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Deadpool Director Reveals Surprising Payday for First Ryan Reynolds Movie
ComicBook.comStory by Joe GarzaImage from ComicBook.com
scrn loglineDeadpool director Tim Miller reveals the surprisingly small payday he received for launching the blockbuster franchise, despite its massive success.beat sheet- Miller was paid only $225,000 for directing the first Deadpool movie, which went on to gross over $780 million worldwide - a fraction of the film's massive profits.
- Miller wanted to give Morena Baccarin's character Vanessa more screentime and explore her romance with Deadpool, as well as include a fight scene between Deadpool and the Fantastic Four's Thing, but creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds prevented him from returning for the sequels.
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Deadpool Director Reveals Surprising Payday for First Ryan Reynolds Movie
ComicBook.comStory by Joe Garza
scrn logline
Deadpool director Tim Miller reveals the surprisingly small payday he received for launching the blockbuster franchise, despite its massive success.
beat sheet
- Miller was paid only $225,000 for directing the first Deadpool movie, which went on to gross over $780 million worldwide - a fraction of the film's massive profits.
- Miller wanted to give Morena Baccarin's character Vanessa more screentime and explore her romance with Deadpool, as well as include a fight scene between Deadpool and the Fantastic Four's Thing, but creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds prevented him from returning for the sequels.
call sheet
Tim Miller, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ben Grimm, Chris Evans, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Terminator: Dark Fate