Francis Ford Coppola Thought Deadpool Was Amazing
Five-time Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppolasays he thought Deadpool was amazing. Following his less-than-faithful Merc with a Mouth in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds made his irreverent, fourth wall-breaking debut as Wade Wilson in 2016. On a $58 million budget, Deadpool grossed over $784 million at the international box office. Its sequel, 2018’s Deadpool 2, made even more money for 20th Century Fox, amassing a $1.5 billion total for one of the highest-grossing R-rated franchises of all time.
The only R-rated film to gross more than Deadpool 2 has been 2019’s Joker. However, that comic book-based movie, along with 2017's Logan, arguably would not exist had Deadpool not paved the way. Given the cultural impact of Deadpool, and Reynolds’ inimitable performance, it came as no surprise when Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed Deadpool 3 was in the works. Recently, it was announced that Shawn Levy (Free Guy, The Adam Project) would reunite with Reynolds to direct the third installment with a script from Bob's Burgers writers, Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin. Wade Wilson/Deadpool has proved a fan-favorite since his first solo big screen outing, becoming essentially synonymous with Reynolds himself, and now it seems that the character also caught the eye of one of Hollywood's most iconic figures.
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Cinematic auteur and occasional Marvel critic, Coppola recently commended Deadpool in a rare profile from Variety. Coppola said that he «liked» the Marvel movie, but didn't stop there in his praise. In fact, the Oscar-winning director of The Godfather called it “amazing.” Read the full quote below:
«I liked 'Deadpool,' I thought that
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