The guys behind Deadpool have been talking about how two Hollywood heavyweights helped get the superhero movie made.
Deadpool spent years stuck in development hell, but according to the film's writers and director, James Cameron and David Fincher were unwavering in their support for the project.
“They read the script each of them at two independent key moments during the script's development” explains co-screenwriter Rhett Reese. “And each one of them was kind enough to go to 20th Century Fox and essentially throw in their good word just saying 'Hey, what are you guys doing with Deadpool? You should be making this!' David was a help before Jim and he was just kind of nudging along the way. And then Jim ultimately weighed in in a key decision node moment and got Fox to free up some money to try a PG-13 draft at the time - that was not Jim's idea, that was Fox's idea.
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Deadpool spent years stuck in development hell, but according to the film's writers and director, James Cameron and David Fincher were unwavering in their support for the project.
“They read the script each of them at two independent key moments during the script's development” explains co-screenwriter Rhett Reese. “And each one of them was kind enough to go to 20th Century Fox and essentially throw in their good word just saying 'Hey, what are you guys doing with Deadpool? You should be making this!' David was a help before Jim and he was just kind of nudging along the way. And then Jim ultimately weighed in in a key decision node moment and got Fox to free up some money to try a PG-13 draft at the time - that was not Jim's idea, that was Fox's idea.
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