Deadpool Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Mar. 9, 2024

Deadpool

Release Date: Friday, February 12, 2016 Theaters

Director: Tim Miller

Starring: Ryan Reynolds • Morena Baccarin • T.J. Miller • Gina Carano • Ed Skrein

R Adventure 1 hr, 48 m

4.3 / 5.0

93% WILL SEE 7% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Superhero

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Who stars in Deadpool – Cast List

Ryan Reynolds
... Wade Wilson / Deadpool

Animal Friends, Deadpool & Wolverine
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Morena Baccarin
... Vanessa Carlysle / Copycat

Greenland 2: Migration, Masters of the Universe
T.J. Miller
... Weasel

Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, Ready Player One
Gina Carano
... Angel Dust

Fast & Furious 6, Terror on the Prairie
E
Ed Skrein
... Ajax

Jurassic World Rebirth, Patrick
R
Rachel Sheen
... Weasel's Wife
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Brianna Hildebrand
... Ellie Phimister / Negasonic Teenage Warhead

Osiris, Fog of War
T
Taylor Hickson
... Meghan Orlovsky

Everything, Everything, Giant Little Ones

Who is making Deadpool – Crew List

A look at Deadpool behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tim Miller last helmed Terminator: Dark Fate and Heavy Metal. The film's writer Rhett Reese last penned Deadpool & Wolverine and Ghosted.

Director: Tim Miller
Screenwriters: Rhett Reese
Paul Wernick
Andre Tricoteux
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner
Ryan Reynolds

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: Marvel Studios
The Donners' Company

Production – What we know about the Deadpool

Key Facts

Homeland star Morena Baccarin will play Ryan Reynolds' conflicted love interest.
Ryan Reynolds played Wilson in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, while Scott Adkins played the character of Deadpool after Wilson had transformed.
Based on the character created by artist Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, which first appeared in "The New Mutants" #98.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jan 2016

Completed

Changed Deadpool movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Feb 2015

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Filming starts March 23, 2015.

Sep 2014

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Fox announced that the movie will hit theaters Feb. 12, 2016. Tim Miller is set to direct the film. Production is expected to start March 2015.

Dec 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Apr 2009

Concept

Changed the movie production status to Concept. Concept movies are rumored films with little to no official development.

Apr 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity
Runtime: 1 hr, 48 m
Tagline: Bad ass. Smart ass. Great ass.
Also known as: X-Men Origins: Deadpool
Language: English

Deadpool Trailers and Clips

Greenband Trailer #2

Redband Trailer #2

Greenband Trailer

Big Game TV Spot

Redband Trailer

Deadpool Release Date: When was the film released?

Deadpool was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, February 12 , 2016. There were 15 15 other movies released on the same date, including Zoolander 2, How to be Single and Tumbledown.