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Ryan Reynolds signs on for ‘Deadpool 2’
the superhero movie is the highest grossed R-rated film ever
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Ryan Reynolds has signed on to play the pansexual superhero Deadpool once again, reports Heroic Hollywood.
Reynolds was in talks to increase his earnings after making $2 million for the first film. “Deadpool” ended up raking in $754 million at the box office making it the most successful film in the X-Men franchise. It also earned the title of highest grossing R-rated movie of all time.
According to Heroic Hollywood, details on the new contract have not been released but Reynolds would make more money.
Deadpool is seen flirting and showing sexual attraction to both men and women in the film, making him the first non-heterosexual superhero to have his own movie.
Variety reported writer Rhett Reese has said Deadpool’s sexuality would be explored further in a sequel.
“We knew that was part of the comics. We wanted to honor that in the movie,” Reese says.
Reynolds has also stated he would like Deadpool to have a same-sex romance in the sequel.
“That would be great. I certainly wouldn’t be the guy standing in the way of that,” Reynolds says. “I love that about Deadpool. I love that he can break any boundary. In the future, I hope we get to do that more.”
Filming is scheduled to begin this fall.
Baltimore
This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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