Don’t worry folks, this movie is indeed still happening. Best known for his work on a critically acclaimed run in 1997, Joe Kelly spoke to MTV Splash Page, stating that Fox were working hard to do the character justice as they were aware of the enormous backlash towards his portrayal in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Read it below:
I’ve actually met with some of those guys over there and talked to them about the movie. From what I can tell, they’re aware of the fan reaction to how he was played in ‘Wolverine’ and are working very hard to make sure that he’s given his props,” Kelly said. “There’s definitely elements of stuff from my run that’s involved in the film. From what I’ve been told, I think it’ll be awesome. Deadpool is a fantastic character, and if Ryan Reynolds still does him, that’d be really great.
But regardless, [Deadpool] really does stand on his own. He’s such a cool, legitimately tortured anti-hero. And it would be kind of a nice shakeup for squeaky clean superhero movies that people have seen. So I sincerely hope it happens.
SOURCE: MTV Splash Page
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