Sometimes people know a movie is going to be a big hit no matter what the reviews say or even what people are saying online. It’s a forgone conclusion that ifBen Affleckdirects aBatmanmovie, it’ll open to huge money around the world. Same with anyStar Warsmovie. But when directorTim Miller’sDeadpoolopened almost a year ago, no one had any idea the film would go on to make almost $800 million at the worldwide box office, be the highest grossingX-Menfilm ever, or get nominated for tons of awards like Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes, Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director from the Directors Guild of America, a PGA Award and even a Writers Guild of America for Adapted Screenplay! 20th Century Fox and the filmmakers were just hoping to crack $40 million opening weekend and earn enough money for a sequel.Deadpool’ssuccess shows what can happen when something hits at the right time and all the people involved hit a home-run.
Even thoughDeadpoolscreenwritersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernickare really busy writingDeadpool2at the moment, we managed to get them into our Collider Video studio a few days ago to talk about the success of the first film and where the character might go next.
During the wide-ranging conversation they looked back atDeadpool’s opening weekend and discussed the film’s unexpected place in the awards race, where they’re at in the pre-production process onDeadpool 2,how the hiring ofDavid Leitchto direct the sequel has impacted the film, the action scenes, collaborating withRyan Reynolds, how Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead will return in the sequel, the challenge of writing Cable, laying the foundation for anX-Forcemovie, the budget, and more. In addition, they also talked about the status ofCowboy Ninja Viking,the challenge of makingLife, a film that takes place entirely in zero gravity, and why people should seeSplitas soon as possible.
Check out what they had to say in the video above and below you can find a time index of everything we talked about. If you’re looking forward to theDeadpoolsequel, I’m very confident you’ll enjoy this interview.
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick:
