A teenaged X-Men trainee who can generate atomic bursts from her body. [5] [19] The filmmakers wanted to use the character based on her name and looked to change her comic abilities from telepathic and precognitive powers to "a literal warhead". They required permission from Marvel to do this, which Tim Miller obtained after talking with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. [8] [20] A deal was reached allowing the change in exchange for 20th Century Fox giving Marvel Studios the film rights to the character Ego the Living Planet for use in their film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). [21] a b Pollowy, Kevin (May 11, 2016). "So Many Tears: 5 Things We Learned When the 'Deadpool' Crew Reunited for the Blu-ray Release". Yahoo!.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017 . Retrieved May 28, 2017. McElhatton, Greg (January 1993). "The Busiest Man in Comics". Wizard. Wizard Entertainment (#17): 45. Rob Liefeld created Deadpool's name and look, and I came up with his snappy patter. Wilson's best friend. [15] [16] Miller felt he was cast as the character because he "looks like his superhero power is spilling mustard on his shirt". Producer Simon Kinberg added that an actor was needed "who could keep up with" Reynolds comedically. Miller attempted to give the character a facial tic, but director Tim Miller rejected the idea. [17] In 2008, Wizard Magazine ranked Deadpool 182nd in their "The 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time" list. [124]

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