‘I Still Don’t Know The True Story’: Kevin Feige Tells Us About Ryan Reynolds’ Legendary Leaked Deadpool Test Footage, And Why He’s ‘Glad They Did It’

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Deadpool officially becomes part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the biggest movie franchise in the world. It’s an impressive run considering that there was a time when there was never going to be a "Deadpool" movie. Had it not been for test footage being leaked, we wouldn’t be here today. Even the head of Marvel Studios still doesn’t know what happened, but he's glad it did.  Nobody has ever taken credit for the test footage that was leaked online that gave fans a taste of what a "Deadpool" movie could be. When it happened, fans were instantly interested in seeing more, which ended up getting the first movie greenlighted. CinemaBlend’s own Sean O’Connell asked Kevin Feige if he has since learned what happened, and it turns out even he is in the dark.

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00:00We wouldn't be sitting here if the leaked Deadpool footage didn't get out years ago.

00:05I ate some bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

00:11Oh, hello there.

00:12Do you remember seeing that for the first time?

00:14And as a Marvel president now at this point, you can't condone leaked footage,

00:18but ultimately that got us here.

00:21Yes, and I saw that footage and experienced that as you did,

00:25just as an outsider and as a fan looking at it.

00:28And I still don't know the true story of it, by the way.

00:31I've asked Ryan. He doesn't really tell me.

00:33No.

00:34But if it was a masterful play, then it was masterful.

00:38I'm glad they did it, because as you say, here we are.

00:40Here we are.

00:41I'm the Messiah.

00:44I am Marvel Jesus.

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