Ryan Reynolds term as Deadpool seemed dead on arrival due to the clumsy handling of the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). In fact, the movie itself was panned so bad that the planned follow up Origins movies were killed and replaced by First Class films. Reynolds, however, didn't give up and campaigned for giving the character another chance and done right. He even had a 3 minute test reel made to convince studio heads at Fox. When the footage was shared to the public, the response was enough to Green Light production. It became the first R Rated Fox Marvel Film that was followed up by the R rated Wolverine movie Logan the following year. While it had a modest budget for a super hero film, it became the first R rated film to have a three-day weekend that brought in over a 100 million in the US and became the highest grossing R rated film of all time. It was also the largest opening for a first time theatrical director. Stan Lee's cameo was as a DJ at a strip club. Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld also made a brief cameo at the bar. Co-Creator Fabian Nicieza was referenced with the street name Fabian St. The movie was Tim Miller's first theatrical film as a director. Daniel Cudmore, who played Colossus in X2: X-Men United and X-Men: Days of Future Past declined to play the role for the film, so was replaced by Andre Tricoteux/Stefan Kapicic/Greg LaSalle. The role earned Ryan Reynolds the first actor to be nominated for a Golden Globe playing a Marvel character. The film also featured Morena Baccarin as Venessa, T.J. Miller as Weasel, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Ed Skrein as Ajax, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Gina Carano as Angel Dust, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, and Randal Reeder as Buck. The film had a release date of February 12, 2016. ("Deadpool", Marvel Movie Event)