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. The film was directed by Tim Miller from a screenplay by Rhett
Reese and Paul Wernick, and stars Ryan Reynolds in the title role alongside Morena
Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, and Stefan
Kapičić. In Deadpool, Wade Wilson hunts the man who gave him mutant abilities, but
also a scarred physical appearance, as the antihero Deadpool.

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 in 2010, and worked with Reynolds to more faithfully adapt the
character (including his fourth wall breaking) after the portrayal in Wolverine was
criticized for not doing so. Miller was hired in 2011 for his directorial debut,
and 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 from March to May. Visual effects were provided by multiple
vendors and ranged 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 viral marketing campaign. The film became both a financial and
critical success. It earned over $783 million against a $58 million budget, broke
numerous records, and became the overall highest-grossing R-rated film, the
highest-grossing X-Men film, and the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2016. Deadpool
received critical praise for Reynolds' performance, the film's style and
faithfulness to the comics, and its action, though some criticized the plot as
formulaic as well as the sheer number of jokes in the film. It also received
numerous awards and nominations, including two Critics' Choice Award wins and two
Golden Globe nominations. A sequel, Deadpool 2, was released in May 2018.

Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Writing
3.3 Pre-production
3.4 Filming
3.5 Post-production
4 Music
5 Release
5.1 Marketing
5.2 Home media
6 Reception
6.1 Box office
6.2 Critical response
6.3 Accolades
6.4 Cinematic impact
7 Sequels
8 References
9 External links