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Ryan Reynolds is among the most sought-after and highly-paid actors in Hollywood. The star rose to fame withThe Proposalfeaturing Sandra Bullocks. He has worked in several hit movies likeRed Notice, Free Guy, 6 Underground, Blade: Trinity, and more. However, the film that completely swirled his world around wasDeadpool. The anti-hero lead film smashed the box office with an overwhelming response from the audience.
Reynolds had now become synonymous withDeadpool, but this is not the first superhero movie by the actor. The megastar was earlier seen in the filmGreen Lantern, which was a total flop on ticket windows.
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Ryan Reynolds on the failure ofGreen Lantern
The Adam ProjectfameRyan Reynoldsmade his first entry into the superhero universe with the filmGreen Lantern, which was based on n the DC Comics character of the same name. The actor played the lead, who had a ring with powers. He had to fight against Parallax, who was on a mission to destroy Earth. The movie was released in 2011, and there were hopes that the success of the film would assist in launching its franchises. However, the film was completely bombed with bad box office reviews. The movie grossed only $220 million worldwide with a budget of $200 million.
Talking about the same Reynolds shared withEntertainment Weekly,
“With Green Lantern, I don’t think anyone ever figured out exactly what it was. That isn’t to say the hundreds of men and women didn’t work their fingers to the bone to make it as good as possible. It also fell victim to the process in Hollywood which is like poster first, release date second, script last. At the time, it was a huge opportunity for me so I was excited to try and take part in it. I did however write a letter to Fox right before I had to decide whether or not I was gonna do Green Lantern. I asked one last time sort of like the groom standing at the alter, ‘Will you please be my wife?’ and they said they couldn’t pull the trigger on Deadpool. For too many reasons too boring to illustrate, it just didn’t work.”
The film was directed by the famous director Martin Campbell. Due to the film’s negative response and substandard box office performance, Warner Bros. dismissed plans for a sequel.
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Reason for the success of Ryan Reynolds’DeadpooloverGreen Lantern
If we compare the two superhero movies,Deadpoolwas undoubtedly a passion project. Reynolds had to go through lots of struggle to get the film made. The lead character was foul-mouthed, a miscreant, and the complete opposite of what the heroes represented in the past. The studios were very hesitant about the box office performance of the film in comparison to other superhero films.
But the film completely shook up the comic movies for the better, and audiences rushed to see a fresh and fun take on comic-based films. Making Ryan Reynolds’Deadpoolwas a risk but that paid off excellently. The third part ofDeadpoolis in production.
DeadpoolandGreen Lanternare available for streaming on Apple TV.
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Source-Entertainment Weekly
Arushi Srivastava
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