Overview

• Reynolds confirmed on stage in Toronto that he was the person who put the 2014 test footage online, ending years of coy hints.
• He said the viral reaction pushed 20th Century Fox to approve Deadpool within 24 hours after initially passing on the project.
• Reynolds acknowledged the move could have had legal consequences but said he is grateful he followed his instinct.
• The CGI test reel was created with filmmaker Tim Miller in 2012 to demonstrate a comic-accurate, R-rated take the studio had resisted.
• He had previously avoided a direct admission, including during a Vanity Fair polygraph bit, as the franchise later delivered record R-rated box-office results.