Despite all the moaning and complaining about the train wreck that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, there was a lot I did like in the film. Of course those were just shining side moments I wish I saw more of.
One of those shining moments was Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson, the mercenary who would become Deadpool. When talk of a spinoff featuring the character were rumoured, I was all in. But then as fast as those rumours hit, they faded. Now we get news that its still happening. And its good news.
“Well, I’m intimately involved with it. We’re just trying to break a story right now and figure out who the villain is going to be and all that stuff. But, it’s going to be just like the comic books. I’m gonna have a messed up face and you may see some flashbacks of Wade earlier in his life, but primarily what you see is what you get in the comics and that’s the goal. And there is no better place to draw material from then the comics which are incredible.”
This assurance right from the would-be Merc’s mouth is exactly what the fanbase wanted to hear.
I thought that Reynold’s portrayal of Wade Wilson was dead on. As I mentioned in my Wolverine review, Wade Wilson was awesome and Deadpool sucked.
The only hope they have is to reveal that the “Deadpool” in the Wolverine film wasn’t Wilson, and that Wolverine just presumed that it was.
I figure that somehow Wilson is inspired to use the name. Maybe he hears it and figures its a good codename to use since everyone thought that was him anyways. Fans are quick to disassociate the Deadpool name from Weapon XI and fast to point out that Weapon XI was not played by Reynolds, but rather Scott Adkins.
The biggest concern I am hearing is that Deadpool in the comics constantly breaks the fourth wall and addresses some of his jokes to the reader. I think if they handle it right they could have his own running dialogue and self narration be part of his mental break as he uses humour to overcome his disfigurement. It can be done, but they have to be careful with that part of the character.
Also recently, Katee Sackhoff was rumoured to be researching Typhoid Mary for a role and some speculated it would be for this Deadpool spinoff, however a script hasn’t even been finalized, but it is still a possibility.
