(LAUGHS) Tim would say just amazing things in those e-mails. Reynolds: What was also great is that Tim isn’t that intimate with the studio system and so I was privy to some of his e-mails to Jim Gianopulos, I was like “You can’t fucking write e-mails like this to the studio head!” But, evidently you can. I mean, I really think that they knew this is a great script, it’s just one of those things that it’s hard to see unless you’re a fan of the comic, unless you understand the fans, unless you understand the character…I think the public, the non-comic reading public will identify with this, but as a script and a character I think it’s a little tricky for non-Deadpool lovers. Miller: But, Rhett and Paul never gave up either. Reynolds: The answer was a lot of people.
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I would actually have to give credit to (screenwriters) Rhett and Paul, because literally every other week they would call and say, “Gosh, fuck, this is the best script we’ve ever written, we gotta do something, what can we do?” And then we would try stuff, like, I wrote at least ten or fifteen “who do I have to-“y’know, to get this movie made. Miller: I swear to God I did not leak that footage. Reynolds: I had the studio here yesterday and I was like ‘I’m so glad Tim leaked that footage’ (LAUGHS) Reynolds: I say that in every interview by the way. (LAUGHS) I did not say that in every interview by the way (LAUGHS). We created this test footage that I thought spoke volumes about the character and what we could do with it and that never saw the light of day.
It was like the worst relationship I’d ever been in. Honestly, I gotta give credit to Tim there, because Tim sorta kept the faith in a way that I didn’t even, I mean there was a time where I just thought this is- I just gotta let it go.
Reynolds: Yeah, darkest days, brightest… (LAUGHS) Um, yeah, wasn’t looking so good then. If you’re looking forward to the Deadpool movie you’re going to love what they had to say.īefore getting to the interview, if you haven't seen the amazing Deadpool red-band trailer, I'd definitely watch that first. During the great interview they talked about finally getting their movie made, the long development process, the footage leak, the tone of the film, the hyper-violence, Deadpool’s costume, how they’re not shying away from showing the scars on Deadpool, easter eggs, other comic book character cameos, the soundtrack, why Guardians of the Galaxy made Reynolds nervous when he saw it, and so much more. While the movie was filming earlier this year in Vancouver I got to visit the set with a few other reporters and participate in a group interview with Miller and Reynolds, who have been attached to this particular project for years. This really is going to be something special and unique and hopefully the beginning of a great franchise. And after some test footage leaked and the fan reaction was beyond enthusiastic, Fox finally gave them the go ahead to make their movie – with the added bonus of allowing it to be rated R! And from what I saw and learned on set, every fan of the comic is going to lose their minds when they see the finished film.
Through the many years of trying to get their Deadpool movie made, they kept at it, hoping that one day Fox would give them the greenlight. But that wasn’t director Tim Miller and Ryan Reynolds. Many would compromise their vision to try and at least get some of their ideas made. Imagine spending years working on something only to be told "no" again and again.