Check out this sweet breakdown of the visual effects in the comic book movie blockbuster Deadpool.

The reel below -- posted by CGMeetup (via Latino-Review) -- details the before and after of the VFX work done to bring the merc with a mouth, the mighty X-Man Colossus, and more to cinematic life.

The visual effects companies that worked on Deadpool include VFX Studios Atomic Fiction, Blur Studio, Digital Domain, Weta Digital, Luma Pictures, Rodeo FX, and Image Engine.



Deadpool is a huge hit for 20th Century Fox, having grossed $325.4 million worldwide so far. With a current domestic cume of $172.4 million, Deadpool has already outgrossed X-Men, X-Men: First Class, and The Wolverine and will quickly eclipse X-Men Origins: Wolverine's final tally.