For Ryan Reynolds, making Deadpool was a labour of love. After all, he had been trying to get the movie made for 11 years – ever since a studio executive introduced the actor to the Marvel Comics character absolutely convinced that he would be perfect for the role.
Unfortunately, somewhere, something went terribly wrong. That particular executive got fired, burying the notion of a film on the chatty (anti-)hero. Instead the Merc with a Mouth (as he’s lovingly known) became a supporting character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine where his mouth – wait for it – was sewn up.