Deadpool type Movie genre Superhero

Deadpool became a box office smash in no small part due to its slick special effects. Sure, there’s Ryan Reynolds starring as the Merc with a Mouth, and the music choices were on point, but the dazzling effects-heavy action sequences were also a key selling point.

In a new effects reel from Atomic Fiction, the studio that worked on Deadpool, the layers are peeled back on the film’s opening sequence. The video takes viewers step-by-step through the sequence, pausing to deconstruct effects schematics and demonstrate where and how CGI was used.

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