10 Essentials For A Deadpool Movie

9. Cable (or a suitable straight-faced alternate)

Deadpool is at his best when he€™s doing one of two things: killing something with all the grace and wit of a 90s era Jim Carrey on bath salts, and when he€™s doing his shtick next to the right straight man. Since Wade Wilson first invaded the pages of the New Mutants, the latter case has predominantly involved one man: Cable. Their epic shenanigans have ranged from tooth and nail violent, to tug-at-your-heart bromantic, and for a Deadpool movie to really shine it needs to capture that dynamic. Seriously €“ Wade Wilson€™s maniacal ramblings are at their peak when there€™s someone next to him to do a double take and say €œDude, WTF?€ It€™s the unique quality that makes Deadpool so damn lovable, and if this movie is going to make us laugh Wade is going to need a straight-man to scoff at his jokes. It doesn€™t even need to be Cable. Pretty much all of Deadpool€™s team-ups have consisted of a simple dynamic: one hero is trying to save the day, and the other can€™t help but talk smack, violently eviscerate the bad guys and be all meta about it along the way. Spoiler alert: the second guy is always Deadpool. For Deadpool€™s trademark humour to work on screen it needs the right in-film audience to not get it. And while there€™s plenty of straight-laced heroes to choose from, I think everyone would agree that Cable is the way to go on this one. I mean, it€™s not like there€™s a wealth of stories to draw from or anything, right? But he€™s not the only friend Deadpool would need in a cinematic adventure. No, a good Deadpool movie also requires....
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