Ryan Reynolds Talks DEADPOOL Director, Lower Budget, Hopes For An R-Rating, And More
Ryan Reynolds talks here about how work is progressing on Deadpool, what makes Tim Miller the right man to bring the Merc With The Mouth to the big screen, having a "significantly" lower budget than other superhero movies, an R-Rating, and more. Read on for details...
Deadpool is FINALLY official, and the movie will reach us on February 12th. There's been a bit of casting buzz since, but Ryan Reynolds himself is the one to provide us with our latest update about what's to come. Talking to Collider, the site asked him what makes relative unknown Tim Miller the right man to bring the popular character to the big screen. "[He’s] always been the right guy," Reynolds says in the video above. "He’s always, you know, shown nothing but a fierce loyalty to the canon of Deadpool and that’s the thing you look for first and foremost, a guy that is always wanting to push a little bit farther. And the advantage of doing a movie like this on a budget that is significantly less than any other kind of superhero movie is that you get to do things that you don’t get to do on other superhero movies so that’s what we’re most excited about."
The comment about the budget is particularly interesting, and could be an indication that Fox are indeed planning on making Deadpool an R-Rated movie. Asked about that, Reynolds would only tease: "I have no idea … I don’t want to spoil anything so we’ll see. We hope." Hope? It certainly appears as if that's what both Miller and Reynolds are gunning for then, so hopefully we'll hear something sooner rather than later. As for the current status of Deadpool, the actor would only say the following about where things currently stand. "Tests. Lots of tests. Lots and lots of tests. That’s about all I can say about that." What do you guys think of these comments? Sound off below.