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Breaking the fourth wall doesn't happen all that often in movies—especially not in today's overly earnest and gritty superhero movies.
That's what makes Deadpool special. He's fast-talking, brash, in-your-face and constantly going meta with references to his own role in a fictional universe, which makes him the perfect pitchman for his own trailer.
In the brief preview of a preview below, Deadpool lampoons classic trailer copy ("In a world …") while taking jabs at the studio behind the film (20th Century Fox), its odd depiction of his character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and star Ryan Reynolds' not-so-award-winning acting career.
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