BafflingBeerMan

Good thing newspapers are on the way out

Oh, I am sure he does. And I think this is all just posturing from the studios. I don't think the choice is going to end up being made by him personally when these movies get made.

But, if it does come down to him, although he may really want to do Deadpool, that doesn't mean he will. In Hollywood, actors and directors leave projects they are really passionate about all the time. And for the reasons that RR may face: legal, image, the stars don't align properly. RR does not have enough collateral yet in Hollywood to dictate movie roles on his own terms.

Nic Cage wanted to be Superman and was briefly signed on to do a Supes film. It didn't work out, but Cage didn't abandon other potential projects to concentrate on Supes. This is a man who named his son Kal-El. He's a fan. Yet he still was able to "move on," so to speak.

In a void, would RR choose Deadpool over GL? No doubt. But the decision won't be made in a void.

Chances are WB signed RR to a multimovie contract because of the potential franchise GL represents and WB's eagerness to become more like Marvel. This is probably why they are already talking about doing a sequel, they at least have their star under contract (of course, this doesn't mean he can't break it, but it would be costly and look unprofessional). For a similar case, look at what happened to Tobey Maguire, both for the second Spidey movie (he was under contract but wanted more money, Sony nearly replaced him with Jake Gyllenhaal) and the fourth movie (Tobey was under contract for only 3 films, which spurred the reboot talk, then he signed, then they decided to reboot anyways).

I doubt Fox signed Reynolds to a more than one movie deal for Deadpool. For contractual reasons alone, I am sure WB's stuff is more ironclad than Fox's.

Alright, then Fox has their slate full with the other X-Men properties.

Point I was trying to make is Deadpool's promotional push will probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of a "Kick-***" more so than a "Spider-Man" or "Iron Man." Not too heavy, but not that skimpy either. Fox isn't going to invest a lot, they aren't really going to aim for a franchise, and hence, if it is a success, RR gets some notice, but it isn't going to turn him into an A-lister.

Make no mistake, Ryan Reynolds is a rising star, but he has yet to open a movie by himself. If GL is successful, he become an A-lister like a (revitalized) Robert Downey Jr. and Christian Bale. Not so much for Deadpool, because DP isn't going to be set up in the same way as GL is.

Also, keep in mind, RR probably signed a multimovie contract to play GL (lots of studios are doing that nowadays for potential franchises) which I would imagine would be a lot harder to get out of than a deal for Deadpool.

There is a possibility of oversaturation of Marvel characters in the public's eye. Plus, Marvel already has a full slate of properties to take care of from Capt. America, to Thor, to the Avengers movie. Most of their promotional push will go towards those movies.

And while GL isn't the most popular character DC has, I would believe he has the same amount of pull in the pop culture arena that Deadpool has, if not more, even including Deadpool's appearance in W:O. Remember, GL (though not Hal Jordan) was in JLU and GL (Hal Jordan) recently had a direct-to-DVD animated movie released and shown on Cartoon Network. If you didn't already know who Deadpool was going into Wolverine, chances are you probably weren't too impressed (or too distraught) over his appearance in the movie. Remember, he was one of many side mutants.

The fact that DC may be putting all its eggs into GL's basket because of failures means that if it is a success, RR will be plastered every where for a while and will get paid handsomely. While over on the Marvel side, Deadpool may get lost in the shuffle, somewhat.

There was a story arc where Batman tried to stop an assassination attempt on The Joker.

Now, I am not sure if it was because The Joker was wrongfully accused of a crime and they were going to fry him, or if someone said they were out for Mr. J or if those were two separate arcs, or what have you, but Batman has actively prevented Joker's death before.

Obviously, you fell asleep and someone planted the idea that the movie was overrated!

The story was meh, the visuals were not.

Are you saying you have "Claws in a Box"?

Psycho Dad!

For you:

Forgot, ignored, didn't care to follow, what's the difference?

You better check yourself, before you get into a minor accident and your insurance rates go up.

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