He might've represented the death of the superhero movie in 2011, but today he represents a whole line of new and original possibilities in an oversaturated landscape. In the end, Reynolds' victory is much more than just getting to be right. "I represented the death of the superhero for a while," Reynolds said in a 2016 Variety interview (Opens in a new tab).īut is there any sweeter redemption than getting to say "I told you so?" Reynolds fought tooth and nail to release Deadpool, and it made over $783 million worldwide (Opens in a new tab) on an astounding $58 million budget (give or take). But Green Lantern took the wind out of the sails for critics who were growing weary of superhero blockbusters. It's hard to imagine but, back in 2011, the failure of Green Lantern (critical opinion aside, reports say (Opens in a new tab) it grossed a measly $220 million worldwide on a $200 million) cast the entire push for superhero franchises into doubt.Īt the time, Marvel was making a great case for them, with the enormous success of Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) and Captain America (2011). It’s me just taking the piss out of me, but it’s more Wade though."īut actually, way back when, Reynolds (who is a big comic book fan) begged Fox to consider doing (Opens in a new tab) Deadpool (Opens in a new tab) instead of (Opens in a new tab) Green Lantern (Opens in a new tab). The Green Lantern to me is just sort of, I don’t know, kind of fun. "I have movies that have been received pretty well that I haven’t seen, and then I have movies that I have seen 100 times that people don’t like but I just like. However, Reynolds was quick to point out that it wasn't because he didn't like the movie that almost sank his career (Opens in a new tab). While being carted away to the experiments that lead to his super powers, Wilson tells the bad guys to not make his costume, "green…or animated!" Then there's the clear shot of a Green Lantern baseball card falling out of his wallet during the now iconic slow-motion opening scene introducing Deadpool. In the satirical, meta, and R-rated surprise 2016 hit, the Reynold's character, Wade Wilson, takes some pretty self-depricating jabs at his first failed superhero flick. The topic came up in an interview promoting the upcoming sequel to Reynolds much more successful superhero franchise, Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds shared the brutal rejection letter the Avengers sent Deadpool
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