While Deadpool was very much standalone in nature (mostly because the X-Men movies were still set in the past when it came out), Colossus' appearance provided a link to Fox's wider Marvel Universe and gave the Merc with the Mouth a familiar face to interact with.
It was made clear from the start that Colossus was a member of the X-Men, but his costume was a tad generic and not exactly what fans from the comic books were hoping to see.
Well, thanks to Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, we have an early piece of concept art from the 2016 movie showing the hero wearing a costume which pays homage to his comic book counterpart's classic appearance. It proves to be a clever way of bringing that to a live-action setting, especially in a world which never fully embraced the source material.
Interestingly, this version of Colossus' costume doesn't seem to reference his links to the X-Men, so perhaps that wasn't always the plan for the hero in this movie?
Whatever the case may be, concept art from Deadpool (and the rest of Fox's X-Men films) rarely finds its way online, so it's a treat to get this look at what might have been. Now, the franchise is in the hands of Marvel Studios, and their plans for the Merc with the Mouth are currently unclear.
What are your thoughts on this design?