‘Deadpool 2’ signals weird future for X-Men Universe
LOS ANGELES: Brace for a much weirder X- Men Universe ahead.
That’s what you can expect, judging from the trailer for Deadpool 2.
Expect double the humour and action that made the first instalment such a hit. Fox’s marketing is offering audiences more of what they want with this trailer’s red- band antics and tongue-in- cheek references, and while that could be read as an offering of more of the same, Deadpool 2’ s trailer hints at a deeper dive into the X- film universe than we’ve been on before.
Fox’s X- franchise, which launched in 2000 with Bryan Singer’s X-Men, has the distinction of being the longest- running US superhero franchise to exist without a reboot, though the films have played fast and loose with continuity, a factor that Deadpool poked fun at in his debut film.
While the X- franchise has largely remained relatively grounded, helped, or in some cases hampered, by the decision to frame the initial films as science fiction rather than superhero films, Deadpool leans into its comic book roots, with the sequel looking to go the extra step.
Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool finds himself protecting a child from time- traveller Cable (Josh Brolin), while speaking about his capabilities to do the right thing. The satirical lens through which Deadpool operates is clearly focused through the modern superhero films that stood apart from the X-Men franchise as we once knew it, giving the films an opportunity to explore this world with a tone and style that hasn’t been seen before.
Garish costumes, time travel, and a busload full of the oddest of mankind’s most feared and hated mutants, the trailer for Deadpool 2 doesn’t pull any punches. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given the film’s director.
While the first film’s director, Tim Miller, left the sequel before production started, David Leitch looks to maintain the style of the first film, albeit with slightly more neon and seemingly more ambitious action sequences. Fans of Leitch’s prior films, John Wick (which he co- directed with Chad Stahelski) and Atomic Blonde, can attest that the filmmaker certainly knows how to deliver stunningly choreographed sequences of bloodshed and bruises, which we get just a taste of in the trailer.