Deadpool 2’s Smallish Budget?
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Deadpool grossed over $130 million this weekend, making it the biggest R-rated ever on opening weekend.
But, in an interview with writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, they talked about looking for a smaller budget for the movie. They said: “Deadpool doesn’t lift cities up into the air or battle aliens coming down to earth – that’s just not Deadpool. So we’re happy in that little small budget range that they have us in; we don’t wanna blow this next one out.”
Which is totally understandable, given that the first film had a budget of $58 million, and was a really good film. The best part about Deadpool is the intimacy of the film. He speaks to you, and the entire film isn’t about some overarching story, or a massive scheme from the big bad guy.
No.
It’s him, his swords, and good ol’ fashion revenge.
The writers also hinted that perhaps famous cyborg mercenary Cable would feature in the second film. Cable has more often than not been associated with the X-Men and Deadpool, as a balance for when things get too wacky. Not only does Cable feature heavily in the Deadpool comics, he was also in the self-titled game Deadpool: The Game, which fans went gaga for. If the writers, the real heroes, could ever replicate what they did there into film, it’d be a beautiful thing.
“[Cable is] a very natural place to go,” said Reese. “[But] there’s a real conceptual difference between taking other characters and big things and bringing them into Deadpool’s reasonably small, gritty world and the opposite.”
Deadpool is said to top US film charts this weekend too, and it’s definitely worth watching.
Did I mention I really liked the film?
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