8 Things You Need To Know About The Leaked Deadpool Test Footage

4. Robert Rodriguez Was Asked To Direct Deadpool, But Turned It Down

Though this footage was shot by Tim Miller, who has been attached to direct the Deadpool feature for years, Liefeld has revealed on Twitter that before this footage was shot Sin City director Robert Rodriguez was in consideration to direct Deadpool in 2010. Rodriguez was Fox's choice because of his experience directing movies with a substantial amount of special effects on a digital backlot. According to Liefeld, Rodriguez turned it down because he wanted to work on films that he had more ownership of, like Machete and this month's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Rodriguez's refusal led to Miller being selected to direct the movie and this test footage. Fox likely felt more comfortable with an established feature director like Rodriguez instead of a rookie feature director like Miller, which could also explain why Fox hasn't put Deadpool into production yet.