Ryan Reynolds talks about playing both Deadpool and Green Lantern

by Liam on July 24, 2009 · 6 comments

deadpool spinoff A few weeks ago it was announced that Ryan Reynolds would be suiting up to play the Green Lantern having beaten off competition from Justin Timberlake and Bradley Cooper. However, earlier this year we saw Reynolds play Wade Wilson aka Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and we soon learned that a spin-off featuring Reynolds as the character was in development. One guy playing two superheroes in two different franchises for two rival comic book companies (Marvel vs. DC). How could this be!? Will it work? Well Reynolds doesn’t have a problem with it:

From Entertainment Weekly:

“There’s no rule that says you can’t play two different characters in two different comic book universes. There’s so many interesting comic book characters out there, I would love to do others.”

If Deadpool will be as close to the source material as they are saying it will be then Reynolds will have a scarred face and a mask, which would reduce the problem (if there is one). At the moment I can’t really see a problem, but that is probably because the films are just getting started. Would people be fine with Robert Downey Jr. playing a DC superhero while still playing Iron Man? How about if Christian Bale became Captain America or another Marvel equivalent? (It won’t happen, i’m just using it as an example).

  • http://jonzedesign.com/ Jonze

    Ryan Reynolds is obviously just a big comic book fan! Don't forget he was part of Blade as well…

  • Andy

    Yeah, he played Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity. Weren't there were talks of a Nightstalkers spin-off at one point too? I think it would be overkill if he were to play more than one part in the same franchise regularly, I do love him asan actor but it'll just ruin the films eventually.

  • terry

    i know his a comic book fan but this is a overkill if deadpool and green lantern become successful then most likely the studio want to produce sequels we going to see to much of Ryan Reynolds playing these superheros it will piss of the comicbook fans and none comicbook fans.

    also Wesley Snipes wanted to play Black Panther when he did Blade 3 but director David S. Goyer said that Wesley Snipes would not likely be Black Panther. “He's already so entrenched as Blade that another Marvel hero might be overkill,” said Goyer.

    so its true if RR does Green Lantern and Deadpool its a overkill, he already was in Blade 3, Wolverine and now a Green Lantern and Deadpool movie. im a comicbook fan myself but if i was a actor i wont do all these comicbook movies from Marvel and DC.

  • the_ace_of_knaves

    Well Blade and Black Panther are both from Marvel.

    GL and Deadpool are DC and Marvel. Plus they are two completely different characters. I don't think the GA would care too much, I don't think they'd watch GL and be like “Hey that's Deadpool!” or watch Deadpool and be like “Hey that's Hal Jordan!”.

    And comic book fans won't mind Reynolds because he is admittedly a comic book fan himself. He's been wanting to make Deadpool for like 7 years, he wouldn't just drop it once it's finally green lit. And why not take the G.L role whilst Deadpool still gets a script together or whatever?

    GL is ready to go basically. Filming starts January next year. It's be released in 2011. And Deadpool was never gonna come out before 2012 regardless of GL I don't think. Reynolds has just done what a young actor with his star on the rise should do. Get big roles.

  • mrdeadpool

    I don't have a problem with it. Heck, I would love to have Reynolds act half the characters. He is one of the best.

  • mrdeadpool

    I don't have a problem with it. Heck, I would love to have Reynolds act half the characters. He is one of the best.