9 Things You Need To Know About The Deadpool Movie
7. Its Been In Development For Longer Than You Think
It'd be easy to conclude that not only is Deadpool finally green-lit because of the test footage, but was actually kicked off pre-production due to it. However, you'd be wrong. The film has been writhing in development hell for almost as long as the superhero genre (in its modern form) has existed; when we said Reynolds has been behind a Deadpool for over a decade we meant it. Around the time of Blade: Trinity, Reynolds and David S. Goyer (who has gone on to become a central force for D.C. movies) worked on a script, but it fell apart when the duo went their separate ways. Hugh Jackman proved instrumental in bringing the character into X-Men Origins: Wolverine (he had some involvement in the scripting process), where the plan was to use that film as a jumping board for a stand-alone flick (a post-credits scene reveals Wade Wilson survived the events of the film, with him looking through the screen and shushing the audience). Even though the film was widely derided, pre-production began on a Deadpool film, with stories being drafted shortly after Wolverine's disappointing release. However, as distance from the film increased it seemed less and less likely to occur (until the test footage appeared). If anything the passage of time was necessary; audiences needed time to wash out the bad taste Project X left in their mouths.
