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Once Upon a Deadpool

Critics Consensus

Once Upon a Deadpool retains enough of the franchise's anarchic spirit to entertain, but doesn't add enough to Deadpool 2 to justify its own existence.

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User Ratings: 1,046
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Movie Info

"Fox has been asking for a PG-13 basically since the start in 2006," Ryan Reynolds told Deadline. "I've said no since 2006. Now, this one time, I said 'Yes' on two conditions. First, a portion of the proceeds had to go to charity. Second, I wanted to kidnap Fred Savage. The second condition took some explaining..."Fred Savage will join Reynolds in new scenes for ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL in an homage to Savage's starring role in the 1987 bedtime-story classic THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Fred remarked, "while my participation in this film was anything but voluntary, I am happy to learn that Fudge Cancer will be the beneficiary of this shameless cash grab"

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Cast

Ryan Reynolds
as Wade/Deadpool
Fred Savage
Josh Brolin
as Cable
Morena Baccarin
as Vanessa
Julian Dennison
as Russell/Firefist
Zazie Beetz
as Domino
T.J. Miller
as Weasel
Brianna Hildebrand
as Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Karan Soni
as Dopinder
Leslie Uggams
as Blind Al
Eddie Marsan
as The Headmaster
Jack Kesy
as Black Tom Cassidy
Bill Skarsgård
as Zeitgeist
Terry Crews
as Bedlam
Lewis Tan
as Shatterstar
Rob Delaney
as Peter
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Critic Reviews for Once Upon a Deadpool

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Audience Reviews for Once Upon a Deadpool

  • Jul 17, 2019
    I have now officially seen three different versions of Deadpool 2. The theatrical, the "Super Duper" cut, and now this one. As far as I'm concerned, each re-release has been worse than the last. I get the use of the framing device, and it was even pretty funny doing the whole Fred Savage/Princess Bride thing, but Deadpool 2 being cut together this way just felt erratic.
    Gimly M Super Reviewer
  • Mar 28, 2019
    It's still Deadpool, it's still funny, it's still good enough, but it's not different enough to be worth it. As a novelty, it's notable enough, and the additional footage with Fred Savage is funny. I do like how Savage even comments on some of the criticisms of the movie, like the fridging of Vanessa or Cable's lack of complexity compared to the comics. However I'm not really sure who this movie's supposed to be for. It comments on the original take on Deadpool 2 in some funny ways, but it doesn't have the bite of Deadpool 2 which makes it a charming novelty but ultimately pointless. It could be for families I guess, but then they're going to miss the references to the original version, and then it takes away some of the elements of the original that it doesn't need to. There are some great scenes that get shortened or cut out entirely that didn't need to. Sometimes there's a dramatic moment that's undercut by an insert from Fred Savage, which is funny if you've seen the original, but kind of ruins the moment. This is really a weird idea overall. I mean, it's still Deadpool, there's stuff in it that still works because the original worked, but ultimately this take on it is kind of a failed experiment.
    Michael M Super Reviewer
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