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[Messofanego]

It feels like it should be standard practice to have the screenwriters be on set, since filmmaking is quite collaborative and making changes on the fly is part of the process.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

I love Just Friends haha! One of the more underrated comedies imo. Hard to believe that shit came out over 10 years ago.

 

[sirap]

I love Just Friends haha! One of the more underrated comedies imo. Hard to believe that shit came out over 10 years ago.

Just Friends is amazing just for how bat-shit insane Anna Faris's character is.

 

[3N16MA]

Fox basically did the bare minimum and gave as little support as possible to get this film done.

 

[sappyday]

Awesome. Deadpool is a very special case where I honestly think you can't switch the main actor and have it be as successful as it was. Reynolds, the writers, and the director are all key part to it.

 

[Metalmarc]

I saw that episode of geeking out btw and the two of them officially announce they are writing Zombieland 2 now

 

[Zaventem]

I wonder how they'll spin this one.

 

[MetatronM]

this isn't common practice? seems like a good, rational idea considering the collaborative nature of filmmaking.

Writers have no real power when it comes to features, unless they also happen to be the director and/or producer. Half the time the finished product will only bear passing resemblance to whatever the original script was.

TV, on the other hand, is the writers' world. They have all the power there. You generally can't change a single word of a writer's work on TV without their blessing.

 

[Mariolee]

Goes to show that Deadpool was a success IN SPITE of Fox, not because of Fox.

 

[Wellscha]

I love how the narrative changed from "Hollywood, stop trying to make Ryan Reynolds happen. you've been trying for 10 years now" into "Ryan Reynolds is awesome!".

 

[Squire]

this isn't common practice? seems like a good, rational idea considering the collaborative nature of filmmaking.

You'd be surprised. Studios buy scripts, modify as needed (re-writes) and usually that's that. Screenwriters very rarely make it to set.

 

[SolidChamp]

I have a feeling it was Reynolds. Dude was pushing hard for the movie to get made for nearly 10 years.

He must have been crushed when Origins turned out the way it did.

 

[Messofanego]

I love how the narrative changed from "Hollywood, stop trying to make Ryan Reynolds happen. you've been trying for 10 years now" into "Ryan Reynolds is awesome!".

Happens when you're in good movies. Same thing with Channing Tatum.

 

[Pluto]

While it's nice Reynold's did this I can see why Sony wasn't willing to pay for them to be on set, the director is in charge of the script as soon as production actually starts.

 

[hodayathink]

He must have been crushed when Origins turned out the way it did.

He told Fox that was going to happen, and they basically said "We can make this movie without you, you know", so he kept the part because he wanted to bring something to it. Then when they test screened the movie and everyone hated the Deadpool parts they called him.

 

[Coffee Dog]

When the script leaked years ago, my biggest concern was that the finished product wouldn't resemble it.

Thanks Ryan.

 

[duckroll]

Ryan Reynolds is a cool guy, but this isn't charity. As a producer on the film and one of the driving forces behind it, it was in his best interest to pay for stuff the studio didn't want to, if he felt it would make the film better. He wasn't paying for these guys to show up and party every day just because. He was paying them to do a job. It's great that he did, because it probably helped make the film better.

Keanu Reeves on the other hand took his Matrix bonuses or something, and used it to pay out bike gifts for everyone on the VFX team. That's charity.

 

[TatteredHat]

I hadn't really watched any of Ryan Reynolds' movies aside from Green Lantern, and that one was terrible.

Deadpool really redeemed him in my eyes.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Ryan Reynolds is a cool guy, but this isn't charity. As a producer on the film and one of the driving forces behind it, it was in his best interest to pay for stuff the studio didn't want to, if he felt it would make the film better. He wasn't paying for these guys to show up and party every day just because. He was paying them to do a job. It's great that he did, because it probably helped make the film better.

Keanu Reeves on the other hand took his Matrix bonuses or something, and used it to pay out bike gifts for everyone on the VFX team. That's charity.

Keanu Reeves is a saint. I guess that makes Ryan Reynolds like an apostle.

 

[DeathyBoy]

They chopped the budget pretty hard on the film guys, it's not really surprising

I still lol that the dudes who came up with the Joe Schmo Show & Zombieland wrote Deadpool too

I will always love that they took away money for the last action scene, and they wrote it into the film with that amazing "left my guns in the taxi" scene.

Reynolds just improvised his way out of every shitty exec meddle.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Ryan Reynolds is a cool guy, but this isn't charity. As a producer on the film and one of the driving forces behind it, it was in his best interest to pay for stuff the studio didn't want to, if he felt it would make the film better. He wasn't paying for these guys to show up and party every day just because. He was paying them to do a job. It's great that he did, because it probably helped make the film better.

Keanu Reeves on the other hand took his Matrix bonuses or something, and used it to pay out bike gifts for everyone on the VFX team. That's charity.

The difference is putting your own money into a movie is the number one thing you never do as an actor,producer or director its basically like throwing it into the air your not likely to ever see it again. Keanu giving his bonuses is nice and all but he didn't really take a gamble, his agent probably worked an insane deal for him to even get any backend.

 

[exmachina64]

do executives ever not ruin movies? why do they ever feel the need to intervene on the creatives?

Because their careers are on the line; they want to produce as many hits as possible because they're spending hundreds of millions of dollars or more every year and it becomes hard to simply let go and trust the people involved.

 

[WordAssassin]

unpopular opinion here: Ryan Reynolds is certainly a good guy and a perfect Deadpool, but we have to be honest when talking about him going 'all out' for this role. He had to.

So I give him credit for being a nice guy and getting these writers on set, but when you have as many flops as he has, you pull out all the stops. Good for him. But recognize this was probably his last big chance to do something great. Now he'll get more.

You say this as if he would have done a bad job if he didn't have to?

He's been wanting to make this movie for over a decade. He would have given his all no matter what stage in his career it had happened.

 

[neorej]

Because their careers are on the line; they want to produce as many hits as possible because they're spending hundreds of millions of dollars or more every year and it becomes hard to simply let go and trust the people involved.

Exactly, but it's not just movies. Executives and managers tend to forget why they hired people in the first place.

 

[Just_myles]

So that's why deadpool didn't suck. Makes sense. Keep the creative team close.

I really don't see what's so hard about this.

 

[Markitron]

I worry that the next Deadpool won't be as good because now it has shown potential to be a successful money maker, execs will assert their influence where it's not wanted/needed.

The first one probably benefitted from execs being more hands off and less invested in it, allowing the creative talent to steer the project where they wanted.

The first one made shitloads with a small budget, if they only moderately increase the budget they might stay hands-off.

 

[exmachina64]

Exactly, but it's not just movies. Executives and managers tend to forget why they hired people in the first place.

Fucking A.

 

[Zakalwe]

RR really does seem to be a genuinely great person. Really happy for Deadpool's success, guy deserves it after GL and Wolverine's butchering of DP...

 

[RipperGrim]

This man's dedication to Deadpool is legendary.

 

[DrunkShogun]

Was a passion project for Reynolds so not surprised he would do this.

 

[Nephtis]

Fox basically did the bare minimum and gave as little support as possible to get this film done.

If only Fox would follow this formula for every movie they release. Just give them the money and let the people figure out the rest for themselves.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

Thank you Mr. Pool

<3

 

[Busty]

Ryan Reynolds is a stand up guy and a real visionary with his dedication to making Deadpool as good as possible.

 

[wildfire]

They chopped the budget pretty hard on the film guys, it's not really surprising

I still lol that the dudes who came up with the Joe Schmo Show & Zombieland wrote Deadpool too

If you actually watched a lot of reality TV shows you would realize Joe Schmo was a smartly executed parody.

 

[Shake Appeal]

this isn't common practice? seems like a good, rational idea considering the collaborative nature of filmmaking.

Hollywood respects its writers least of all.

 

[old]

I'm hoping since he was a producer that he made serious bank on this film.

 

[Markitron]

I'm hoping since he was a producer that he made serious bank on this film.

If he didn't I'm sure he will on the next one

 

[HowardRoark]

While we're at it, what are some recommended Ryan Reynolds films? I've only seen Deadpool.

The Nines is a pretty weird movie. I dug it.

 

[battousai11]

I've liked Ryan Reynolds since Just Friends and Definitely, Maybe. I didn't know why he ended up in flops after that, but I was really excited to see Deadpool and am glad it was so successful.

 

[BronsonLee]

If you actually watched a lot of reality TV shows you would realize Joe Schmo was a smartly executed parody.

It's one of my favorite shows ever.

 

[half a moon]

From Green Lantern to this. Certified G

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Good Guy Ryan

 

[neorej]

Lesson learned; have the star pay for the scriptwriters being on set. Instant success! Deadpool proves it!

While we're at it, what are some recommended Ryan Reynolds films? I've only seen Deadpool.

The Voices. Excellent RR movie.

 

[n00bsauce87]

Reynolds pretty clearly cares a lot about the character and making the movie the right way and it shows.

I would hope that would be commonplace

Pretty sad we are giving pats on the back for basic expectations for actors

 

[iFirez]

He [Ryan Reynolds] deserves better than Fox.

 

[Trojita]

I would hope that would be commonplace

Pretty sad we are giving pats on the back for basic expectations for actors

lol actors are rarely expected to read the source material unfortunately.