Posted 1/31/12 3:04 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dark Horse, Marvel, News
Ryan Reynolds. "Deadpool." We want it to happen. It has to happen. But every year we move away from "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," the less and less hopeful we get that we'll actually get to see Reynolds crack wise as the Merc with the Mouth.
Luckily, Reynolds himself remains optimistic about the film's eventual prospects. Speaking with MTV News at the press junket for "Safe House," Reynolds revealed that "the script is there [for 'Deadpool'], everything just comes down to budget and time."
On the list of long-developing comic book adaptations, "Deadpool" is right up there with "Justice League of America" and "Squirrel Girl." (Maybe not the latter.) A proper one, too, as fans were understandably a little disappointed when Ryan Reynolds turned out to be some kind of amalgam mutant in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and not the wise-cracking red-masked mercenary we all know. News of a more conventional Wade Wilson has been in the pipeline for at least a few years, but according to Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, the project might be closer than we realized.
Speaking at the Amazing Arizona Comic Con, Liefeld dished a few secrets about the film's progress. Most importantly, as highlighted by Bleeding Cool, almost eight minutes of "Deadpool" test footage may already exist, as teased by Liefeld himself.
Posted 9/9/11 10:13 am EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News
"X-Men: First Class" arrives on Blu-ray and DVD today, and to mark the occasion, producer Lauren Shuler Donner spoke with several outlets about a possible sequel as well as other X-projects in the works at Fox.
Speaking with HitFix, the longtime "X-Men" producer revealed that despite rumors to the contrary, there's no official start date on "The Wolverine" just yet — the schedule all comes down to Hugh Jackman's availability.
"I’m not sure when we’ll start. Maybe summer 2012 we’ll start shooting. It’s based on Hugh’s schedule, frankly. When he’s available, we’ll film," she said. "He’s doing ‘Les Miserables,’ and then he has to come and train for us. So it’s all dependent on him."
Posted 8/3/11 10:52 am EST by Kara Warner in Dark Horse, DC Comics, Marvel, News
Ryan Reynolds has had a busy summer. Heck, he's had a busy couple years. And as much as I would like to leave him alone for a bit and not bug him about future projects (i.e. let "Green Lantern" earn a few more dollars at the box office, or focus on his next flick, "The Change-Up," for example), I can't interview him and not check in on superhero sequels, "R.I.P.D." and "Deadpool."
When MTV News caught up with Reynolds alongside his "Change-Up" co-star Jason Bateman at the premiere for their new R-rated comedy on Monday, I asked him if what he said previously about doing either "R.I.P.D." or "Deadpool," but probably not both, is still true.
"'R.I.P.D.' I'm doing next and then hopefully 'Deadpool,'" Reynolds said. "It's in development still."
Posted 6/9/11 12:01 pm EST by Rick Marshall in Marvel, News
Ryan Reynolds will make his debut as Hal Jordan next week in "Green Lantern," but for the Marvel-inclined masses, there's another upcoming Reynolds role that's foremost on their minds: mouthy mercenary Wade Wilson, a.k.a. Deadpool.
During the press junket for "Green Lantern," MTV News made sure to ask Reynolds about the status of Deadpool's solo film, which recently snagged visual-effects veteran Tim Miller as its director.
"I love Tim," Reynolds told MTV News. "Tim is someone who we all vetted through and through. He's a guy who captures the spirit of it, and he's also an incredible visual artist." Read More...
Posted 5/17/11 5:31 pm EST by Eric Ditzian in Marvel, News
Before "X-Men" visual-effects guru Tim Miller landed in the director's chair for "Deadpool" last month, rumors were flying that Robert Rodriguez was in advanced negotiations to take on helming duties of the Marvel adaptation set to star Ryan Reynolds.
There's only one problem with this development narrative: it's not true. That's what Rodriguez told MTV News when we caught up with the filmmaker recently.
"I was working with Fox already on 'Predators' and I asked what other movies they had coming up," he explained. "It was 'Planet of the Apes' and other stuff. They said I might want to see 'Deadpool.' So I said, 'Sure, send it to me.' Almost just out of curiosity. And if I really, really wanted to do it, maybe I could figure out a way to do it. But that wasn't really going to happen. I just couldn't fit it in with other projects." Read More...
Posted 4/8/11 6:29 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News
Ryan Reynolds, the man of oh-so-many comic book projects, has "Green Lantern" hitting theaters in June and is-he-isn't-he attachments to both "Deadpool" and "R.I.P.D." He's gone on record saying he'll likely only shoot one or the other, giving Wade Wilson fans legitimate reason to worry about the Merc with a Mouth's big-screen future.
But even if Reynolds himself hasn't fully committed to "Deadpool," it appears that 20th Century Fox has: at long last, "Deadpool" has a director.
Deadline reports that Tim Miller, a visual effects veteran from previous "X-Men" films, has just been tasked with bringing "Deadpool" to life for the studio. Though he has a long list of VFX credits on films like "Daredevil" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," this would mark his first time stepping behind the lens as director.
Posted 4/1/11 11:01 am EST by Rick Marshall in Marvel, News
It's been a while since we heard anything official on "Deadpool," the planned solo movie of Marvel's mouthy mercenary as played Ryan Reynolds.
At this week's CinemaCon, MTV News asked Reynolds for an update on the project — and an answer as to whether fans should keep holding their breath for Deadpool's return to the big screen.
"Worry not," Reynolds told MTV News. "I want it to happen. I just feel like when it does happen, it has to be done the exact right way. I've been a part of it for way, way too long, and it has to be done extremely well." Read More...
Posted 3/21/11 4:58 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Marvel, News
Last week was an emotional roller-coaster here on MTV Splash Page. On one hand, you had the devastating news that Darren Aronofsky stepped away from directing "The Wolverine." And on the other, David Slade, a former front-runner for the "Wolverine" gig, signed on to direct a new Daredevil movie.
While the original report described Slade's movie as "a continuation of the saga," that may not actually be the case.
The director took to Twitter over the weekend with a series of updates on "Daredevil" and other projects. In one particularly telling post, he writes, "It will [bear] no relation to the previous Daredevil movie in any way. We are at early planning stages and have not yet discussed any cast." Read More...
Posted 3/3/11 4:28 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Marvel, News
Ryan Reynolds already played the role of Wade "Deadpool" Wilson in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," though most comics fans -- including Reynolds -- agree that it wasn't the best translation of the character to the live-action world.
A solo "Deadpool" movie has been in development for some time now, and though Reynolds has been busy lately with "Green Lantern," he revealed that all is not lost for fans of Marvel's Merc With The Mouth.
"'Deadpool' is still in the works," he said in an interview with Empire. "I’m not sure how logistically it works in terms of scheduling, but yeah, I want it to happen." Read More...