Instead, it took
leaked test footage in July 2014 and a final push from fans to convince Fox to take a risk on the merc with a mouth.
Not exact matches
The Deadpool movie coming
in 2016 was brought back from the dead after fans had an overwhelmingly positive reaction to
test footage that was
leaked online from the film.
Then,
in 2014, that very
test footage leaked to the public during the San Diego Comic Con, and within weeks, the Deadpool film was officially announced due to the heavy praise the
test footage garnered from both fans and critics alike.
During that time, it was turned from an R - rated film to a PG - 13 film,
test footage was filmed and disliked,
test footage was filmed and loved (that was the key moment, when
test footage in 2014 were
leaked and the fans reacted awesomely) and then finally the film was approved, just with a significantly pared down budget.
Development kicked
in to high gear
in 2014 after CGI
test footage created by Miller's Blur Studio was
leaked online, drawing an enthusiastic response from fans.
Shaw also helped design the Deadpool suit seen
in the
leaked test footage, which was also used for the final film.
Deadpool could be considered «the little screenplay that could,» floating around Hollywood for nearly a decade before finally coming to fruition based,
in large part, on the quality of the
leaked script and
leaked test footage.
The project languished
in development for over a decade, saw Ryan Reynolds portray a highly criticized adaptation of the character
in a different movie, then finally received a green light after
leaked test footage received an immensely positive reaction.