Deadpool Writers Compare The Franchise To The Marvel Cinematic Universe
While the X-Men connected universe of films has been fairly successful over the years, it pales in [...]
While the X-Men connected universe of films has been fairly successful over the years, it pales in comparison to the positive reviews and box office dollars earned by the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
You may think that the success of that franchise would cause properties like Deadpool to try and model their ways, but the writers of the R-rated films decided that their movies should stand on their own.
During a recent interview, Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick addressed why Deadpool differs from the Marvel movies - and why both franchises are better for it.
When asked about why movies like Deadpool and Logan follow more of a stand-alone premise, Reese had no problem admitting that the formula works for them.
"I think sometimes the movies get a little overstuffed trying to set up future movies and it almost feels burdensome or obligatory, where you are weaving in four or five different plots that really aren't in service of the current movie, but are to set up audience anticipation or logic for what's coming. We really are trying our best to avoid that. There is something to the movie that is just worried about itself for the moment.
"The different universes tend to have different tones, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe has a very specific, genius tone that was set in Iron Man and has lived well beyond that into the other movies. DC tends to have its own tone, which is this dark, gritty tone. The X-Men have their own tone, which is kind of somewhere in between. Not too funny, not too light. But not quite as dark as the DC stuff. And I think what we stumbled into was a new tone, and I haven't seen Logan, so it's tough to say if they have it, but I think we hope to have our own universe that is defined less by characters and timelines and things like that and more by tone. The hope is Deadpool 2 and X-Force and future movies all be this new, consistent, sillier tone. More self-aware tone. And edgier and rated-R tone. We want to be establishing the universe but also focusing on each individual movie and not worrying too much about building a larger threat to the world or a larger plot machination."
Each of the current superhero universes has a different style, and we're all incredibly glad for that.
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