He’s been Hannibal King and Deadpool, already, and he’ll soon, of course, be Green Lantern, so why shouldn’t he be Captain Excellent, as well? Just take a look at the poster to the right for PAPER MAN ( courtesy of Comingsoon). Ryan Reynolds has become to the go-to guy for superheroes at the movies, although Capt. Excellent isn’t based off a comics character nor does it look like his characterization’s going to be that straightforward.   At least, that’s what I’m inferring from the movie’s official synopsis…

[PAPER MAN is] a coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne [Jeff Daniels] and a Long Island teen [Emma Stone] who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife [Lisa Kudrow] and his imaginary Superhero friend [Ryan Reynolds].

This flick's coming out some time in the spring/summer and it sounds like this has more in common with THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO than it does with something like UNBREAKABLE, or even DEFENDOR.   I’ll say that the cast is definitely appealing, although ever since DUMB & DUMBER (my personal favorite comedy) I’ve been waiting for Jeff Daniels to bust out some physical comedy. It’s been too long since we’ve seen his violent battle with an entire coffee mug’s worth of Ex Lax.  I’ve liked Emma Stone since SUPERBAD and her turn in ZOMBIELAND definitely has made her one to watch.

I’ve never had an imaginary friend, myself.  Although, there were times when I was shooting skits entirely alone for my public access show in high school where I started to suspect I might have more than one. Did any of you out there in the bountifully-imagined Comic Vine community ever have one?   Sometimes I speculate that YOU all are, in actuality, figments of my imagination. After Wonder Con, I’m only sure that  RadZombie, Misterz173 and AngeTheDude are real. Be sure to prove me wrong and come out for C2E2.

-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Comics and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia. Watch out for the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover collection this April - - available for pre-order now on Amazon.com.

Looks like it will be funny can't wait to see a trailer 

I heard about this. :D  
I'm only watching it for Emma Stone, but Ryan might surprise me.

I'm getting sick of RR and this whole superhero thing. hey if DC ever does JLA movie maybe they can just cast RR to play the whole team, I'm sure he would want all the parts.

" I'm getting sick of RR and this whole superhero thing. hey if DC ever does JLA movie maybe they can just cast RR to play the whole team, I'm sure he would want all the parts. "

jeez Ryan, pace yourself. You have Deadpool, Green Lantern, now this.

" @the_fallen11 said:

" I'm getting sick of RR and this whole superhero thing. hey if DC ever does JLA movie maybe they can just cast RR to play the whole team, I'm sure he would want all the parts. "

Nope jus GL and FLash.  And isnt PaperMan the movie... old news. or did i find it earlier than everyone else? "

he has blond hair!

Could be an funny film.

"I'm getting sick of RR and this whole superhero thing. hey if DC ever does JLA movie maybe they can just cast RR to play the whole team, I'm sure he would want all the parts. "

No-no-no-noooooooooo!

Is this a movie where part of his growing up is giving up comics because that is kids stuff?

Arachnophobia = Fear Of Movies Starring Jeff Daniels

Oh come on people.
Hanibal king was a comic charachter not a superhero.
Kinda the same thing for Deadpool. 
Reynolds was only rumoured for Flash and Captain Excellent is hardly gonna be a straight forward superhero movie.
 
Superheroes and comic book stuff in general are the big genre at the momment and Reynolds is a working actor. Let's all try to find some thing else in life to get annoyed about. Is there still a war on?

I do know who Ryan Reynolds is but don't know who captain whatever his name is someone tell me....

" Nope jus GL and FLash.  And isnt PaperMan the movie... old news. or did i find it earlier than everyone else? "

Yeah, I don't see the problem with this. It sounds like a side-role, and Deadpool (the good kind) was in the Wolverine for, like, only ten minutes anyways.

" @Yung ANcient One said:

" @the_fallen11 said:

" I'm getting sick of RR and this whole superhero thing. hey if DC ever does JLA movie maybe they can just cast RR to play the whole team, I'm sure he would want all the parts. "

Nope jus GL and FLash.  And isnt PaperMan the movie... old news. or did i find it earlier than everyone else? "

I've already said this. "

 @The Crimson Nutcase said:

" @Yung ANcient One said:

" Nope jus GL and FLash.  And isnt PaperMan the movie... old news. or did i find it earlier than everyone else? "

Yeah thats what I was thinking I heard about Paperman early last year... "

I HAD imaginary friends. They were real kids, just imagined they were my friends.

He isn't even a real superhero in this... it's not like this character comes from a comic book. It's completely made up for the film.
 
It's an interesting concept. And i've seen some clips of it and it is pretty damn funny.