DEADPOOL 2 Movie Anticipation Thread
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Dude easy.. you are bordering on personal insults. This ain't TNZ.
You claim that lots of people knew him, well i beg to differ and i remember that time period also and i had a different impression of the general opinion and reaction. Yes, RDJ was a known actor though some considered hin washed up and in the years prior to Iron Man the most noteworthy news about him were his drug and alcohol escapades.
I still stand by that the usual summer blockbuster audience didn't know him that well, maybe the face was familiar but at this point Marvel took a gamble (or maybe not at all if they were so convinced that he could deliver which may have resulted out of quite a few meetings and test screenings) and fortunately it paid off.
And you're free to do so. It doesn't make you right. And in this case, it definitely doesn't make you right.
Fact: Robert Downey Jr was a well-known actor prior to 2008.
Fact: The vast, vast, vast majority of people who knew of Iron Man and heard of the casting knew that RDJ was a perfect choice.
Your opinions to the contrary about those two facts are exactly that: Opinions. And in this case, erroneous ones.
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Your "facts" are not any more solid than his. "Well-known" is a continuum, not a fixed point (and reasons for being "well-known" vary considerably--in Downey's case, prior to Iron Man, his off-screen life and troubles were on par with his acting in terms of fame with the general public). But Downey's fame can be stipulated, so reasonably solid.
Your second "fact", though, is mere assertion in the absence of corroborating evidence. It carries no more weight than FPAlpha's impression that Downey was not an overwhelming consensus choice. An assertive tone is no substitute for actual evidence.
For me, Downey wasn't even on the radar when thinking about casting Tony Stark. In my mind Tony was a suave, debonair lady's man type. Not a fast talking narcissist with an oversized ego, which is how I see the film version. Maybe he became that in the comics prior to the film, I wasn't reading so I don't know. But after the films that seems to be Stark's character. Downey's history with substance abuse was the only thing he had in common with Stark .
Back in the 80's when I was watching the TV show Matt Houston, Lee Horsley is who I always imagined playing Tony Stark.
He had the looks and the 'stache
I agree the idea of Kyle Chandler as Cable is an odd choice. My preferred casting would be Ron Perlman.
Not familiar with the actor and a google search makes me think the same thing. Though I suppose make-up, costuming and prosthetics might make the difference.
Me either, but I was cool with the choice. A good actor is always a better choice than someone crap who looks the part. Comics Stark has turned into the RDJ-Stark since the film came out, so retroactively he seems like a perfect match. Prior to that Stark wasn't particularly RDJ-esque.
Well, once could say that Reynolds never really made it into A list territory and whenhe tried with big budget blockbuster movies he crashed (Green Lantern, RIPD to name a few). He is a very good actor and extremely funny, has made some good movies but he always lacked that final step that shot im into A list heaven unlike Chris Pratt who was even more lowkey and basically only well known for Parks and Rec (and to a lesser degree Everwood) but since Guardians of the Galaxy his career has exploded and he has still a few good years ahead to make big tentpole movies if that path continues.
Ryan scored big with Deadpool because it's right up his alley humorwise, it's a beloved comicbook character that many have waited for a long time and they did it right even if the studio didn't totally believe in it and was "coerced" to it by Reynolds. So it's no wonder that he feels hugely protective of this budding franchise.. Deadpool was a breakout hit, it remains to be seen if the sequel can deliver. So far losing Tim Miller has caused a bit of a ruffle but no panic mode yet.
If Deadpool 2 delivers like the first one did then we can start calling it a successful franchise and that will hopefully lead to Reynolds getting more high profile roles that suit his style and are more than empty summer blockbuster CGI fests.
A new director has been found, and part 3 is already in the works.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-co-direc...utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-co-direc...utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
I'm not really sure what your point is there. Most film actors have been in a "LOT of, um, unmemorable" movies.
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, and Pierce Brosnan are up to something...
If they're implying what I think they're implying here... not only a Wolverine cameo, but James @$&^JQ#% Bond as CABLE... this thing just leapfrogged over every superhero movie (except for Infinity War) in the must-see stakes.
If they're implying what I think they're implying here... not only a Wolverine cameo, but James @$&^JQ#% Bond as CABLE... this thing just leapfrogged over every superhero movie (except for Infinity War) in the must-see stakes.
Ryan Reynolds decided to just say "Screw it" and release the trailer showing at the front of "Logan" online
"Nathan Summers coming soon."
