Fox – 2016(LOS ANGELES) — Deadpool fans who caught the opening weekend of Logan, the third and final Wolverine movie starring Hugh Jackman, were also treated to a teaser clip for the next movie featuring the R-rated anti-hero, starring Ryan Reynolds.
Reynolds also posted the clip to his YouTube page, but before you get your hopes up, the teaser doesn’t reveal anything in the way of plot detail, or offer a hint as to the release date, except for the graphic, “Coming not soon enough” at the end.
The video opens with Wade Wilson — aka Deadpool — walking down a deserted city street, when he hears the wails of a man being shaken down by a thug in an dark alley. While the Superman theme music plays, Wilson runs to a nearby phone booth and dons his Deadpool duds, but finds out the quick-change is tougher than it looks.
The clip also features a cameo from Marvel Comics honcho Stan Lee, whocomments, “Wow, nice suit!” to which Deadpool replies “Zip it, Stan Lee!”
Not surprisingly, the video contains plenty of profanity, as well as a brief, fuzzy glimpse at Reynolds’ bare butt as he struggles into his costume.
It should be noted the theatrical version differs from the online version; Stan Lee’s cameo is missing, Wade is listening to Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” — a reference to the original film’s opening music — and the online version is longer.
Both feature Easter Eggs, including “Nathan Summers is coming” scrawled on the phone booth — a reference to the cyborg hero Cable, who will be in DP2 — as well as posters for Joss Whedon’s beloved-but-shortlived sci-fi show Firefly, which starred Reynold’s friend and former Two Girls and a Guy co-star Nathan Fillion, and a cheeky, scrolling synopsis of The Old Man and the Sea...for some reason.
Deadpool 2 is slated for a 2018 release.
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