The first Deadpool film was theatrically released in 2016.
Directed by Tim Miller and starring Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool follows Wade Wilson after an experimental cancer treatment leaves him disfigured and gives him accelerated healing. The film uses an unconventional structure, breaking the fourth wall and mixing superhero action with adult comedy.
Deadpool opened in February 2016 and became a major commercial success despite its R rating in the United States. Its success demonstrated that an adult-oriented comic-book film could attract a large international audience.
Deadpool 2 followed in 2018. Viewers sometimes confuse the first film’s release year with 2015, when a test-footage presentation helped revive production interest, but the completed feature was released the following year.