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Combining different iconic pop culture elements with almost nothing in common can be really difficult. But when it came toDeadpool, Wade Wilson said ‘hold my post-credit scenes’. Well, according to Marvel’s 2016 Ryan Reynolds installment, the movie featured an iconic scene by re-enacting a particular sequence fromThe Office, andFerris Bueller’s Day Off.
Delighting the fandom and casual moviegoers with a particular moment of breaking the fourth wall, Deadpool created a connection between The Merc With The Mouth, Steve Carell’s mockumentary sitcom, and the man responsible for the best day off ever.
Ryan Reynold’sDeadpooland its Iconic Pop Culture Reference
Coming up with a story about the psychopathic, motor-mouth mercenary Wade Wilson, Marvel turnedRyan Reynolds’ 2016 installment ofDeadpoolinto a blockbuster. Filled with double-meaning jokes and sarcasm, the movie eventually became a fan-favorite source of entertainment. Thereafter, Marvel released a sequel in 2018 and is currently waiting todelight fans with another installmentin 2024.
Deadpool Breaks the Fourth Wall in a Subtle Nod at Chainsaw Man that Would Have Tatsuki Fujimoto Forget About Captain America
Meanwhile, let’s take a look at how, despite not having a lot in common with Steve Carell’sThe OfficeandFerris Bueller’s Day Off,the 2016Deadpoolmovie created an iconic connection between the two. Well, in Ryan Reynolds’ movie, Wade Wilson often expressed the habit of breaking the fourth wall, which led him to talk or look directly at the camera as if addressing the audience, one-on-one.
This very habit of breaking the fourth wall was spotted inSteve Carell’sThe Officeand even inFerris Bueller’s Day Off. Therefore, following this common element,Deadpoolfeatured a post-credit sequence as a re-enactment of an exactly similar scene fromFerris Bueller’s Day OffandCarell’sThe Office. In all three scenes, the actors were spotted breaking the fourth wall and speaking directly with the audience, asking them to leave as the movie was over.
Using that very pop culture reference from the two projects,Deadpoolre-enacted the very scene. The Merc With The Mouth was thus spotted speaking directly with the audience asking them to leave, during the post-credit scenes. Take a look at the common sequence fromDeadpool,The Office, andFerris Bueller’s Day Offas shared byGrinning Grims.
DeadpoolScreenwriter and Producer Discussed the Inspiration
While we’re discussing the scene, why not learn how the screenwriters and the producers were inspired to enact the masterpiece? According toCinemaBlend, screenwriters/producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick addressed the pop culture sequence and noted the inspiration behind it. As explained by Reese, the idea struck as lightning after they figured out the fourth-wall-breaking similarity between the three.
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“Ferris Bueller is obviously famous for many things, one of them is breaking the fourth wall, so it just kind of clicked in my head, like, ‘What if Deadpool is in the robe, and he’s walking down the hallway.’ We wrote it, and everyone was like, ‘My God, this is it.’”
Discussing how the amalgamation of the same scene from the projects helped people finally understand what they were actually trying to create with their screenplay, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick mentioned the reaction of one particular executive at Fox.
“What’s interesting is it was that moment that unlocked the movie for a lot of people. One of the execs at Fox, after reading the Ferris Bueller coda was like, ‘This movie is Ferris Bueller meets Natural Born Killers.’ And that’s what this movie is. In a way, she’s right. That’s exactly what it is. So it was just a fun nod to one of our favorite movies growing up.”
Certainly, the re-enactment of the scenes fromFerris Bueller’s Day OffandThe Office, paid off well, forDeadpool. Fans were undoubtedly amazed by the scene, although it took a few minutes for some to actually realize where it was taken from.
Deadpoolis available on Disney+.
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Krittika Mukherjee is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on films, TV shows, and celebrity news with over 3,000 articles published. With an educational background in Journalism, and a keen interest in filmmaking, Krittika blends factual precision with creative flair, when crafting her editorials, or dissecting fan theories.Her coverage often includes news and analyses of critically acclaimed films, celebrity news, and franchises like the Wizarding World, LOTR, DC, and MCU—particularly Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, Superheroes, and fan theories. As a Wizarding World aficionado, Krittika has spent countless hours exploring hidden backstories, unadapted book moments, spells, and trivias surrounding J.K. Rowling’s lore.An imaginative writer with a way with words, Krittika has worked as an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a web content writer for a year. She brought her experience and expertise to FandomWire to pursue her desire for sipping coffee while dissecting films and tracking celebrity drama.
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