Thanks to its sharp wit and its relevant criticism of popular films, Honest Trailers has made a big impact in the film world. Directors like James Gunn and The Russo Brothers have acknowledged the web series’ existence and respected it by trying to make their movies “Honest Trailer-proof.”
Now, another member of the film industry has shared his love of Honest Trailers. The web series just released its Deadpool episode, and the superhero flick’s star, Ryan Reynolds, guest stars.
In the video, Honest Trailer epic voice Jon Bailey picks apart Deadpool’s flaws and inconsistencies with his usual litany of humorous takes, while Reynolds, in Deadpool’s voice, offers foul-mouthed counterpoints and some light-hearted criticism of his own. In fittingly “meta” fashion, Reynolds also tosses in some references to popular web series like Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and The Fine Bros’ React franchise.
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As a release from Defy Media (the producer of Honest Trailers) notes, the idea for a collaboration with Reynolds followed Deadpool director Tim Miller’s interest in the Honest Trailer format. In an interview, Miller said he wanted to include an Honest Trailer in the credits of his movie. That would have matched the film’s self-aware opening credits, which as Reynolds explains in the new video, were “borrowed” from Honest Trailers.
“It was such a joy to work with Ryan,” said Defy Media SVP of Content Andy Signore. “He is absolutely the nicest dude and he just totally got it. He reached out directly, no studio, no agent, no PR reps – just him emailing directly making sure he gave us everything we needed. He gave us way more time then he had time to give, and I am extremely grateful for it! He’s a complete pro, and he’s made some new fans for life.”
When the people who you’re making of start to acknowledge your work — that’s when you know you’ve made it. New Honest Trailers episodes arrive each week on the ScreenJunkies channel.
