The Leaked Footage that Led to the Deadpool Film

 

The opening scene of Deadpool has a pretty wild backstory:

• A test reel was filmed in 2012 to convince the studio to greenlight the movie.

• After the footage leaked online, fans went crazy for it — and that’s what pushed the studio to start production.

• The entire… pic.twitter.com/pvfmaNd8QX

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