( CNN ) Ryan Reynolds gave us a sneak peek at his new costume last week , and followed it up with a first look on video . The actor posed on a bearskin rug to show off how he looks as masked Marvel character Deadpool in a post that quickly got positive responses from fans on social media . The photo is a parody of Burt Reynolds ' famous nude image from a 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan and is very much in keeping with Deadpool 's wisecracking , tongue-in-cheek persona . ( Here 's the original , in case you were born after 1972 or chose to delete the image from your mind . ) Deadpool 's costume , a favorite among comic book fans and convention cosplayers , includes a mask that covers the entire face , so we might not see the face of 2010 's sexiest man for much of the movie . Reynolds played Deadpool in 2009 's `` X-Men Origins : Wolverine , '' but he never wore the famous red and black attire . Instead , he wore an unremarkable black suit bearing none of the hallmarks of the costume worn in the comics . As the vanity shot indicates , Reynolds will be fully suited when returns to the role in first the feature-length `` Deadpool , '' scheduled for release in 2016 . In response to skepticism online who was beneath the mask , screenwriter Rhett Reese confirmed via Twitter that Reynolds was indeed in the suit . Then as a special treat for April Fools ' Day , Reynolds was `` interviewed '' by `` Extra '' host Mario Lopez , about the debate over whether the movie should be rated PG-13 or R. The ultraviolent Deadpool would seem to lend himself to an R rating , but Reynolds settled all that in memorable fashion , `` killing '' Lopez in the process .
Ryan Reynolds debuts first look at his Deadpool costume . The actor is set to star in the upcoming film "Deadpool" and has been spotted wearing a black suit with white stripes on the front of it.