Detective Vigilant

Detective Vigilant is a 2025 American superhero comedy film, produced by Miramax, Troublemaker Studios, and Smashup Productions. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film was directed by Spy Kids director Robert Rodriguez and stars Xavier Shaquille, Ice Cube, George Clooney, Ken Jeong, Rob Delaney, and Deedee Magno-Hall. The film follows a young adult who becomes a crime fighter to seek the killer of his mother.

Detective Vigilant was released in the United States on November 26, 2025. The film achieved both financial and critical success. It earned over $ million against a million budget, becoming the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2016 and breaking numerous records, including highest-grossing X-Men film and R-rated film at the time. Critics praised Reynolds' performance, the film's style and faithfulness to the comics, along with its action sequences, though some criticized the plot as formulaic and were divided on the film's adult humor. It received many awards and nominations, including two Critics' Choice Awards and two Golden Globe nominations. The film was followed by A sequel, Deadpool 2, was released in 2018 to comparable critical and commercial success.