Watch Tim Miller S Short Film That Helped Him Land Deadpool

Watch Tim Miller’s Short Film That Helped Him Land ‘Deadpool’

By Jack Giroux/Feb. 18, 2016 6:00 am EST

Below, watch Batman, Superman, The Flash, and more in a 6-minute short.

The short film, DC Universe Online, premiered at San Diego Comic Con. It’s a multiplayer online role-playing game, in which you can choose to fight in Gotham or Metropolis. The game features DC icons, and in this video, you can see some of them working together to defeat Lex Luthor.

Here’s the DC Universe Online trailer (via Geek Tyrant):

Following the debut of the short film, Miller got a call from 20th Century Fox. Initially, he was brought in to assist with X-Men: First Class, but the experience was a positive one, so someone at the studio brought up Deadpool to him. Speaking with Time Out Dubai, Miller discussed how the short film helped get him the Deadpool gig:

And it ended up being a happy ending for Miller, Reynolds, and all involved, because Miller was absolutely the right director for the critical and box-office hit. His special effects background certainly helped stretch the budget, which is reported to be just under $60 million, and, more importantly than the visual effects, he made a character-driven, faithful adaptation of Deadpool. Thankfully, Miller is likely to return for the sequel.

Deadpool is now in theaters.