nothing can top the buzz generated by Reese and Wernick's superhero movie, Deadpool, starring Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson. The two scribes have already finished two drafts for the feature and are eagerly awaiting a director to be attached to the project (a process that is no doubt going on as you read this). While Reese wouldn't speak to the rumored director would-be's he would, however, talk about the difficulty of making a Deadpool movie in general.
What do you do with a character who's beloved for being "in the now" — in that you don't care how he came to be, or where he goes after this, you just love following him around. How do you create an arc for that character, given that his chief lure is his total shallowness?"Ultimately, I think despite how fun he is in the now, we really did want to explore how he became that way and why he became that way, we definitely delve into that," Reese answered. "He's a warped character, and that's why he's so fun to write. Various writers have tackled him and I think that particular club of people have always enjoyed being able to just go places with a character that you wouldn't be able to go with any other character. Because he's completely crazy. That's the joy of writing him. You don't have to place any limits on decorum, or what might pop into his head, what reference he might make to pop culture. He'll go anywhere and say anything and that's the joy of writing him. So we really enjoy that but we also did enjoy exploring a little bit of his origin."
As for other challenges with Deadpool, specifically casting one of Hollywood's prettiest Canadians for a role where the character spends the majority of his comic book panel time in a mask, Reese noted that the movie will show all three shades of Wade. "I think there's a good balance in the movie of seeing Wade Wilson pre-Deadpool and seeing his scarred face post-becoming Deadpool and having the mask on — which is how most comic fans envision Deadpool, is with the mask on." Though he neglected to mention how much of the screen time we spend with each. Although the Deadpool script seemed like it was all but finished for the two Hollywood screenwriters, rewrites will most certainly happen once a new director comes on board. "We're very, very proud of the script, so I wouldn't say we hope it doesn't get rewritten too much, because there are probably ways it could be improved... but that said, we hope it doesn't get rewritten too much," Reese joked.
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