POTD: ‘Deadpool’ Test Footage Behind The Scenes
By Russ Fischer/Aug. 1, 2014 11:15 am EST
We haven’t posted the footage because it still hasn’t been officially released. I’m sure you saw it anyway (that’s a screenshot, above), and now you can see Ryan Reynolds on set, in “costume” in a Deadpool test behind the scenes shot.
The image comes from co-writer Rhett Reese on Twitter:
Behind the scenes at the #Deadpool test. Ryan Reynolds wearing his black pants: pic.twitter.com/rpEvTphzqT
— Rhett Reese (@RhettReese) August 1, 2014
The footage was shot three years ago by Blur Studios, directed by Tim Miller. Deadpool originator Rob Liefeld did an interview about this footage, where he explained a few things that put this image into perspective.
The digital costume over Ryan Reynold’s motion capture (Mo-Cap) performance was an approach they wanted to explore and they had a relatively small window to create this short so they opted to “test” the look of a digital Deadpool costume over Ryan. I’m quite pleased at how it turned out, especially considering Baraka-Deadpool from Wolverine Origins.
