Ryan Reynolds Deadpool/Green Lantern Twitter Debacle

I say it is all of the above:

WB wants to keep RR close in case the film is a success and they want to crank out a sequel fast to capitalize on that wave of good feeling and be able to still concentrate on other superhero films and try to delay DP as much as possible.

But guess what? Fox doesn't need RR to do Deadpool. Yes, he was in Wolverine and he is a might fine choice, but they can always recast if they feel like WB is heroblocking them.

Thing is, Reynolds wants to do Deadpool. He's made it clear in the past that he loves the character and is looking forward to doing the movie. I know WB wants to get started on another GL movie (since they're already working on a script), but it'll be a while before they can be sure it's going to be a hit. Hell, I suspect it will be another month before said sequel script is ready, at least. I'm sure Reynolds can easily go do Deadpool, wrap that up, and go in for prelim work on GL2 before the premiere of the first one.

Considering how badly Reynolds apparently WANTS to do Deadpool... I hope this gets paved over and he gets to. His job as DP in Wolverine was that movie's only redeeming quality and then they managed to fark even that up at the end.

Unless he's already signed a contract for Fox along the lines of "You will do a Green Lantern Sequel regardless of whatever other things you want to do", he'll probably put more of his energies on the Deadpool movie (which is the one I care about), and shove GL off to the side.

Also, consider the relative success of Marvel movies versus DC movies recently.

Marvel is making a lot of movies and even if Deadpool is a hit, he will be at least fourth in line behind Spider-Man and Iron Man and X-Men. And really, unless Thor and Capt. America absolutely bomb, he won't even be that.

DC, because of its limited success, if Green Lantern is a hit on the lines of Iron Man or even the Hulk movies, he will become the second go-to property for them (and we are already seeing this, with sequel talk). So RR has a chance to be a flagbearer, a diamond in the rough with DC and GL. He will get a lot more exposure, a lot more money with GL.

@QuiJin

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I can't really follow your logic, either. People aren't going to want to see the Deadpool movie because of Ryan Reynolds, but they are going to want to see the Green Lantern movie which has... Ryan Reynolds.

I guess the decision will boil down to if Reynolds can be swayed by money or passion. I'm hoping for passion.

I seriously doubt I'll bother seeing Deadpool if it doesn't have RR.

Other than Batman and the first Christopher Reeve Superman what DC movies have been as successful as the Marvel titles, movie wise? I realize that Deadpool is not the most widely known Marvel toon but he IS an already established toon thanks to W:O. And one that people enjoyed up until the screw job at the end. So to assume more people would watch GL over Deadpool doesn't make sense to me. I don't think GL will do bad by any means. I have high hopes for it to be honest. But I really don't think Deadpool would be as good with another actor. RR has already shown he's passionate about this character and that makes a better movie usually.

To me this sounds like some studio jockeying that in the end could hurt them more by trying to alienate the audience. I don't really care when either movie comes out as long as they are both good.

You make excellent points BBM and I really believe this is a posturing by the studios for sure.

It's funny, my wife has gotten me watching the Entourage series and this whole thing is exactly like the storyline from there. The main character is an up and coming potential A-lister, he does a few things becomes popular then gets signed to a major Superhero movie (Aquaman) and then wants to do another movie between sequels and the studio squashes it with a timing problem. I mean it is exactly like this. So obviously this happens AAALLLLL the time.

For our sake and for RR's sake I hope they work it all out so we can all get our cake....

It's also pretty obvious that he likes BOTH characters. GL was even written FOR him to be Hal Jordan. Though RR is keeping the writers at Fox in line by keeping to the spirit of Deadpool, it does not mean the same thing to an actor. He already has the credit of being able to say "I helped make that happen" to Deadpool if they release it without him and stick to what he told them. But GL, it's his role. He is part of both and he only needs to be in one. Creatively that's amazing.

It's been stated before on the career aspect regarding GL and it's true. GL stands to be to RR that Superman was to Christopher Reeves, or Batman was to Michael Keaton. Two good movies at least - and doing something that he enjoys while getting paid for it.

Fox will make Deadpool regardless and I think the only thing that's truly important to RR about it; is not being in the role, but just making sure Fox doesn't screw it up again and instead remains true to the character. He'd be proud if they just take his advice and run with it.

That and GL means that RR gets to be the icon for countless children as a well known superhero. He gets to be the association of live action to comic book for their parents. Deadpool is wacky and strange and offbeat. It appeals to a pretty specific demographic, but Green Lantern could go much farther. The character has deeper roots going back decades, deals with noble themes and will be much more accessible to a wider audience.

Don't get me wrong, I like 'em both - but if faced with the choice, I'd choose to be the true superhero, than a violent, masked merc with a name that guarantees that most parents won't take their kids to see.

But hey, that's just the grown up in me.

Hmmm... a classic DC icon, or a poor man's Deathstroke. Easy choice for me.