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Details on Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller’s pay for Deadpool revealed

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20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has been a massive hit for the studio, with the film closing in on $500 million and expected to reach as high as $800 million before its run comes to an end. In a piece over at The Hollywood Reporter, details of the pay cheques for leading man Ryan Reynolds and […]

Deadpool launches a last minute ‘For Your Consideration’ campaign for the Oscars

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With the voting for the 88th Academy Awards drawing to a close ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool is making a last minute plea to the Academy voters, with Ryan Reynolds taking to Twitter to share a ‘For Your Considerbation’ poster for the film. Take a look… SEE ALSO: Stan Lee has one […]

Why Deadpool’s Success Should Surprise No One

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that Deadpool’s success should not come as a surprise… With Deadpool breaking box office records around the world (a bigger opening than The Force Awakens in Russia, oddly), and has been the surprising hit of the 2016 so far, making more than double its budget back in its opening weekend […]

James Gunn says Hollywood will misunderstand Deadpool’s success

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In  the middle of Deadpool crushing all expectations at the box office, we have Guardians of the Galaxy series director James Gunn taking to his consistently opinionated Facebook page to express concern that Hollywood just won’t realize why Deadpool is such a game-changer. “The film has a self-deprecating tone that’s riotous. It’s never been done […]

Deadpool sets February opening day record in the States, looking at $125 million domestic opening weekend

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Last night we brought you news on Deadpool’s box office opening, where it was estimated that the X-Men spinoff was looking at a domestic opening weekend of $90 million, plus a further $80 million from international markets for a whopping $170 million + global bow. Well, we should probably adjust those numbers upwards now, as […]

Betty White reviews Deadpool!

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If you’re still on the fence about seeing Deadpool and our ★★★★ review wasn’t enough to convince you, then check out the thoughts of former Golden Girl and national treasure Betty White, who calls it the “Best Picture of the Year!” in her video review… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn6iyyC6Ao0 Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells […]

Why 2016 is a ‘make or break’ year for comic book movies

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Anghus Houvouras on 2016 being a “make or break” year for comic book movies… 2016 is a pivotal year for the comic book movie, and maybe not for the reasons you think. Not just because Warner Bros. finally arrives to the party with their shared cinematic universe. And not because we’re seeing more second class […]

Deadpool director Tim Miller thinks we’ll get a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie

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The two have already shared the screen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but now that we’re finally getting a proper take on the Merc with a Mouth, director Tim Miller has revealed that he believes we’ll see a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie at some point in the future. “Wolverine, man,” said Miller when asked by MTV […]

Deadpool shatters more records, biggest ever opening for an R-rated film

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Having set an opening day record on Friday, 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has now shattered a host of records with its first weekend in the States, with the film pulling in a whopping $135 million over the Friday-to-Sunday period. Deadpool has now claimed the three-day (and four-day) February opening weekend records from Fifty Shades of Grey, while […]