While doing press for his upcoming film “Adventureland,” Ryan Reynolds has responded to much of the speculation and mystery surrounding his character, Deadpool, who will appear in the upcoming “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
Confusion first hit when a strange action figure found it’s way online. The action figure claimed to be Deadpool but did not physically resemble the character that fans knew and loved. The mutant from the toy then appeared in the latest trailer for ‘Wolverine’ further puzzling fans: Is this Deadpool? Or is it Weapon XI? And which actor is behind him; Ryan Reynolds or Scott Adkins?
In an interview with MTV, Reynolds was asked about the mysterious scarred character to which he responded; “That, I would say, is Deadpool…when I’m in the scarred make-up too and, you’ll see closer shots obviously in the film, it’s hard to even tell that that’s me.”
He further discussed the character’s role in ‘Wolverine’ with IGN. “[The character’s] a favorite of mine too…it was like a dream come true,” Reynolds revealed. “Now do we get to see the Deadpool that the one that is faithful to the comic books? It’s tough to say because this character is really just his humble beginnings. We see him fresh out of the Weapon X program and he hasn’t yet attained the identity of Deadpool. There’s definitely a few little changes for it to fit into the Wolverine universe.”
So there we have it for the six Playlist readers that cared. The Deadpool in ‘Wolverine’ will differ to the one from source material (sound the alarms). Reynolds even goes as far as saying that a “100% faithful adaptation [of Deadpool] straight out of the comic books” is a dream of his and a spin-off film has already been discussed. It remains to be seen how the comic book figure will be portrayed and whether or not the new incarnation will please fans of his comic books and audiences in general, but it’s always fun watching fans get their panties in a twist over semi-trivial matters. And curiously enough, the new TV trailer doesn’t really feature Deadpool at all.
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” is in theatres May 1st. – Simon Dang