Looks like Ryan Reynolds has been cast as Deadpool in the upcoming Wolverine movie. It's interesting that the success of the Spider-Man and X-Men flicks has prompted all the Hollywood comic book geeks to come out of the woodwork. Nicholas Cage getting to play Ghost Rider was cool news, but Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool is beyond awesome. Although Reynolds already has the physical build of a superhero/villain, his delivery is so snarky and comedic in tone that it's tough to take him seriously in anything other than a comic relief role (see Blade: Trinity). With Deadpool, he can be his usual "Jason Lee w/ muscles" self and totally hit the character perfectly. Gambit is also slated to make an appearance in the film, so the X-Men loyalists will certainly have a lot to mull over in the aftermath of the X3 semi-disaster. Regardless, how do you not get up for Reynolds as Deadpool? Talk about perfect casting. And here I was excited about Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.
Unfortunately, Kitty Pryde doesn't appear to be in the script, thus squelching any hope of getting to see her take a Deadpool Dragon Punch. Too bad.
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Ellen Page should stick to movies like Juno for success anyway.
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