( CNN ) -- A long-held wish for fans of Marvel 's Deadpool is finally coming true . According to studio 20th Century Fox , the comic book star will arrive in theaters with a movie of his own on February 12 , 2016 . This is the newest Marvel mutant to star in his own project , but he 's not exactly a typical comic book hero . Deadpool 's known as `` the merc with a mouth , '' a mercenary with a sarcastic sense of humor who racks up a hefty body count and routinely breaks the fourth wall in his comics . Fans expect the upcoming film will have to be rated `` R '' to do the chatty , wisecracking , sociopathic character justice . Deadpool has appeared on screen before ; in 2009 , he was played by a combination of Ryan Reynolds and Scott Adkins in `` X-Men Origins : Wolverine . '' Reynolds actually did some filming as the character a few years ago , and the footage leaked online right around the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con , which was held in July . The teaser clip definitely indicates that the film is n't for everyone , but it 's been viewed more than 700,000 times . Reynolds has n't been officially announced as the lead , but he 's been so closely identified with the character it 's almost assumed he will get the part . In an interview during the recent Toronto Film Festival , he 's quoted as crediting the Internet reaction to the leaked footage as giving this project the push it needed . `` The movie has been in a state of limbo for a while , '' Reynolds told The Niagara Falls Review . `` There was such an overpowering reaction to the footage , you sort of feel like , 'Oh , so we were n't crazy for our reasons for loving this character , for loving this role . ' It 's interesting to see the power of the Internet . It 's awe-inspiring , actually . '' He was n't the only one who felt that way . One of the film 's writers , Rhett Reese , actively tried to whip up fans online getting more than 50,000 people to retweet a call to support the movie . Now that Fox has announced the film , he thanked everyone with a tweet of celebration .
Studio 20th Century Fox confirms a `` Deadpool '' movie is on the way . The Marvel hero is n't exactly typical . Fans believe the movie would need an `` R '' rating to do the character justice . It 's slated for release on February 12 , 2016 .