Deadpool Movie Details:
| Based on | Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza Rob Liefeld |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Superhero |
| Release date | February 8, 2016 (Le Grand Rex) February 12, 2016 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 48min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Ryan Reynolds Morena Baccarin Ed Skrein T. J. Miller Gina Carano Brianna Hildebrand |
| Directed by | Tim Miller |
| Written by | Rhett Reese Paul Wernick |
| Produced by | Simon Kinberg Ryan Reynolds Lauren Shuler Donner |
| Cinematography by | Ken Seng |
| Edited by | Julian Clarke |
| Music by | Tom Holkenborg |
| Production Company | Marvel Entertainment TSG Entertainment Kinberg Genre The Donners’ Company |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
Deadpool Movie Cast & Characters:
- Wade Wilson / Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds): A sarcastic mutant mercenary with accelerated healing abilities and severe scarring from experimental cancer treatment. Reynolds aimed to portray a more faithful version of the character compared to his previous appearance.
- Vanessa (Morena Baccarin): Wade Wilson’s fiancée and an escort. Baccarin worked to develop Vanessa’s character beyond typical stereotypes.
- Francis Freeman / Ajax (Ed Skrein): The leader of the program that creates Deadpool, with enhanced strength and reflexes. Skrein drew inspiration from various sources for his role.
- Weasel (T. J. Miller): Wade Wilson’s best friend, known for his comedic chemistry with Deadpool. Miller attempted to add depth to the character with a facial tic.
- Angel Dust (Gina Carano): A member of the program that creates Deadpool, with enhanced strength and durability fueled by adrenaline.
- Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand): A teenaged X-Men trainee with the ability to generate atomic bursts from her body. The character’s powers were altered from the comics with Marvel’s permission.
- Colossus (voiced by Stefan Kapičić): An X-Men who can transform his body into organic steel. Director Tim Miller changed the character drastically from previous film appearances.
- Blind Al (Leslie Uggams): Deadpool’s elderly blind roommate with a “love/hate” relationship with him.
- Dopinder (Karan Soni): A taxi driver who befriends Deadpool.
- Stan Lee and Rob Liefeld: Make cameo appearances in the film.
- Bob, Agent of Hydra (Rob Hayter): Makes a cameo appearance, though his comic history and connections to the Hydra organization are not referenced.
- Hugh Jackman: Appears on a magazine cover in a scene of the film.
- Nathan Fillion: Appears as a bathroom attendant in a deleted scene.
- The ensemble cast brings diverse characters to life, each contributing to the film’s unique tone and humor.
Storyline:
This is the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Deadpool Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | $58 million |
| Worldwide Collection | $782.8 million |
About Deadpool Movie:
Deadpool is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
It is a spin-off in the X-Men film series and the eighth installment overall.
Development of a Deadpool film starring Reynolds began in February 2004, before he played the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009.
Reese and Wernick were hired for a spinoff in 2010 and worked with Reynolds to adapt the character more faithfully (including his fourth wall breaking) after the portrayal in Wolverine was criticized.
Miller was hired in 2011.
An enthusiastic response to leaked test footage he created with Reynolds led to a green light from Fox in 2014.
Additional casting began in early 2015, and filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, from March to May of that year.
Several vendors provided visual effects for the film, ranging from the addition of blood and gore to the creation of the CGI character Colossus.
Deadpool’s world premiere was held at the Grand Rex in Paris on February 8, 2016, before its initial theatrical release in Hong Kong the next day. This was followed by releases in 49 other markets over the next few days, including the United States on February 12. The film was released in several formats, including IMAX, DLP, premium large formats, and D-Box.
Deadpool achieved both financial and critical success. It earned over $782 million against a $58 million budget, becoming the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2016 and breaking numerous records, including the highest-grossing R-rated film at the time.
Critics praised Reynolds’ performance, the film’s style and faithfulness to the comics, along with its action sequences, though some criticized the plot as formulaic and were divided on the film’s adult humor.
It received many awards and nominations, including two Critics’ Choice awards and two Golden Globe nominations.
Deadpool was released for digital download on April 26, 2016, moved up from the physical home media release, which came on May 10. The latter release, for Blu-ray and DVD, included behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, a blooper reel, and two audio commentaries: one by Tim Miller and Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld, and another by Reynolds, Reese, and Wernick. On November 7, Fox rereleased the film and its special features on Blu-ray for the holiday season, as Deadpool’s Holiday Blu-ray package. The film was re-released again in April 2018 in a Deadpool Two Year Anniversary Edition Blu-ray package, with collectible covers as well as “stickers, car decals, temporary tattoos and a set of paper dolls”. A 4K UHD Steelbook version was also released exclusively through Best Buy featuring original artwork. As of July 2022, the film is available to stream on Disney+, alongside Logan (2017) and Deadpool 2, marking the first R-rated films available on the streaming service.
A sequel, Deadpool 2, was released in 2018 to comparable critical and commercial success.
Following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the character’s film rights were returned to Marvel Studios alongside the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. Deadpool 3, a third film starring Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, which will integrate the characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is scheduled for release on May 3, 2024, as the fourth film in Phase Five of the MCU.
