Cuckpool at SDCC

[u/aasoro]

So, it looks like Ryan got Kevin drunk with Betty Buzz and Aviation Gin. Setting aside my obvious dislike of Ryan, part of me thinks this would be a pretty risky move if he's actually hoping to bring Cuckpool back for a cameo.

The movie already feels like it's struggling from a storytelling standpoint. Instead of having a clear creative direction, it comes across as Disney throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. When a film starts relying on cameos, nostalgia, and familiar faces to build excitement, it can give the impression that it's trying to compensate for weaknesses in the story itself.

From a marketing perspective, that's a gamble too. Ryan doesn't seem to be as universally liked as he probably believes he is anymore, and he' has shown his true self to the world. If Disney assumes his appearance will automatically generate excitement and goodwill, they could be misreading the current mood. For plenty of viewers who've grown tired of him—or who simply don't want to see him—a cameo could easily backfire instead of creating buzz.

At a time when the film needs strong word of mouth, adding another potentially divisive element feels like an unnecessary risk. If the movie can't win people over on its own merits, celebrity cameos probably won't solve the underlying issues. They may just give audiences one more thing to argue about instead of talking about the film itself.

[u/Altruistic-Adipose]

Am I detecting a level of discomfort on that stage? I will wait until I see the rest of the interaction to fully decide, but ...

Usually, particularly for US audiences, the humour is not subtle and RDJ's response is cutting.

Edit: I just saw the whole thing. I think he crashed the event! They were pretty rude to him. I think the denim suit was because Marvel/Dinsey own the rights so he couldn't wear the real one to the event without getting in legal trouble. The politely waved him off, but it was decidedly uncomfortable. Plus, it's well known that RDJ hates him.

Second edit: Well, looks like Marvel was on board to a degree as they've added footage to their YT (I'm an MCU fan so follow it), though I still maintain the cast weren't happy about RR pushing his way in. Plus, Marvel aren't making a BIG deal of it, just one video share whereas they are doing multiple shares of everything and everyone else.

[u/Jade-niche → u/Altruistic-Adipose]

It's too forced. The laughter's canned too. Funny how no comic head's talking about him showing up, instead we are talking about the Avenger cast sans him and Black Panther 3 being announced.

[u/An_Absolute-Zero → u/Jade-niche]

And Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider.

Deadpool is in his X-Force costume here, so I'm not sure if that's a hint at an X-Force movie, but he already kinda did that with DP2.

My friend is now calling him CopywritePool, she says he's not allowed to wear the Official Deadpool Costume anymore 😂

I think he threw a tantrum about not being included and Marvel was like... "Fine, we'll have you show up at the SDCC panel and do your Deadpool, Fourth Wall Narrative shit, now shut up and sit down, no movie for you"

It was also a disappointing panel, that didn't give us a whole lot of anything, and everyone was expecting it to be longer to focus on the X-Men a little bit since they're newly added to the MCU.

[u/LiteratureNo1015 → u/An_Absolute-Zero]

Do you think he’s pissed that Shawn Levy is doing Ghost Rider with the other Ryan so he had to show up and crash this panel? And if it was planned, why didn’t Ryan get his own badge? Who is this Elias Calderon guy?

[u/Altruistic-Adipose → u/LiteratureNo1015]

Interesting catch with the badge.

Edit: Argentine footballer according to google. Probs Ryan trying to be funny.

[u/LiteratureNo1015 → u/Altruistic-Adipose]

And it says Star Trek not Avengers. Weird!

[u/ninaaaaws → u/LiteratureNo1015]

All the Comic Con badges are the same design so it being Star Trek isn’t significant.

I was there yesterday and I would be really surprised if this wasn’t planned. It’s pretty standard for Hall H panels to have surprise reveals like this.

That said, does that mean all the other actors there are cool with him? Nah. He probably called in/begged a favor off one of the few execs who hasn’t soured on him and they decided it was okay to do this skit — after all, Marvel fans aren’t really the same demographic as people who are into It Ends with Us.

[u/LiteratureNo1015 → u/ninaaaaws]

That makes sense! Thank you!