It has been around a week now
since the conclusion of the 2019 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC). Despite the
passing of time, it probably still is easy to recall all of the good bits from
that event, namely the teasers, trailers and previews of what is to come later
this year or the next. One of the biggest panels in that regard is, obviously,
Marvel Studios when they charted the upcoming Phase 4 of the MCU
franchise. Studio head Kevin Feige also
promised more movies, including for “Fantastic 4” and “X-Men” too. But they
made no mention of “Deadpool.”
Well if there is no official word
on future developments for the R-rated “X-Men” spinoff from 20th
Century Fox following its Disney acquisition, fans can leave it to the lead
star and pioneering developer to think of something. As Comic Book Resources tells it, Ryan “Deadpool” Reynolds has decided
to have a little fun at the studios’ expenses by dropping his own social media
tease Sunday, July 28, referencing the genesis of the first film and fueling
speculation that his character, R-rated he might be, might still be part of the
“all-ages” MCU movie release schedule, possibly during “Phase 5.”
Reynolds shared a hilariously
thought-up prop photo on his Instagram account showing a corkboard with photos
of random celebrities and paper clippings, connected with string in a
stereotypical conspiracy theory diagram. The conspiracy question: Who might
have leaked the 2012 test footage developed by Reynolds and director Tim Miller
of the Deadpool character in an action sequence on a roadway? The concept video
was supposed to be shown to 20th Century Fox higher-ups for
approval, but the public leak in 2014 generated fanatically positive reaction
that the studio gave the project a green light for 2016, R rating and all.
While the photo makes for a good
laugh in itself, it is Ryan Reynolds’ caption that sells his joke. He notes
that the leak which realized the 2016 “Deadpool” movie under 20th
Century Fox happened in 2014. It has been five years now, or as the actor
describes it in his commentary, “Phase 5.” Granted, the MCU Phase 4 range
supposedly begins next year with “Black Widow” and ends 2021 with “Thor: Love
and Thunder.” Kevin Feige’s promises of “Fantastic 4” and “X-Men” have no Phase
attached, and as an “X-Men” spinoff, “Deadpool” will not be far behind that. Is
this a Reynolds joke or does he know something the rest of the fandom don’t?
The Deadpool character was first
depicted in live-action cinema for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (2009), also
played by Ryan Reynolds but with an altered backstory. The 2016 film and its 2018 sequel are more
comic-accurate in their depiction. Deadpool’s place in the MCU has been one of
the major questions following Disney’s 20th Century Fox acquisition.
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