Ryan Reynolds spent the best part of a decade trying to bring a Deadpool solo movie to the big screen, sticking with the Merc with a Mouth following the character’s botched cinematic debut in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. It turned out to be a wise decision, too, with the first installment becoming a critical and commercial smash hit, with the two entries in the franchise so far earning over $1.5 billion at the box office.
Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller made his feature debut on Deadpool, but declined to return for the sequel due to creative differences before being replaced with John Wick creator David Leitch. And in a recent interview reflecting on the disappointment of Dark Fate, Miller revealed that one of the main reasons he refused to helm Deadpool 2 was Reynolds’ desire to steer the ship and control the direction of the franchise.
“It became clear that...
Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller made his feature debut on Deadpool, but declined to return for the sequel due to creative differences before being replaced with John Wick creator David Leitch. And in a recent interview reflecting on the disappointment of Dark Fate, Miller revealed that one of the main reasons he refused to helm Deadpool 2 was Reynolds’ desire to steer the ship and control the direction of the franchise.
“It became clear that...
- 11/23/2019
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