Ryan Reynolds Does Burt Reynolds In This First Official Look At DEADPOOL

Sooo…Deadpool is finally making it to the screen. Ryan Reynolds much be crossing his fingers that this works, as it’s his last legitimate shot at ‘proper’ movie stardom. This movie has been talked about since Deadpool made an appearance in 2009’s ill-fated X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

This shot is riffing on the infamous 1974 Cosmopolitan shoot that Burt Reynolds did (below). I don’t find either appealing but I do know that Burt Reynolds has more star quality on one chest hair that Ryan Reynolds does in his entire DNA.

Here’s the official synopsis for Deadpool:

‘Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, 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’