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Can we just say: thank goodness for Ryan Reynolds?<\/strong> We can’t wait to see him as the Merc with a Mouth in the upcoming Deadpool<\/strong><\/em><\/a> film, and we’re so excited by his own enthusiasm for it.<\/p>\n In an interview with GQ<\/a>, Reynolds discussed the film and what it means to him and the larger superhero genre takeover in Hollywood.<\/p>\n When he finally found himself on set, he wanted to make sure it wasn’t just another job:<\/p>\n “Like, we just started rolling, and I was like, ‘No, no, hold on.’ We went in the other room and we huddled up: ‘We’re making this movie! We\u2019ve been trying to get this movie made for six f***ing years, and here we are. We\u2019re doing it right now. Just remember this second. Just take a moment to be thankful for that.’ And then we all went out and just started shooting and dicking around and had some fun.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n He’s not being hyperbolic either.<\/p>\n Reynolds played Wade Wilson aka Deadpool for the first time in 2009’s X-Men<\/a> Origins: Wolverine<\/em> to less than stellar reviews. Now’s the time to finally get the popular character right.<\/p>\n This isn’t the first time he’s starred in his own superhero film, either. He played the titular Green Lantern in 2011, which was, on all accounts, a pretty big failure. If it had been a success, Reynolds guesses he’d be making the third one right now, so we’re glad it failed now, actually.<\/p>\n Still, according to Reynolds there are some key differences between Green Lantern<\/em> and Deadpool:<\/em><\/p>\n “Deadpool was different because there wasn’t a big budget attached to it. There was not a tremendous responsibility to meet some kind of bottom line. Those kinds of superhero movies when you’re out front, there’s a vast and quite frightening budget attached to them. This one had a super-reasonable budget, and it was subversive and a little bit different, and to me a little refreshing in the comic-book world. But you always have trepidation. When you’re out front, you have trepidation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And don’t be worried about not having a big budget. If any film can make that work for it, it’s Deadpool.<\/em> And the lower budget might make the film more unique and raw.<\/p>\n So how does Reynolds feel about adding yet another film to the crowded superhero field?<\/p>\n “It\u2019s a genre. There are good horror movies and bad horror movies. There are good comedies and bad comedies. Think of it like that. Think of it less about just superheroes. I do believe that they explore similar archetypes a lot, so I think that notion can be somewhat fatiguing, maybe. I think one of the reasons that Deadpool has gained a lot of momentum isn\u2019t just that it\u2019s funny or isn\u2019t just that it\u2019s rated R. The meta aspect is very important. So I think Deadpool\u2019s coming along at the right time, because it\u2019s also speaking to that generation and that group of people that have seen them all, seen all these comic-book films and enjoyed them all to varying degrees of success. But I think it\u2019s speaking to them as though the guy in that red suit is one of them, to some degree.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n That’s definitely true at least. People might start tiring of superhero films, but Deadpool<\/em> is going to be different enough that it should please those critics. It will also please fans with its R-rating<\/a> of course.<\/p>\n Deadpool<\/em> is set to hit theaters on February 12, 2016. It\u2019s directed by Tim Miller and stars Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, TJ Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, and Morena Baccarin.<\/p>\n Do you agree with Reynolds? Is now the right time for this film? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\nDeadpool Red Band Trailer<\/h3>\n