Coming off of Deadpool, filmmaker Tim Miller was on top of the world. You’d think that he and the rest of the Deadpool crew would go forward. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. There were rumors surrounding the reason, with some pointing to Miller wanting to go bigger in the sequel and Reynolds wanting to lean into what worked in the original. But what really happened? It’s stuff like this you expect to go unanswered.

However, in an interview with KCRW, Miller himself answers that very question. 

“It became clear that Ryan wanted to be in control of the franchise,” Miller told the outlet. “You can work that way as a director, quite successfully, but I can’t. I don’t mind having a debate, but if I can’t win, I don’t want to play. And I don’t think you can negotiate every creative decision, there’s too many to make. So Ryan’s the face of the franchise, and he was the most important component of that, by far. So if he decides he wants to control it, then he’s going to control it.”

You know what? More power to both Miller and Reynolds. Reynolds understandably felt very possessive of the character, and Miller, recognizing it, also recognized he wanted to bring a lot more to the table than he was allowed, so he opted out.

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Interestingly enough, it sounds like he had similar qualms with producer James Cameron while working as a director on Terminator: Dark Fate, a film that, quite fittingly, had a dark fate of its own at the box office. 

When asked in the same interview if he’d work with Cameron again, Miller said, “No, but it has nothing to do with whatever trauma I have from the experience. It’s more that I just don’t want to be in a situation again where I don’t have the control to do what I think is right.”

This isn’t too surprising to hear. This past October, Cameron told Cinema Blend that he had many disagreements with Miller in the editing room.

“I would say many,” Cameron said if there were any disagreements between him and Miller. “And the blood is still being scrubbed off the walls from those creative battles. This is a film that was forged in fire. So yeah, but that’s the creative process, right?”

Between these two projects, it’s clear that Miller craves control. With that in mind, I can’t help but think that Miller needs to create his own I.P. to work with. It’s clear he’s got talent, but it’s also clear he’s the type of filmmaker who simply isn’t cut out for big properties. I came into this piece thinking that he needs to chill, but now I’m thinking he needs to find the right project that will allow him the type of control he wants.

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SOURCE: KCRW, CinemaBlend