Test footage from the unlikely-but-not-impossible Deadpool movie has been appearing and disappearing all over the Internet for the past few days, with a high-res version popping up on Vimeo (since deleted) and DailyMotion (the player above).
Here’s what we know about it: director Tim Miller and actor Ryan Reynolds made the two minutes or so of footage back in 2012 to convince 20th Century Fox to greenlight a film. It hasn’t convinced them yet, and Reynolds has been less than optimistic about the movie’s chances in recent interviews. Fans can assume that if there had been (or could be) a Deadpool movie, it would have looked a lot like this. There’s a lot to like about what’s in here, and a few things that seem to be missteps. Let’s take a look.
THE GOOD
And while Deadpool has gotten by fairly well over the years appearing in comics where f-bombs are routinely censored, the R-rated quality of the footage (Miller and Reynolds apparently wanted an R rating so badly they were willing to take a reduced budget) fits the character better than something PG-13 likely would. If you’re making a Deadpool movie, you’re going to want him to make some decapitated heads talk.
THE BAD
There’s also a little bit of a tonal issue. Certainly, Deadpool kills people. It’s in his name. But the shot where one of the bad guys gets dumped out of the moving car and then run over is kind of jarring in a way none of the other violence is. It goes from funny to grotesque in that moment.
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