Ryan Reynolds Gives Us a First Look at DEADPOOL

Earlier today Ryan Reynolds revealed the first official image from Deadpool, directed by Tim Miller, via Twitter featuring everyone’s favorite merc with a mouth looking very relaxed in front of the fire.

Deadpool also stars T.J. Miller, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, and Gina Carano, and is set to open in theaters February 12th, 2016.

Here’s the original tweet:

and here’s a larger version of the image:

Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.