Deadpool is slated for release on February 12, 2016, going up against Warner Bros.' How to Be Single and Paramount's comedy sequel Zoolander 2. Tim Miller directs Deadpool from a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. There has also been a rumor that 20th Century Fox is moving forward with Deadpool 2, in place of a sequel to this summer's box office bomb, Fantastic Four. There have been rumors that Hugh Jackman may have a cameo as Wolverine, but that has not been confirmed at this time. Miller as Wesel, Andre Tricoteux as Colossus and Leslie Uggams as Blind Al. Copycat, Gina Carano as Angel Dust, Ed Skrein as Ajax, T.J. The supporting cast includes Morena Baccarin as Wade's girlfriend Vanessa Carlyle, a.k.a. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life. The composer announced that he starts work on the score on Monday.īased upon Marvel Comics' most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Junkie XL, revealed over the weekend that he will be providing the score for this upcoming superhero movie. While it isn't known when the next trailer will debut, composer Tom Holkenberg, a.k.a. Junkie XL, revealed on Twitter that he is crafting the score for Deadpool.Īfter the first trailer was released back in July at Comic Con, Deadpool instantly became one of the most highly-anticipated films of 2016. Just in case anyone wants to cast their mind back over a couple of these classics, here's WHAM and Salt-N-Pepa for your viewing pleasure.Mad Max: Fury Road composer Tom Holkenberg, a.k.a. The soundtrack will be released digitally on the same day as the film (February 12th), with hard copies available from March 4th. 'X Gon' Give It To Ya', by DMX has been widely used already in the Deadpool trailers, so we can expect that to be featured often in the movie itself along with Junkie XL's original score. The mind boggles when you try to work out where some of these tracks will fit in, but you know that however they mange it, it will be hilarious. With a score written by Junkie XL (who also scored Mad Max: Fury Road), the soundtrack is just as crazy and diverse as one would expect from Deadpool, including 'Shoop' by Salt-N-Pepa, 'Calendar Girl' by Neil Sedaka, and 'Careless Whisper' by WHAM.ġ.
Indiewire has posted the full soundtrack listing for the Deadpool movie.
There's also the promise of a post-credits scene featuring the Merc with the Mouth and now, an awesome soundtrack list to boot. Then there's Reynolds' total immersion into the role he seems to be loving all the hype and build up for this move as much as the fans and that can only serve to make even more people want to watch. Already in possession of a dark, twisted sense of humor, and seemingly little to no conscience when it comes to violence, Reynolds' becomes Deadpool, and sets out to track down the man who almost destroyed him.ĭeadpool seems to be the gift that keeps on giving the hilarious gags that we've seen in the trailers are said to be expanded upon in the movie, and many who caught the early viewing said it really is exceptionally funny throughout. The R-rated comedy from Fox stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular character, who gains powers when a rogue experiment goes awry. The release of Deadpool is imminent, and, thanks to overwhelmingly positive early screening reviews, it is even more highly anticipated than it was before.