Teaser Trailer Released for “Deadpool 2”

By KAYLA ROYSTER Staff Writer

Three words to describe this Marvel character? Crass, rude and unpredictable. Imagine a super villain who murders without remorse, decides to switch to the hero team and has no filter. That describes the man in the red and black leather suit.

"Deadpool" came out about a year ago, and with its inappropriate science, jokes with hidden innuendos, plot and action was a quick hit. Coming in 2018, "Deadpool 2" is starting the hype train and a trailer has recently been released.

The trailer isn't anything exciting, it doesn't even give you insight into what the mov- ie is going to be about. Unlike most trailers, which show you the best part of the movie, this trailer leaves you confused and wondering what the movie's storyline is.

Deadpool, also known as Wade Winston Wilson, sees two characters fighting, determines that they will need help and runs into a telephone booth to change into his costume. The irony of the situation comes with the amount of time that it takes for him to change into the costume. A good two minutes of the short trailer is of him having a hard time changing. When he's finally done, you guessed it, so is one of the male characters.

In saying "done," I'm referring to the fact that the char- acters dead. This trailer had the superhero take so long tochange that a bystander was murdered. What makes this trailer even more interesting is that rather than calling the cops, Deadpool lays down his body and questions why there was a phone booth to begin with as well as the struggles he had changing.

The trailer ends with him taking the dead man's ice cream from his grocery bag and making a joke asking if he's going to eat it. If you know the character, you know to expect crass humor and action scenes. What you probably didn't expect was a trailer that, though it is funny, gave no information on to what the movie that is being released a year from May possesses.

Going in, I wondered why Jake Gyllenhaal, who since "Prince of Persia" in 2010 has chosen to avoid tentpole movies, decided to be a part of this big-budget "alien" film. It becomes clear, rather quickly, that "Life" is not your typical entry in the genre.

Director Daniel Espinosa ("Safe House") and the two screenwriters deserve a lot of credit for going against formula in a formulaic movie.

Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson ("Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation") play three of six crew members working on the International Space Station.

Their mission is to examine specimens collected from the most recent expedition to Mars. The goal is to prove that there is, indeed, some form of life on the Red Planet. And they do!

But then...things begin to

Unlike "Gravity," the visuals are not the stars of "Life," though the cinematography is passable. Most of the story takes place inside the space station, providing that nice, trapped, claustrophobic tension necessary to make a film like this work. There are several intense and surprising moments that also fulfill the requirement.

Gyllenhaal is one of the decade's most fascinating actors. His performance in "Nightcrawler" still gives me the chills whenever I think about that film. He delivers again here as a doctor who enjoys being away from Earth maybe more than he should. He, Reynolds, Ferguson and the others all interact convincingly.

Without giving too much away, and that's difficult with this movie, the title gets twisted on its head in multiple ways. And the finale, in terms of payoff, rivals the one in "Arrival."