Celebrate Your Ability To Buy ‘Deadpool’ Tickets Right Now With Some Very Cool New Art
Tickets for theDeadpoolmoviehave officially gone on saleand Fandango is celebrating in style. In addition to letting the Merc with a Mouth take over their site’s homepage (which is now dubbed “Fandeadgo”), they’ve handed the reins of theirTwitter feedover to this red-suited menace.
But most importantly, Fandango is using the release of this film to highlight the work of a few talented artists and will be unleashing moreDeadpoolfan art over the coming weeks. They’ve sent over a few exclusive samples, so prepare yourselves for edged weapons,Terminatorparodies, and, of course, chimichangas.
Fandango has spent the past few years highlighting fan art created by talented illustrators from around the country. They recently compileda stunning gallery of workinspired byStar Wars: The Force Awakens, but some of you may rememberpastgalleriesthey have assembled. As big fans of original movie art here at /Film, this is a mission that earns our seal of approval.
So let’s just dive into this batch of fresh art.
Going from left to right, the first piece is fromChrissie Zulloand it showcases Deadpool in a dynamic action pose.Jesse Hernandezchose to emphasize Deadpool’s penchant for pop culture references, re-imagining the off-kilter superhero as one of cinema’s most iconic killing machines. And blessTracy Tuberafor remembering what Deadpool is really all about: firearms and deep fried burritos. Finally, there’s this stylized take byOrlando Arocena, which is one slick bit of business.
Deadpoolis, of course, the cinematic debut of one the most popular characters in all of Marvel comics. Wade Wilson is a wisecracking machine of death whose greatest weapon is his big mouth. He’s essentially Bugs Bunny with a katana – you knock him down and he just comes at you harder and more annoying than ever. Appropriately, his film is the rare comic book adaptation to earn an R-rating. Hell,he’s even banned in China.
Early responses to the filmhave been very positiveand Deadpool creator Liefeldwas effusive in his praisefor what directorTim Millerand starRyan Reynoldshave made:
“This is my second time seeing it and it was even better than the first time. That sounds like something Deadpool would say, but, here’s the deal: twenty-five years worth of Deadpool. This movie comes out twenty-five years to the day we published him at Marvel and you couldn’t get a better gift if you’re a Deadpool fan and I have seen twenty-five years of stories come and go – and Rhett [Reese] and Paul [Wernick] will tell you – back in 2009 I freaked out when I read the screenplay because Deadpool has never ever been better than he was in that screenplay and when I saw this movie six weeks ago I was like, ‘How much of this script will carry?’ and what you just saw is the best version of Deadpool I have ever experienced in my life.”
Deadpoolopens in theaters onFebruary 12, 2016.
