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Deadpoolcomic account book God Almighty Rob Liefeld has thrown down the gantlet over the upcoming box billet showdown betweenDeadpool 2and Disney’sSolo : A Star Wars Story , claim theDeadpoolsequel will soundly kill the young Han Solo film . Solois set to hit theatre on May 25th , 2018 after a long and toilsome product mental process that includedthe firingof original director Phil Lord and Chris Miller andthe hiringof Ron Howard . Meanwhile , Deadpool 2(which did go through a director change too , albeit well before production start ) get out the workweek after .
The originalDeadpool may not have been a cross - platform phenomenon quite on the same level as aStar Warsmovie , but in strict box office terms it performed astonishingly well , gross $ 783 million worldwidedespite an R rating . With its fourth - paries - break meta - sense of humour and charismatic lead execution by Ryan Reynolds , Deadpoolfound the sweet spot between deport superhero thrills and mocking the whole enterprise of superhero movies , creating a sport , uber - violent action film that penetrate with a much bigger interview than was anticipated . Thanks toDeadpool , the approximation of gas constant - rated action blockbusters is nowviable in Hollywood , and that is reflected in the fact thatDeadpool 2is being give a prominent summer release slot up against the more traditional franchise tentpole movieSolo .
Speaking to a panel at L.A. Comic Con , Deadpoolcomic Jehovah Rob Liefeld talked about what it feel like being aStar Warsfan and watching a movie establish on his laughable competing directly with a movie adjust in theStar Warsuniverse . Liefeld lovingly remember seeing the originalStar Warsin the theatre as a small fry , and being reverence - struck by George Lucas ' vision . However , Liefeld wo n’t let hisStar Warsfandom get in the way of rooting forDeadpool 2to dominate in head - to - psyche loge office armed combat withSolo . In fact , Liefeld predict thatDeadpoolwill beat up on Solo when the two movies square off in multiplexes make out June :
" But Disney is delusional and is opening ' Han Solo ' a week before ' Deadpool ! ' And they are going to get their screwing kicked ! Seven 24-hour interval later ; mark my Word of God , skeptical man ! [ point to audience phallus ] Mark my words : Han Solo , get the pit out of the summertime , ‘cause seven Clarence Shepard Day Jr. later , an army of soldier of fortune is coming to send the Falcon into hyperspace ! Disney I rationalise in advance , but I ’m telling the truth : Deadpool is kick the bucket to kick your ass . "
Liefeld could be channeling Deadpool himself with the horrid bluster of his statement - but is it really such an absurd approximation to reckon thatDeadpool 2might out - performSolo ? The Disney hype - machine will no doubt be in full - force in the week lead up toSolo , and when it hits , it will do so with all the tops - charged pop culture power of theStar Warsbrand behind it . It ’s well - known thatSolowent through atroubled production process , but that likely wo n’t weigh to hardcoreStar Warsfans who will grow out in droves to seeSolothe first weekend .
Nothing compares to theStar Warsfranchise for ethnic signification , and certainly no one can out - expend Disney when it arrive to selling , butDeadpoolisn’t precisely an underdog in this fight . Deadpoolhas cut up out its own spot in pop music civilization , building up a bombastic awareness with the general populace out of doors of its own core of rabid fan . TheDeadpoolbrand has clout too , and there will no doubt be a vast turn - out gap weekend forDeadpool 2 .
WhetherDeadpool 2actually beatsSoloin its 2d weekend , and goes on to out - performSoloin overall flagrant , will depend largely on interview reaction toSolo . If Disney wangle to deliver a hearty Han Solo adventure , in spite of all the problems that blight the product , thenSolowill in all probability have the staying - baron to stand offDeadpool 2 . However , ifSoloturns out to be bad and word - of - mouth pain its second - weekend numbers , thenDeadpool 2may very well " kick its ass , " as Liefeld promise .
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