Ryan Reynolds: 'Deadpool' Is the Movie We Want to Make

With production slated to begin this March in Vancouver,
the long-awaited Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds is
finally happening, with 20th Century Fox setting a February
12, 2016 release date back in September. MTV caught up
with Ryan Reynolds at the Sundance Film Festival, where he
was on hand for the premiere of his new movie Mississippi
Grind . Deadpool has been in the works for several years,
ever since Ryan Reynolds played the Merc With the Mouth
in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The actor reveals that
the project is moving forward in the right way, saying that
it's actually a blessing that they don't have the inflated
budget most superhero movies have:
"It's been a long time, but it's happened in the right
way and that's all that matters. We don't have the
kind of money that most superhero movies do, but that's
great, actually. Necessity is the mother of invention, and
that's why we get to make the movie we want to make."
A few years after X-Men Origins: Wolverine hit theaters,
Ryan Reynolds starred as Hal Jordan in Warner Bros.' DC
Comics adaptation Green Lantern, which wasn't received
too well by audiences and critics alike. When asked if Green
Lantern's failure has put even more pressure on him to
deliver a hit with Deadpool , the actor had this to say.
"No, no, no, of course not. You gotta have faith in
the people you're working with, and have faith in the
prep, and that's all I'm doing. On this one, the prep's been
11 years. You'd like to think you're putting your best foot
forward, but we'll see."
Back in July , test footage from Deadpool leaked online,
which was met by a positive and enthusiastic response from
fans around the world. Many thought that the leaked footage
was instrumental in 20th Century Fox finally giving the
green light for the movie just a few months later, but it still
isn't known if that is the case, or who actually leaked the
footage in the first place. When asked if he leaked the
footage himself, Ryan Reynolds had this to say.
"I would have Fox's lawyers so far up my ass they
could smell Wade Wilson's feet. No, no, no I didn't
leak it. But I would have. Looking back now, in a heartbeat. I
should go home and scan the old hard drive and see what
I've got in there."
VFX artist Tim Miller is directing Deadpool from a script by
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. We reported earlier this
month that actors T.J. Miller and Ed Skrein are in talks for
supporting roles, but their exact characters have yet to be
confirmed. Are you looking forward to Deadpool returning to
the big screen? Chime in with your thoughts below.
Deadpool comes to theaters February 12th, 2016 and stars
Ryan Reynolds.