and breaking the fourth wall was an underexploited idea in between The Mask making bank in ’94 and Deadpool becoming a smash hit in 2016. Does the Canadian part really matter? Perhaps not ...

“They break the fourth wall. He’s doing all these cartoony insane things. He’s a crime fighter, a superhero in a dark way like Deadpool.” It was Russell who envisioned “The Mask” as a ...