# No Good Deed (2017 film)
**No Good Deed** is a 2017 American short film starring [Ryan Reynolds](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryan-reynolds) as the [Marvel Comics](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-comics) character Deadpool (Wade Wilson), released on March 3, 2017, and shown before screenings of *Logan* in North American theaters in place of a post-credits scene.[1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/) Directed by [David Leitch](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-leitch) and written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds, the roughly four-minute comedy short was made by 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment as a promotional piece ahead of *Deadpool 2* (2018).[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/) • [1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/) It sits outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline and is treated by viewers' guides as a standalone gag.[1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | March 3, 2017, attached to North American theatrical screenings of *Logan* in place of a post-credits scene[1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/) |
| Runtime | 4 minutes per IMDb; some databases list 3 minutes or 3:45[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/) • [3](https://cortosdemetraje.com/cortometrajes/deadpool-no-good-deed/) |
| Director and writers | David Leitch directed; written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/) |
| Cast | Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool; Stan Lee appears uncredited, only in the online version[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/) • [1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/) |
| Production | 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment; not part of the MCU timeline[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/) • [1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/) |
| Reception | IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from about 9,600 users[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and style
The short opens with Wade Wilson spotting an old man in trouble during a mugging and rushing to help, but first he has to change into his Deadpool suit.[1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/) He dashes into a phone booth to change "Superman style", a deliberate homage to the Man of Steel; the Superman (1978) score plays as he runs, and the word "hope" appears inside the booth, the [Kryptonian](https://www.edgepedia.org/kryptonian) meaning of the S shield.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/trivia/) The gag is that he takes too long to suit up, and by the time he emerges the victim has already been killed.[5](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/06/deadpool-2-teaser-trailer-logan-superman)
The piece carries the meta-humor of the 2016 *Deadpool* film. The phone booth bears the graffiti "Nathan Summers cumming soon!", a reference to Cable, the time-traveling soldier who appears in *Deadpool 2*.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/trivia/) A poster for *Firefly*, a Fox series featuring *Deadpool* actress [Morena Baccarin](https://www.edgepedia.org/morena-baccarin), is visible as Deadpool crosses the street, and the closing music quotes the theme from *True Romance* (1993).[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/trivia/) The end credits inexplicably feature a fast-scrolling book report on [Ernest Hemingway](https://www.edgepedia.org/ernest-hemingway)'s *The Old Man and the Sea*, and the YouTube upload carried an erroneous video description reading "Wade and the other girls from the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants plan a trip to Cabot Cove."[5](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/06/deadpool-2-teaser-trailer-logan-superman)
## Release and versions
The short played in theaters before *Logan* when that film opened in the United States on March 3, 2017.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/) Ryan Reynolds posted it to his YouTube account the day after *Logan* opened, and this online cut differs from the theatrical one: it features a different opening song and adds an uncredited cameo from Marvel Comics legend [Stan Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/stan-lee).[1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/) The theatrical version was originally released only in US cinemas before going online.[6](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/602091/ryan-reynolds-returns-as-deadpool-in-short-film-no-good-deed/story/)
**Not a trailer.** Although widely described as a teaser for *Deadpool 2*, Deadpool writer Rhett Reese stated on Twitter that the piece was not intended as a trailer for the sequel and that none of its footage would appear in the final film.[5](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/06/deadpool-2-teaser-trailer-logan-superman) It adds no plot to the sequel and is not required viewing before it.[1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/)
## Context
The short arrived while *Deadpool 2* was in pre-production. Tim Miller did not return to direct the sequel, and David Leitch, who directed this short, stepped up to direct the feature; shooting for *Deadpool 2* was expected to begin in June 2017.[6](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/602091/ryan-reynolds-returns-as-deadpool-in-short-film-no-good-deed/story/) The first *Deadpool* film had taken $783 million at the global box office, at the time the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, and the short kept the character visible between features.[5](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/06/deadpool-2-teaser-trailer-logan-superman)
Because it is a Marvel film made outside the [Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-cinematic-universe), it does not appear on [Marvel Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-studios)' official timeline, and watch-order guides classify it as an optional "legacy" title.[1](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/) On IMDb it holds a 7.9/10 rating from about 9,600 users.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/)
## References
1. [No Good Deed (2017): Marvel Film Guide & Watch Order, MarvelWatchOrder](https://marvelwatchorder.com/movies/no-good-deed-2017/)
2. [Deadpool: No Good Deed (Video 2017), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/)
3. [Deadpool: No Good Deed, Cortos de metraje](https://cortosdemetraje.com/cortometrajes/deadpool-no-good-deed/)
4. [Deadpool: No Good Deed (2017) - Trivia, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6612630/trivia/)
5. [Deadpool 2 teaser trailer lampoons Logan and Superman, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/06/deadpool-2-teaser-trailer-logan-superman)
6. [Ryan Reynolds returns as Deadpool in short film 'No Good Deed', GMA News Online](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/602091/ryan-reynolds-returns-as-deadpool-in-short-film-no-good-deed/story/)
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