Deadpool is coming off a massive, record-breaking opening weekend, which is enough to make Hollywood to create dozens of R-Rated superhero movies. And to that James Gunn, director of
Guardians of the Galaxy, says, "Enough."
"After every movie smashes records people here in Hollywood love to throw out the definitive reasons why the movie was a hit," Gunn
wrote in a Facebook post. "I saw it happen with
Guardians. It 'wasn't afraid to be fun' or it 'was colorful and funny' etc etc etc. And next thing I know I hear of a hundred film projects being set up 'like
Guardians,' and I start seeing dozens of trailers exactly like the
Guardians trailer with a big pop song and a bunch of quips. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh."
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Deadpool wasn't that.
Deadpool was its own thing," Gunn continued. "THAT'S what people are reacting to. It's original, it's damn good, it was made with love by the filmmakers, and it wasn't afraid to take risks." Gunn, currently hard at work on
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, was particularly upset by a quote from a Hollywood executive, who said in a
Deadline post that the Ryan Reynolds movie succeeded by "poking fun at Marvel." Gunn wrote in response: "What do you think Favreau and Downey did in
Iron Man? What the fuck was
Ant-Man??!"
Whether you like it or not, the imitators are coming to movie theaters near you, Gunn wrote, "but, by that, they won't mean 'good and original' but 'a raunchy superhero film' or 'it breaks the fourth wall.' They'll treat you like you're stupid, which is the one thing
Deadpool didn't do."
James Gunn is currently filming
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 in Atlanta, Georgia. If you're interested in saving Hollywood alongside James Gunn by working as a background extra, check out the
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