Deadpool 2 – Simon Kinberg Talks Casting and Themes

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Deadpool, thanks to an amazing marketing campaign and thanks to Ryan Reynold's maximum effort, made history this year. On a budget of not even $60 million, it managed to make more than $780 million worldwide. As said, maximum effort for an R-rated superhero flick, featuring a rather unknown comic book character.

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And what appealed the most was Deadpool's critique of the superhero genre. Indiscriminately, the flick and Ryan Reynolds made fun of all the common places found in the genre. And, apparently, the sequel will bring more of the same. Hey, if it's not broken, it doesn't need fixing!

Huge returns compared to the budget (Reddit)

Thus, Simon Kinberg said that Deadpool 2 will comment on the state of today's movie industry. However, the focus will be, as expected, on superhero flicks: “The sort of glut or saturation of these movies and the proliferation of sequels is definitely something we’ll play around with (via CBR).” And that is great - it never hurts to be a little self-conscious"¦

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Regarding Deadpool 2, Simon Kinberg also said that he is aware of all the rumors surrounding the casting of Cable. However, unlike the fans believe, nobody was cast until now. Nobody, from Keira Knightley to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yes - there are quite a few out there who believe that the Governator was already, secretly, hired for the role.

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10 A-Listers Who Turned Down Roles in Superhero Movies

The superhero genre is at its highest nowadays. Whatever movie you see, there must be an actor or an actress in it who has had a part in a Marvel, DC, or Fox comic book movie. Even more, some films seem to feature just actors and actresses who have a connection with superhero flicks - check out The Prestige, starring Christian Bale (Batman),Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth), Rebecca Hall (Maya Hansen in Iron Man 3), and Andy Serkis (Ulysses Klaue).

Furthermore, there isn't a week in which another A-lister isn't rumored to appear in any of these shared universes. Of course, many of these rumors turn out to be false. But this isn't the point - apparently, everybody wants to appear in superhero movies. After all, this is currently the most productive movie genre.

But this is just apparent. There are plenty of A-listers who have refused, for one reason or another, to appear in superhero flicks. Will they change their minds? Most likely, some of them will give in.

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