Transporter Legacy" star Ed Skrein are in early talks to join the film. Miller's role is said to serve as an additional comic voice to compliment Deadpool, who often breaks the fourth wall and speaks to the audience. Talks with Skrein  are said to be further along but his exact role remains unknown.

Morena Baccarin, Taylor Schilling, Sarah Green Rebecca Rittenhouse, Crystal Reed and Jessica De Gouw are in contention to play the female lead in the film.

 Tim Miller is due to direct at some point using a script penned by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick ("Zombieland"). X-Men  producer Lauren Shuler Donner is doing her thing here as well.

Production is slated to begin in March in Vancouver ahead of a scheduled release on February 12th, 2016.

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