Ryan Reynolds fires Deadpool 2 director

tough call; need more facts. Ryan seems so charming and friendly, the guy you want to have a bear with. And then spill some of that bear on his t-shirt and then have him take off that t-shirt and then lick those abs and keep going. And then later, you keep the t-shirt.

But that charm just doesn't happen. He needs a director who can capture it. Yet, if this was the guy who directed the first one I don't see what the conflict was. Ryan came off really well in that movie.

Without that movie, his career would be dead.

It's not my type of movie, but the director did what he needed to do.

Reynolds may regret this.

Ryan Reynolds is a charming cunt. Lovely, funny, and really hot when you meet him but quickly reveals himself to be the asshole you suspected he was all along.

R1, if I am even going to consider having a bear with a man, I need to be sure the man isn't married, and will promise to stay with me after the bear has torn me up.

I heard he was an asshole on the set of r.i.p.d.

Screenrant is saying the final nail in the coffin was Ryan Reynolds refusing Miller casting Kyle Chandler as Cable.

R1, you sound so interesting, wanting to sharing your bears with other guys. I was wondering if you might like to share a cheetah or an orangutan as well. Please let us know.

Kyle Chandler is a great actor.

I love Kyle Chandler. I have had a soft spot for him since Early Edition.

Chandler's always fantastic. Is Reynolds really so insecure that he was unwilling to share the the screen with him?

That will give Kyle Chandler time to be in something more important -- ME!

Ryan's a stupid little bitch - always has been.

Having trouble picturing Kyle as Cable (looks wise).

R13, the fans were already on it.

OP is probably Scarlett Johansson.

Oh, it is Blake Lively. Pardon,

I've never liked the taste of Ursa...quite gristley & gamey, like Ryan himself.

It is pretty surprising this happened. Given the big success of their team up on the first one they had been planning on doing the second one together.

Wonder what really went down.

The first one wasn't really that good though.

I like Chandler and he is a good actor, but I don't think he is right for Cable. They need some one between 40-50 who can play military and have a good sense of humor, but still a hard ass with a touch of ego. Plus, there is an ongoing homoperotic aspect to Deadpool and Cabel despite their relationships with women. I don't see Chandler doing that. Maybe they met and did not have any chemistry.

Regardless, people need to stop trotting out these 65+ men like Liam Neeson and Stephen Lang for these roles that will last for years.

But Reynolds' performance in "Deadpool" was basically the same as the performance in his last hit, "Van Wilder". A competent director managed to use his actor's incredibly limited range to good effect, by shoring up his limitations with a lot of action and some funny supporting actors, and the result was a hit. A surprise hit, really, since the film wasn't that good.

If Reynolds thinks he was responsible for even 10% of the success of "Deadpool", he's a damn fool and deserves everything that's coming to him.

I found Deadpool to be vastly overrated. A solid 6.5/10, but quite frankly, movies are so dull nowadays that anything over a 6 qualifies as interesting.

Ryan Reynolds is a bear? When did this happen?!

Kyle Chandler > Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds is gay.

Comic book movies always suck

Stephen Lang might be a good Cable. I don't know if he's any good at comedy though.

Deadpool was fine but wasn't the second coming. Pretty much anyone could have directed it. It was mostly about the semi-warmed over quips.

How the hell does he have that power?

Someone needs to show Ryan his filmography. If Deadpool worked, it was because of the director.

So this is why Deadpool 2 sucked. Good to know.

No, you have to look at the writing team for that.

I just want him to keep doing nude scenes.

[quote]r29 How the hell does he have that power?

Renolds must have a contract to do a number of followup films in the franchise, and the director did not.

The studio is like, [italic] "Oh jebus.. please just TRY to keep him happy...!"

I read an article that Miller and Reynolds began butting heads over the fact that Miller wanted to do a HUGE budget superhero film while Reynolds wanted to keep it closer to the first one which was done for a something like %58 million which is tiny by today's standards. The whole reason the first one was made and was considered such a huge success was in large part due to the small production budget - it grossed $780 worldwide.

Beneath the budget question was a difference in view about what the movie should be. Reynolds wanted to keep what had been successful while Miller wanted to make Avengers or X-men.

R25 makes the most sense.

I liked the movie. I liked the ending.

I liked the quips.

R35, if true, then Ryan was absolutely correct, and it was a good thing the director was fired.

[quote]R37 if true, then Ryan was absolutely correct, and it was a good thing the director was fired.

LOCK 'IM UP ! ! !

R35, Miller basically said it was the other way around. He wanted to make a film that would be more like the first one, and not an overblown superhero film, which is exactly what DP 2 ended up being. I tend to believe Miller more than Reynolds but who knows what the truth really is.

"Since then, reports have floated around online that Miller and star/producer Ryan Reynolds disagreed about the scope of the sequel. Deadpool was famously made on a modest budget, and some questionable reports suggested that Miller envisioned the sequel as a much bigger-budget affair. But during a wide-ranging interview on CG Garage, Miller finally spoke out about why he left the project and he made it very clear that was never the case.

Addressing the fans, he assured them he always wanted to make the “same kind of movie” as the first,

[bold]“I just want to say one thing to the geek audience out there, because it’s important to me what the geeks and nerds of the world think because they are my brothers and sisters. I didn’t want to make some stylized movie that was 3 times the budget. If you read the internet — who cares, really? But for those of you who do, I wanted to make the same kind of movie that we made before because I think that’s the right movie to make for the character. So don’t believe what you read on the internet.”[/bold]"

[quote]Miller basically said it was the other way around. He wanted to make a film that would be more like the first one, and not an overblown superhero film, which is exactly what DP 2 ended up being. I tend to believe Miller more than Reynolds but who knows what the truth really is.

Interesting that both sides are making the same claim.

So now we need to know what the REAL story is.

Well, we only have to look at Deadpool 2 to see which side wanted want. I assume this is what Reynolds wanted and Deadpool 2 IS a stupid overblown superhero film without practically any of the low key finesse the first one had. I don't really like Reynolds which is why I tend to believe Miller more. Reynolds got him fired for not agreeing with Reynolds.

I'm actually quite surprised how many people like or even prefer the sequel. I find it a mess with too many jokes that just don't work.

The studio FORCED a minimum budget on the first Deadpool movie by cutting the original agreed upon budget. I can see Reynolds asking for a bigger budget to do bigger things, because of the success of the first movie and there being an interest and demand in the Deadpool franchise. And as the lead he sure wants to shine.

Well, no more interest and demand from me. I liked the first very much. The sequel was a dud.

It tried too hard. Too many of the good things about the first. Schmaltzy, not snappy.

Stop bumbping 2 year old threads stupud saggy old cunt.

r45 silver lining: i’m now contemplating sharing a bear with ryan reynolds (well, amityville horror-era ryan reynolds). still trying to decide on the right bear.

[Quote] And as the lead he sure wants to shine.

Playing the same sarcastic character as always.