8 Insane Ways Movies Tried To Save Money

8. Deadpool Merged Three Different Characters Into One

Considering the huge financial and critical success of both Deadpool films, it's quite hard to imagine a time when many people had doubts about that original 2016 movie. Nobody really knew just how big this franchise could be, and no-one was more skeptical than 20th Century Fox - the studio that was putting its money on the line.

Unconvinced that Deadpool would be able to turn a substantial profit, Fox executives ordered the film's creative team to cut around $7-8 million from the budget, literally days before the project was set to be given a green light.

This was obviously no easy task, especially when you consider that writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick had been perfecting the script for several years at this point, and to hit such a major roadblock this late in the game must have absolutely battered their morale. Still, knowing that trimming costs was the only way the film would get made, they had some tough calls to make.

In the end, the writers decided to make several enormous changes to their story, including condensing the characters of Garrison Kane, Sluggo, and Wire down into just one: Angel Dust, played by Gina Carano in the final product. They also removed a third-act gunfight completely, inserting the "Deadpool forgets his guns" joke in its place.