Joe Kelly Talks DEADPOOL; Says Fox Are Working Hard To Do The Character Justice

The writer reveals that he's spoken to the team who are working on the planned Deadpool adaptation and promises that they're making amends for the unpopular portrayal in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

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By Josh Wilding - 3/23/2012

Joe Kelly is best known for his work on one of the most critically acclaimed runs of Deadpool back in 1997. It lasted for 33 issues and the writer has since written the character on several other occasions. Talking to MTV Splash Page recently, Kelly had this to say about the planned big screen adaptation featuring the Merc with a Mouth.

"I’ve actually met with some of those guys over there and talked to them about the movie," he revealed. "From what I can tell, they’re aware of the fan reaction to how he was played in 'Wolverine' and are working very hard to make sure that he’s given his props. There’s definitely elements of stuff from my run that’s involved in the film. From what I’ve been told, I think it’ll be awesome. Deadpool is a fantastic character, and if Ryan Reynolds still does him, that’d be really great."

He added: "But regardless, [Deadpool] really does stand on his own. He's such a cool, legitimately tortured anti-hero. And it would be kind of a nice shakeup for squeaky clean superhero movies that people have seen. So I sincerely hope it happens." What do you guys make of Kelly's comments? Do you think we'll ever get to see the Deadpool solo movie? Sound off with your thoughts in the usual place.

Source: MTV Splash Page
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siggisuperman - 3/23/2012, 6:28 PM
lol first
awesomem131 - 3/23/2012, 6:32 PM
I'll just say that if this flops....Ryan Reynolds may commit suicide.
deadpoolstaco - 3/23/2012, 6:33 PM
this movie(done well) would be dream come true...the current run of deadpool is pretty great
Coloso - 3/23/2012, 6:39 PM
marvel72 - 3/23/2012, 6:41 PM
what like all the other characters you have the rights to.
Moakynubs - 3/23/2012, 6:41 PM
To do Deadpool justice is to not do Deadpool at all.
xXkryptoniteXx - 3/23/2012, 6:42 PM
It's all talk and when the movie does come out it either be well receive by some or many, or backlash by many. Elecktra, daredevil(directors cut improved a bit), fantastic four 1&2, the infamous xmen 3(horrible and just garbage) and wolverine origins(not bad as x3 but not the same level as singer's xmen)

So far fox has done great movies on xmen, x2 and first class. It may not be the xmen people want but in the comics xmen has so many different dimensions or alternative universe that singer's xmen and Vaughan's take arent bad as what many comic fans say. If you like movies these 3 movies are great but the other 6 fox movies aren't impressive nor any good to watch. Just heart breaks.
SmithWillSuffice - 3/23/2012, 6:43 PM
Just recast Ryan "Comic Book Movie Cancer" Reynolds and I'm in.
KingEmperor - 3/23/2012, 6:47 PM
And I read the part where he says "...And I've been told...". Does this mean he hadn't read the script and was only told about it? That's not very reassuring to me. Joe Kelly's Deapool was the best version of him. It's sad that most people were exposed to Daniel "Hit-Or-Miss" Way's Deadpool first...
alexi52 - 3/23/2012, 6:51 PM
prot3ctor@ he has a nemesis named t-ray who belives deadpool stole his identity and another villian named black swan a mutant mercenary , and from the leaked script of this it says that villians of this movie gonna be ajax and garrison kane which are members of weapon x




SmithWillSuffice - 3/23/2012, 6:53 PM
@MoonKnight, What I meant was to recast the role as I assumed it was still being played by Reynolds last I checked, but rereading my comment now I can see the confusion. I'm against Reynolds ever being in another superhero movie. He's had three chances already and ruined all three.
returnhangar - 3/23/2012, 6:54 PM
as long as he has is face coverd,and if they have to give reynolds face time make him tumouredto the extreme, but please keep facetime to a minimum and not have a stallon judge dredd again
GiantNerd0720 - 3/23/2012, 6:56 PM
Me likey deadpool, me likey a lot.
DeadPoolLax - 3/23/2012, 7:04 PM
it would be nice.... if it's done correctly. hoping that the time that its taking them to get this thing going is them getting it right; or its them just not giving a pooh. needs to have elements of all the deadpool comics, not just a certain run. 4th wall, whitty banter, other voices in his head, seriousness at some points. i think it would be nice to get a well rounded 'pool movie
CPBuff22 - 3/23/2012, 7:07 PM
I can't wait. HURRY UP FOX! That being said TRay would be a good villain but I would prefer to see Typhoid Mary. I wonder how Hydra will be handled being that Marvel Studios and Paramount are using them in Captain America and Avenger movies. Will we still possibly see Bob?
hartley07 - 3/23/2012, 7:17 PM
just friggin make it already. good grief. can't do any worse than origins.
SCURVYDOG619 - 3/23/2012, 7:20 PM
Joe Kelly is good people. You do know he snuck Deadpool into a Superman/Batman Annual,right? Find it if you can,it's nuts in a good way. Ryan Ottley[Invincible] does most of the art, and it's all kinds of snarky....
poop23 - 3/23/2012, 7:21 PM
@TheSharkKnight- "We wont get a deadpool movie ever
no one wants it other than the fanboys"

Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about because in the past few years deadpool has been getting a bunch of attention from people who aren't necessarily extreme fans of his.
MisterNiceGuy - 3/23/2012, 7:22 PM
They better do this one right.
AUSSYACE - 3/23/2012, 7:29 PM
WHO CARES...SHIT Character anyway...
Rodimus9 - 3/23/2012, 7:31 PM
Fox is working "Hard" to do the character justice...now There one BIG f'n Oxymoron...emphasis on the moron.
headlopper - 3/23/2012, 7:40 PM
Better be rated 'R', or GTFO.
chaos91 - 3/23/2012, 7:43 PM
i hope ryan reynolds does this and its successful, i really do like him and as an actor. i think they need to this fast coz kickass was a theme close to what deadpool should be like and i want this produced before it comes across as a rip off/copy of other ideas
JatevinM - 3/23/2012, 7:48 PM
First off to recast Deadpool would be stupid considering Ryan Reynolds was born to play Wade Wilson. It is not his fault that X-men Origins failed and it is not his fault Green Lantern failed blame the scrip writers and the directors plain and simple.
GUNSMITH - 3/23/2012, 8:07 PM
GUNSMITH - 3/23/2012, 8:10 PM
GUNSMITH - 3/23/2012, 8:13 PM
RYAN REYNOLDS PLAYING DEADPOOL THOUGH IS AN EPIC WIN, HE HAS THAT DEADPOOL WIT AND PHRASE THAT MAKES HIM THE BEST CHOICE HOW HE WAS PORTRAYED IN ORIGINS THOUGH IN THE END WAS PRETTY BAD, SEEMS THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE HIS ACTUAL FACE TOO LOOK SORTA LIKE THE DEADPOOL MASK.
GUNSMITH - 3/23/2012, 8:19 PM
sKeemAn - 3/23/2012, 8:20 PM
Cable is a must in this movie. They have the deadliest fights

headlopper - 3/23/2012, 8:36 PM
@sKeemAn - Heh. Got all of those. That was good a run.
I think the story arc would be perfect for TV.

Olivetti's art is beautiful man!
ibravosp5 - 3/23/2012, 8:56 PM
Take time and make it right. I don't mind waiting:) as long as its right. but I don't want to wait another 4 years though.
Cerebro - 3/23/2012, 9:41 PM
Working hard to rape another Marvel property.
l0rdleg0las - 3/23/2012, 9:47 PM
i still think Seann William Scott would be a better choice for Deadpool than Reynolds. with Reynolds you know more than likely the studio is going to end up making a movie that doesn't have him disfigured so they can market his face.

with SWS he isn't such a big name that he would have to have his face on every promo, and he could pull off the tone of the character in his sleep.
ckal - 3/23/2012, 9:58 PM
Poop23-

No, you don't know what you are talking about. Nobody knows who deadpool is outside of comic readers.
ckal - 3/23/2012, 10:00 PM
Sean William Scott might actually be a more perfect fit than Ryan Reynolds. He's got that voice and facial expressions that scream deadpool, which I'm not necessarily sure Reynolds has.
DoomXfactor - 3/23/2012, 10:36 PM
Joe Kelly's run was [frick]ing legendary. Hope they hurry the [frick] up with this movie
elessarundomiel2382 - 3/23/2012, 11:43 PM
he can even comment on the latest AvsX crossover as a promotion for the series and the avengers movie
Aeiries - 3/24/2012, 12:44 AM
All Fox ever does is screw up marvels movies which means that they will screw up the dead pool movie just like they did with all the x-men. Some one should ban that studio from ever making a comic book movie ever again.
Ceejay - 3/24/2012, 1:36 AM
The poor man's version of Deathstroke The Terminator, constant fail!
LordHuck - 3/24/2012, 2:35 AM
Ceejay

Even less people know who Deathstroke is.

Aside from the name thing and the initial inspiration they are nothing alike.

Stupid troll
soaponapope - 3/24/2012, 2:38 AM
aside from ryan reynolds having the correct personality and comic talent for the part, he is also passionate about the character and has said he was already a fan of deadpool, having read a lot of the comics. then you have him telling us repeatedly about how incredible the script is, and the creator of deadpool telling us in that interview that he saw test footage with full costume and stuff and it was apparently awesome. MAKE THIS MOVIE ALREADY.
Coloso - 3/24/2012, 3:43 AM
@Ceejay, most times you have a good take but on this one I have to disagree.

Deadpool over Deathstroke all day every day.
Armyshot - 3/24/2012, 10:29 AM
They better do this justice. Although I'm not sure if I like the whole "deadpool is a solo act" yeah he is, and his best missions/plans come from him. But some of his great story lines would be where there's a team behind him, 'Merc with the Mouth' the regular Deadpool comic line where he wanted to join the X-Men, when he wanted to join the Avengers... all great stories, and that's when he was trying to turn his life around and become a hero... Mind you of all his "heroic acts" came at a price that someone else paid. But that's just what I want to see...
GreyChaos13Zero - 3/24/2012, 11:39 AM
what @ELgUaSoN said


HaHaaa:p


tho can't wait too watch a Deadpool movie?)
GreyChaos13Zero - 3/24/2012, 11:43 AM
yea, I think Sean William Scott would be a perfect cast for ole Deadpool?)
CPBuff22 - 3/24/2012, 11:48 AM
There should be a scene where Deadpool breaks into Fox Studio offices and kill all the executives and then makes a quip about "Though it was funny to sew my mouth shut huh? WHOS LAUGHING NOW, BIOTCHES!"
laughterman26 - 3/24/2012, 1:56 PM
joe kelly likes it. im sold, i am going to go see this hands down.
laughterman26 - 3/24/2012, 1:57 PM
@CPBuff22 ha thats heaps funny, you should send that in.
croniccris - 3/24/2012, 3:56 PM
if fox ever wants another dollar from me they better
Asterisk - 3/24/2012, 4:01 PM
I've never thought about SWS as Deadpool...not that bad.

Still, Reynolds wouldn't be THAT bad. And Joe Kelly says its awesome.

OH YEAH, THATS RIGHT, I READ THE SCRIPT!
Seriously.
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