Deadpool

Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool Movie Test Footage Is Heartbreakingly Perfect

Despite X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern, there was one comic superhero Ryan Reynolds was born to play — Deadpool. Test footage from the once-in-development movie has surfaced, and not only is it great, it is genuinely tragic that this movie has never been made… yet. Sorry… We had to remove the footage at studio…

Movies Rob Bricken Jul 28

Which Character Is Awesome In Both Their DC And Marvel Versions?

The two big comic companies have a ton of characters who basically occupy the same space. Two Kings of Atlantis. Two fast-running guys. A few stretchy guys. But which characters are equally awesome in either version? And which pair would you want to team up? Please include a picture or comic-book cover for your chosen…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 19

Fox Wants To Make Mystique, Gambit and Deadpool Spin-Off Movies

Now that Marvel has shown how to make a massive but unified cinematic superhero universe, everybody wants to get in the game. While Sony is ready to churn out Spider-Man movies and spin-offs, Fox is finally ready to do the same with X-Men. First on their wishlist? Solo films for Mystique, Gambit and Deadpool. Here’s…

Movies Rob Bricken Apr 10

Just how intense will the midseason finale of Walking Dead be?

Has Star Wars Episode VII finally, actually cast someone? And does Star Trek have a director to replace J.J. Abrams? Plus more news puts a Deadpool movie within reach, and we know what’s next for Once Upon a Time’s Tinkerbell. Spoilers now! Star Wars Jedi News, the website of many other unsubstantiated reports, is saying…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Nov 4

Ben Affleck talks Batman, and Ryan Reynolds talks Deadpool!

The Mortal Kombat movie stalls, while Deadpool’s still trying to get off the ground. There’s a ton of Black Canary action coming up on Arrow, Rachel McAdams may star opposite Keanu Reeves in Passengers. Plus, Spoilers now! Top image: Arrow Jupiter Rising Director-siblings Andy and Lana Wachowski say that their next science fiction film is…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Oct 28

Our favorite art of the day: tiny Deadpool flying on an eagle

Why yes, that is tiny Deadpool flying on an eagle and shooting a massive machine gun. Why do you ask? (Warning: potentially NSFW Deadpool art below.) This concept art comes from artist José Emroca Flores, whose work Kotaku has featured before. It was created for the new Deadpool video game, and it’s basically our new…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 15

11 X-Men Movie Spinoffs We’d Like to See

This weekend, Wolverine slashes his way into movie theaters. But he’s not the only X-Men character who deserves a separate movie. In fact, at Comic Con, Bryan Singer suggested the X-Men universe could spawn as many movie franchises as the rest of the Marvel universe. Here are 11 X-Men spin-offs that would make awesome films.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 23

Could the Lone Ranger still play Batman in the Justice League movie?

There’s a Wolverine poster, the Rock shows off the Hercules set, and James Cameron and Alfonso Cuarón talk Battle Angel and Gravity. Ryan Reynolds talks about the Deadpool movie. Could Russell Crowe star in a Krypton prequel? Plus Ming-Na Wen describes her character on Agents of SHIELD. Spoilers now! The Wolverine Here’s a new image…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jul 8

Deadpool vs. Moby Dick leads this week’s exceptionally weird comics

It’s a very special week when a comic in which Deadpool hunts down the young ladies of Little Women probably isn’t the weirdest release. In fact, this week’s comics feature Jewish monsters, gun-toting gorillas, and cats with guns in their butts —and that’s just for starters! New Issues Dark Horse: • The True Lives of…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Jun 11

Deadpool gets a lesson in language from Marvel’s Legal department

In anticipation of his videogame, Deadpool has been wandering around the Marvel offices and… well, generally just being Deadpool. In the video above, he tries to figure out what Marvel’s Legal dept. will and won’t let him say, This goes about as well as you might imagine. Two notes: 1) This is actually the second…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken May 29

J.J. Abrams has some vague thoughts on Star Wars: Episode VII. Plus, Guy Pearce opens up about his Iron Man 3 villainy!

A bunch of Thor: The Dark World actors reveal what to expect from the sequel, plus Tom Hiddleston hints at Loki’s longer-term future. Director Gavin Hood offers an Ender’s Game update. Ryan Reynolds talks more about what a Deadpool movie would be like, assuming it ever happens. Get to know Doctor Who’s new companion in…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Mar 25

Wolverine will be like a wandering samurai in his new movie. Plus More On Doctor Who And Game of Thrones!

Transformers 4 has a new plot description. The Evil Dead reboot refuses to apologize for itself, according to one of its stars. Jurassic Park 4 is updating the franchise’s dinosaur biology. Check out a video from the set of Godzilla. Ryan Reynolds explains the holdup on the Deadpool movie. Plus Revolution hints and a new…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Mar 21

Bullet casings and shotgun shells are the perfect media for Deadpool’s portrait

Mike Oncley created a portrait of Deadpool that truly pays tribute to the character’s talent for violence. Oncley pasted shotgun shells and bullet casings to a background to form a Deadpool who manages to be wry even in this unusual mixed media. This piece, titled “You Missed” is on display as part of the MINTcondition:…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 9

Batman faces a real death in the family in This Week’s Comics

It’s high and lows and this week’s comics releases! The Bat-family is going to have a bad week, but at least the Rocketeer returns. Superman goes insane, but it’s Adventure Time! And Hawkeye… well, new Hawkeye comics make everything better. And here’s everything the comics industry has in store for you this week. New Issues…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Feb 26

Deadpool and Harley Quinn both lose their minds in their own version of The Notebook

Some people like their romantic comedies with a heaping scoop of blood. This past week, CBR’s The Line it is Drawn paid dubious tribute to the wonders of love by asking their guest artists to draw comic book characters coupled up. Some of the fictional pairings enjoyed romantic rooftop dates while others painted the town…

io9 Lauren Davis Feb 17

Deadpool ruins classic works of literature, one book cover at a time

The always excellent Mike Del Mundo is currently running a fun and rather brilliant series of illustrations featuring everyone’s favorite Merc with a Mouth. Deadpool Killustrated places Deadpool in a number of classic works of literature, where he promptly wrecks everything in sight. Head over to Del Mundo’s deviantART gallery to see the rest of…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 26

Deadpool Shot First: A Collection of Ridiculous Deadpool Crossover Art

Deadpool gets around. Not only doess the “merc with a mouth” make life for Marvel villains (and heroes) a merry hell, he’s so popular that fans can’t help but insert him into other pop culture universes in their fan art. The results, like Deadpool himself, range from the sublimely awesome to the awesomely ridiculous. Here’s…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Jan 17

62 terrible unused Deadpool designs from the first Wolverine movie (and about 20 decent ones)

With the exception of Hitler, it’s safe to say that the design of Deadpool as portrayed in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie is the worst thing that has ever happened since the creation of the universe. But it turns out the final look of the beloved Marvel mutant assassin was only one of many terrible,…

io9 Rob Bricken Dec 13

No fandom is safe from the relentless assault of Winnie the Pooh

We all know Winnie the Pooh as a beloved children’s book character, a Disney icon and, of course, a honey fetishist. But the “willy nilly silly old bear” and his friends have made three recent incursions into nerd-dom that may indicate a more concerted effort by the denizens of Hundred Acre Wood to take over…

io9 Rob Bricken Nov 23

Will one of the most famous X-Men cameo in the Wolverine sequel?

Transformers 4 might have an unexpectedly international feel. David Fincher looks to one of his favorite stars for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Get the latest updates on Kick-Ass 2 and the Deadpool movie. Plus Misha Collins talks Supernatural! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Walking Dead. The Wolverine Hugh Jackman might…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Oct 23

Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool Movie Test Footage Is Heartbreakingly Perfect

Which Character Is Awesome In Both Their DC And Marvel Versions?

Fox Wants To Make Mystique, Gambit and Deadpool Spin-Off Movies

Just how intense will the midseason finale of Walking Dead be?

Ben Affleck talks Batman, and Ryan Reynolds talks Deadpool!

Our favorite art of the day: tiny Deadpool flying on an eagle

11 X-Men Movie Spinoffs We’d Like to See

Could the Lone Ranger still play Batman in the Justice League movie?

Deadpool vs. Moby Dick leads this week’s exceptionally weird comics

Deadpool gets a lesson in language from Marvel’s Legal department

J.J. Abrams has some vague thoughts on Star Wars: Episode VII. Plus, Guy Pearce opens up about his Iron Man 3 villainy!

Wolverine will be like a wandering samurai in his new movie. Plus More On Doctor Who And Game of Thrones!

Bullet casings and shotgun shells are the perfect media for Deadpool’s portrait

Batman faces a real death in the family in This Week’s Comics

Deadpool and Harley Quinn both lose their minds in their own version of The Notebook

Deadpool ruins classic works of literature, one book cover at a time

Deadpool Shot First: A Collection of Ridiculous Deadpool Crossover Art

62 terrible unused Deadpool designs from the first Wolverine movie (and about 20 decent ones)

No fandom is safe from the relentless assault of Winnie the Pooh

Will one of the most famous X-Men cameo in the Wolverine sequel?

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