Fox couldn’t keep theDeadpool 2teaser trailer under wraps forever. Honestly, they couldn’t even keep it under lock and key for an entire weekend. The studio attached a “secret” teaser trailer for the upcomingDeadpoolsequel toLoganand in the age of social media and smartphones, they simply couldn’t keep the thing from getting leaked. So, Fox has finally cracked and decided to officially release the very firstDeadpool 2 teasertrailer online.
It was initially reported by Slashfilm just ahead of the release forLoganthat theDeadpool 2teaser trailer would be playing before the movie, which was going to be a nice surprise for fans. Once news got out that this was going to be the case, the moviegoing public was on top of it. Smartphone videos of the footage started making its way online so like it or not, the footage was getting out there for people to see. Given the insane popularity of the firstDeadpool, Fox must have known it would be nearly impossible to keep something like this from happening. So, they did us all a favor and finally gave us a proper, quality version of theDeadpool 2teaser trailer to watch. It is pretty excellent.
The video doesn’t actually feature any footage fromDeadpool 2, but it was shot byDavid Leitch, who is directing the sequel. He is taking over forTim Millerwhodeparted the projectlate last year over “creative differences.” We get to seeRyan Reynoldsas Wade Wilson suiting up Superman style in a phone booth in an attempt to stop a man from getting gunned down in an alley next to a movie theater. A movie theater that just so happens to be showingLogan. Not to spoil it if you haven’t watched the teaser yet, but let’s just say it goes about as well as one might expect. There is also a nice littleEaster eggforCable, which is done in a veryDeadpoolway. It is pretty much the perfect way to let fans know this movie is going to be a lot of the same, which is a very good thing.
Prior to the reveal of thisDeadpool 2teaser trailer, there were reports thatRyan Reynoldswas going to have some sort ofDeadpoolcameo inLogan. That turned out not to be true, which is probably for the best since he wouldn’t have fit into that movie at all, but there was some truth to the idea that theMerc with a Mouthwould have something to do withLogan. Fox instead opted to useHugh Jackman’s last turn as Wolverine as the place to give fans their first look atDeadpool 2, which was a very smart decision.Deadpoolis probably going to be their biggest cash cow in the coming years, so why not use their most beloved character’s last movie as a springboard for the future?
Deadpool 2is being written byRhett ReeseandPaul Wernick, who wrote the script for the firstDeadpool. It was recently revealed thatDaredevilshowrunnerDrew Goddardwas being brought in to help polish things up withRyan Reynolds. The studio still hasn’t set a release date for the movie and they clearly aren’t rushing it because they want to get it right. The movie is expected to shoot this year for a release sometime in 2018. Be sure to check out the very firstDeadpool 2teaser trailer for yourself below courtesy ofRyan Reynoldshimself.
