As shown on last nights Conan and all over the internet, weve finally been blessed with theDeadpoolmovie trailer.
After the biggest misstep with 2009sX-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool is getting a mulligan.
The wholeX-Menuniverse has been rebooted, so lets pretend that the mouthless, laser-eyed final boss incarnation never happened.
This new movie is directed by Tim Miller with a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
You have been warned.
Now that thats done with, lets break down the trailer.
Ill try not to give too much away.
We begin with a look at a woman identifying Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson and saying she loves him.
Wade Wilson is, of course, Deadpool.
Deadpool was introduced inNew Mutants #98(1991) by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld.
The woman with him is Vanessa Carlysle, as played by Morena Baccarin.
Whether or not shes a mutant in the movie is up in the air, though unlikely.
As Wade mentions, he has been stricken with an overdose of cancer.
The government recruiter is played by Jed Rees.
Hes nobody from the comics in particular or at least nobody important.
IMDB doesnt even give him a name!
That particular issue, which mostly acts as a flashback, isincredibly importantto this movie.
This is part of Department H, which is connected to Weapon X.
You know them as the guys who captured Wolverine and forced him to have a metal skeleton.
Especially with a guy staggering around on the left, who comes off as whipping someone.
It looks like theyre cutting right to the chase.
See, inDeadpool/Death Annual 98, Wade flunked out of Department H and was deemed a reject.
Wade is thrown into the Hospice, where hes treated as nothing more than a guinea pig.
So in this movie, there is no first step.
The governments plan has been to give him the rough business from the very first second.
Something that stuck with me since reading the old screenplay thats still apparent is the existing superhero concept.
This is theX-Menuniverse and the X-Men arent really considered superheroes in the public sense.
During this segment, Wade jokes about not wanting his costume to be green or animated.
Its one of his trademarks.
Her power was generic super strength.
Originally, he was known as the Attending.
In the end, Wade got loose and seemingly killed Attending.
He was rebuilt as a cyborg and renamed Ajax.
Ajax was obsessed with killing not only Deadpool, but all escaped Weapon X rejects.
Deadpool doesnt have too many original enemies and the list of actuallygoodones can be counted on your elbows.
Hes since only shown up through flashbacks and delusions.
Whats interesting here is the shifting of roles.
Attending/Ajax was his muscle.
In the movie, it looks like Ajax is the mad doctor with Angel Dust as his muscle.
Only unlike Killbrew, there is no desire for redemption.
We see some crayons and have Salt-N-Pepa playing.
Totally in-character for Deadpool.
Ah, good times.
100% accuracy, baby.
Maybe its an Easter egg.
Maybe its a coincidence.
Deadpools certainly had his issues with him in the past.
Deadpool gets shot through the arm and seems more annoyed than anything else.
Amidst the rapid cuts is a shot of Angel Dust strangling this man, Weasel.
Here, hes played by T.J. Miller.
Weasel, real name Jack Hammer, is Deadpools weapon supplier and tech guy.
Though I wouldnt expect anything to that extent here.
Amongst all the action, theres a fight inside a burning building.
No idea what thats about and I cant even get a clean look at whos involved.
We see a strip club followed by Wade banging Vanessa.
In the fight, Deadpool tried headbutting Colossus, which didnt do anything but bust up Deadpools face.
He then removed his mask and vomited blood into Colossus eyes.
Theres actually a fighting chance of that happening on screen.
That said, the car models and Colossus being there basically confirm it to be present day.
Then again, the whole timeline thing is screwy.
But whatever, figuring out continuity between these movies has always been a fools errand.
This is Negasonic Teenage Warhead, named after a song by Monster Magnet (editors note:anawesomesong).
Played by Brianna Hildebrand, Negasonic is another super-obscure X-character.
Then she popped up in later comics to remind us that she existed and died once upon a time.
Her powers were telepathy and precognition.
Much like Angel Dust, theres no mention of Negasonic in the leaked screenplay.
Leslie Uggams plays Blind Al, who is Deadpools sarcastic mother figure.
Blind Al first appeared inDeadpool #1(1997), created by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness.
In the comics, Al is white, mainly to make her appear more like Aunt May.
She resembles May enough that she once had to pretend to be her and nobody figured out the difference.
Oh, and she dated Steve Rogers back during World War II.
Finally, a clear look at Deadpool unmasked.
Yes, the horrible experiments have done some serious damage.
In the comics, the explanation changes bit by bit.
Is he covered in tumors?
Is he constantly regenerating scar tissue?
Depends on the writer.
Artists depict him differently all the time as well.
Sometimes hes simply ugly.
Everyone appears to have their own vision.
Still, he does get a bit self-conscious when people bring it up from time to time.
Weasel makes reference to Wade looking like Freddy Krueger.
The rest of the trailer is neat action stuff and one-liners.
Having DMXs X Gon Give it to Ya play is incredibly cute in how on the nose it is.
And thats our mature audiences trailer.
Well just have to wait for February.
Before I forget, I would be totally remiss if I didnt post this bit fromCable/Deadpool #2.
Five years before Reynolds played Deadpool to begin with.
Fun how that works out, isnt it?
