Deadpool "Will Counter Comic Book Movie Fatigue"

In the wake of Fantastic Four's spectacularly tanking (or Tranking, pffftha) on release, Ryan Reynolds - a man who is spectacularly over-qualified to talk about comic book movie failures has spoken about why Deadpool won't fall into the same trap. Apparently, it's all in the way the film plays away from the rest of the genre, and avoids the areas that have already been over-explored in other movies. In other words, it won't suffer from superhero fatigue because it's nothing like what we've seen before as an audience:

"I do believe that they explore similar archetypes a lot, so I think that notion can be somewhat fatiguing, maybe. I think one of the reasons that Deadpool has gained a lot of momentum isn€™t just that it€™s funny or isn€™t just that it€™s rated R. The meta aspect is very important.

So I think Deadpool€™s coming along at the right time, because it€™s also speaking to that generation and that group of people that have seen them all, seen all these comic-book films and enjoyed them all to varying degrees of success. But I think it€™s speaking to them as though the guy in that red suit is one of them, to some degree.€

Reynolds also has concerns that Michael B Jordan will be able to recover from the film's failure (a point made all the more difficult to take for the actor after he dropped out of Straight Outta Compton to star):

€œBut I€™m more frustrated about the Michael B. Jordan aspect than Miles Teller. You know, Miles Teller€™s gonna recover. Miles Teller€™s gonna go on to do amazing things, you know. It€™s important that Michael B. Jordan continues to go on and do amazing things.€

€œI know it€™s not easy for a black actor. It€™s not easy for a female actor. It€™s not easy for a lot of people that are... That entire cast is amazingly talented. And I wouldn€™t wish that on anybody. I mean, I know what that feels like. It doesn€™t feel good. And it also is difficult, because you don€™t feel like you can control that outcome. You know, as much as you want to. You can€™t really.€

Deadpool is in cinemas from 12th February, 2016.