A good week for comic fanatics! Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, ‘Deadpool’ debuts in local cinemas this weekend.
The movie 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. Here’s a trailer to check out:
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein, Brianna Hildebrand
Director: Tim Miller
Rating: R (for strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity)
Genre: Action, Adventure