Writer and artist Michael Vincent Bramley believes he deserves credit for Once Upon A Deadpool due to a tweet from last year.
It was a surprise to many fans when Fox revealed they would release a PG-13 Deadpool 2 this Christmas and using Fred Savage as a Princess Bride framing device. Bramley recently brought to light a tweet of his from last year suggesting The Princess Bride framing device idea if Marvel Studios forced a PG-13 Deadpool because of the upcoming Disney-Fox deal:
@VancityReynolds If Marvel forces you to make a PG-13 Deadpool, just copy the framing device from The Princess Bride and have Deadpool censoring it for Fred Savage as a bedtime story. A kidnapped adult Fred Savage. There, I fixed it.
— M.V.B. (@MVBramley) December 7, 2017
With Once Upon a Deadpool hitting theaters next month, Bramley went on to tweet about how similar his pitch is to the finished product and shared an article of Ryan Reynolds saying he came up with the idea for the film months after his tweet:
Sooo… I tweeted the exact plot of the new 'Once Upon A Deadpool' PG version of #Deadpool2 at Ryan Reynolds almost a year ago and it somehow wound up in a movie without me knowing. #deadpool #ryanreynolds #xmen #movies #OnceUponADeadpool #fredsavage #marvelmovies #mcu pic.twitter.com/tTMHwh2A1a
— M.V.B. (@MVBramley) November 21, 2018
This article says @VancityReynolds pitched this earlier in the year after DP2 was released. Months after I tweeted him. https://t.co/XI1yTRg4LS
— M.V.B. (@MVBramley) November 21, 2018
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Once Upon a Deadpool will be released in theaters on December 12 for a limited engagement that concludes on Christmas Eve.
After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor – finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World’s Best Lover.
Directed by David Leith from a script written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool 2 stars Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, and Jack Kesy.
Deadpool 2 is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD.
