There has been talk of a “Deadpool” movie since Ryan Reynolds got his head chopped off at the end of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” but 20th Century Fox has yet to give the greenlight to the “X-Men” spinoff. Leaked pre-production footage, however, shows the studio has been given a preview of what the film would look and sound like.
The CGI-rendered scene features the titular Marvel hero diving into action while Reynold’s voice cracks jokes along the way.
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Comic book artist Rob Liefeld, who created the character with writer Fabian Nicieza in 1991, described the footage at a Las Vegas Comic-Con panel in 2013, and the video (above) matches his description beat for beat.
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Reynolds has said he hopes the movie gets made “eventually,” but admits it is “a risky property” due to its R rating, as well as it’s unique sense of humor, which the actor described as “very meta.”
