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This article is about the 2016 film. For the unrelated 1988 film, see The Dead Pool.
Deadpool is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is the eighth installment of the X-Men film series and the first standalone Deadpool film. Directed by Tim Miller  from a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the film stars Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool alongside Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T. J. Miller, Gina Carano and Brianna Hildebrand. In the film, Wilson—as the antihero Deadpool—hunts down the man who gave him mutant abilities and caused his scarred physical appearance.

Deadpool

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Directed by
Tim Miller
Produced by
Simon Kinberg
Ryan Reynolds
Lauren Shuler Donner
Written by
Rhett Reese
Paul Wernick
Based on
Deadpool
by Fabian Nicieza
Rob Liefeld
Starring
Ryan Reynolds
Morena Baccarin
Ed Skrein
T. J. Miller
Gina Carano
Brianna Hildebrand
Music by
Tom Holkenborg
Cinematography
Ken Seng
Edited by
Julian Clarke
Production
companies
Marvel Entertainment
Kinberg Genre
The Donners' Company
TSG Entertainment
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release date
February 8, 2016 (Le Grand Rex)
February 12, 2016 (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$58 million[2]
Box office
$783.1 million[2]
Development of a Deadpool film starring Reynolds began in February 2004, before he went on to play the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009. Reese and Wernick were hired for a spinoff in 2010. They worked with Reynolds to adapt the character more faithfully (including his fourth wall breaking) after the portrayal in Wolverine was criticized for not doing so. Miller was hired in 2011 marking his directorial debut. An enthusiastic response to leaked test footage he created with Reynolds led to a green-light from Fox in 2014. Additional casting began in early 2015, and filming took place in Vancouver, Canada, from March to May of that year. Several vendors provided visual effects for the film, ranging from the addition of blood and gore to the creation of the CG character Colossus.

Deadpool was released in the United States on February 12, 2016, after an unconventional marketing campaign. The film achieved both financial and critical success. It earned over $783 million against a $58 million budget, breaking numerous records: it became the highest-grossing R-rated film, the highest-grossing X-Men film, and the ninth-highest-grossing 2016 film. Critics praised Reynolds' performance, the film's style and faithfulness to the comics, and its action sequences. Some detractors criticized the plot as formulaic as well as the sheer number of jokes in the film. It also received many awards and nominations, including two Critics' Choice Awards and two Golden Globe nominations. A sequel, Deadpool 2, was released on May 18, 2018.

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