As you’ve likely noticed from the trailers and all of the other previously-released footage,Deadpoolis not your everyday superhero. He curses up a storm and has no problem taking both his friends and enemies down a peg with his sarcastic sense of humor. But, despite his rough-around-the-edges nature, the Merc With the Mouth is still a good guy at heart, and in a new series of videos,Ryan Reynoldsdons the maroon suit to help spread awareness for a worthy cause: testicular cancer. As you may imagine, these newDeadpoolvideos aren’t your typical PSA’s.
The videos were made in conjunction with an organization known as Ball Boys, where theMerc With the Mouthshows you how to check your “smooth criminals” for lumps, at least once a month. While we don’t get any new footage from the actual Deadpool movie itself, it’s chocked full of this colorful character’s unique sense of humor, while dropping some important knowledge to boot. We’ll keep you posted if more video PSA’s arrive before the February 12 release date.
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.
The 20th Century Fox film will go up against Warner Bros. romantic comedyHow to Be Singleand Paramount’scomedysequelZoolander 2. Box office analysts started tracking the superhero adventure last week, with some even claiming that it could hit north of $60 million in its opening frame.Zoolander 2is tracking at around $20 million for its debut. If these projections are accurate, the R-ratedDeadpoolwill have a higher opening weekend than both the originalX-MenandX-Men: First Class.
Ryan Reynoldsstars as theMerc With the Mouth, with a supporting cast that includesMorena Baccarin,Gina Carano,Ed Skrein,T.J. Miller,Brianna Hildebrand, Olesia Shewchuk, Style Dayne, Rachel Sheen and Dan Zachary.Tim Millermakes his directorial debut with Deadpool, working from a script byRhett ReeseandPaul Wernick. Deadpool is based on the Marvel comic book series created byRob Liefeld. Take a look at these Deadpool PSA videos below, and touch yourself tonight.
