The Devil Wore Prada Backwards: How Tom Rothman Accidentally Created Cinema's Greatest Villain

Before Ryan Reynolds became Deadpool, Fox executive Tom Rothman nearly killed the character by sewing his mouth shut and turning him into a generic action figure. But Rothman's decade-long war against creative vision—from butchering Daredevil to neutering X-Men Origins—accidentally forged Reynolds into the perfect producer-star hybrid who would eventually burn down the entire system. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.