Last year, Ryan Reynolds' big screen adaptation of Marvel Comics' "Deadpool" was released to universal acclaim. Fans and critics alike praised the humor, action, and storytelling of "Deadpool" with many hardcore comic book fans commenting on how accurate it was to the comics themselves. Reynolds is still riding high after the success of the superhero film, but it was a labor of love that took nearly 10 years to make.
On a recent episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Chatter Podcast, the Canadian actor revealed he had been working on "Deadpool" while he was still filming "Green Lantern." "The weird plot twist was, somehow, some way, Deadpool got reinvigorated at Fox while [Green Lantern] was happening. What a lot of people don't know is [writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick] flew to New Orleans and, while I was shooting Green Lantern, we were actually all together writing Deadpool," Reynolds said during the podcast.
Deadpool's success is still being talked about a lot to this day, and while the movie did receive plenty of hype prior to getting released, no one could have expected just how big it was going to be. It was made on a modest $58 million budget, but it ended up grossing $783 million worldwide. Besides being a financial success, the movie was given high praise by critics and was even nominated at the Golden Globes for Best Picture (musical or comedy).
Reynolds says he did not expect the movie to become as big as it did. During the podcast, the actor explained how he thought it would not receive "anything beyond an MTV Movie Award nomination for best kiss." Many are expecting the film to be nominated for an Oscar, but even if it does not end up with a nomination, it has already cemented itself as one of the best superhero films of all time.
"Green Lantern", on the other hand, is one of the biggest flops in the history of cinema, but it is also where Ryan met his wife Blake Lively, so he at least got something good out of it. In an interview with Variety, Ryan said he was "unhirable" after "Green Lantern" bombed in the box office.
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