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Perth Now
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Deadpool and Wolverine could have seen the end of Wade Wilson, Ryan Reynolds reveals
Ryan Reynolds has revealed 'Deadpool and Wolverine' could have ended with the death of Wade Wilson. The 48-year-old actor starred opposite Hugh Jackman, 56, in the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster as the Merc with a Mouth, and has now revealed he and the studio seriously considered killing off the character for good in the movie. During an appearance on 'The Box Office' podcast, Reynolds said: 'There's always the thought of killing Deadpool in the last one. 'Again, it's like listening to the movie. Me, [editors] Shane Reid, Dean Zimmerman, and [director] Shawn Levy must have reworked that third act for 45 days straight.' However, once the fight scene choreographed to Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' entered the scene, the conversation around Deadpool's end was dropped. Reynolds said: 'Finally figuring it out - I am such a needle-drop person, but I'm really working hard to embrace score. It was Rob Simonsen who really helped us get there by blending score, needle drop, and all these things that gave you that feeling we were working for.' Marvel was happy with the change to Wade Wilson's story, and expressed interest in keeping the character around for future MCU projects. Reynolds added: 'Studios are like, of course, it'd be fun to play around with this guy in the future, because he's a cheat code. 'He can say things that everyone might be thinking, and it gets you out of trouble.' Reflecting on 'Deadpool and Wolverine', Reynolds said he was happy with the movie, and described it as an 'emotionally resonant' send-off to 20th Century Fox's Marvel universe - which concluded in 2019 with the X-Men film 'Dark Phoenix'. He explained: 'I liked the misdirect for audiences, thinking [Deadpool] was entering the MCU, who are we going to see? We got Jon Favreau! And then nope, nope, nobody else. We looked back instead of forward. 'For us, it was emotionally resonant to have a send-off, an acknowledgement of what got us to here. Warts and all, the movies that didn't work, the movies that worked.' It has also recently been revealed Deadpool's story may not be over with 'Deadpool and Wolverine', with Reynolds now said to be in the early stages of exploring a team-up movie featuring the anti-hero and the X-Men. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 'Free Guy' actor is working on a Marvel film that would see Deadpool take more of a supporting role alongside three or four X-Men characters. Reynolds had previously said he was unsure of Deadpool's future following 'Deadpool and Wolverine', though was open to the idea of playing the character again in an ensemble film. Speaking to Andrew Garfield for Variety's 'Actors on Actors', he said: 'Honestly, my feeling is that the character works very well in two ways. One is scarcity and surprise. 'I don't know what the future of Deadpool will be, but I do know that we made the movie to be a complete experience instead of a commercial for another one. 'Deadpool's a supporting character much more than he is the centre. We centre him sometimes because that's what they want but you can't centre him unless you take everything away from him. 'You have to create a situation where he's so much the underdog. I don't think I can do that again. If he comes back, it's gonna be in someone else's movie.'
Geek Culture
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
Ryan Reynolds Exploring Deadpool & X-Men Team-Up Movie
Following the massive success of last year's Deadpool & Wolverine , Ryan Reynolds is quietly plotting a return to the iconic Merc with a Mouth, exploring ideas for a team-up movie featuring Deadpool alongside certain members of the X-Men. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reynolds is 'working on various treatments for an ensemble film featuring three or four X-Men characters.' The film, which is still in its early conceptual phase, would see the return of Deadpool, but in more of a supporting role to 'allow for the X-Men characters to be used in unexpected ways', although there's no word yet on which specific characters will be eyed for the project. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Although the actor and producer has not pitched an idea to Marvel yet, Reynolds has toyed with the concept of bringing X-Men characters into his movies before, with Stefan Kapičić's X-Men hero Colossus appearing in all three Deadpool movies, alongside the villains Sabertooth (Tyler Mane) and Pyro (Aaron Stanford) making a cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine . Reynolds even wrote the Gambit role for Channing Tatum in the R-rated flick, with the card-slinging mutant now set to appear in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday . This new team-up concept does come as a surprise, though, as Reynolds stated that Deadpool joining forces with either the X-Men or the Avengers might have unintended consequences. 'His ultimate dream is to be accepted and appreciated. But he can't be accepted. His coping mechanism of deflecting shame through humour works only when used to pave over his many inadequacies,' he explained, 'If and when he does become an Avenger or X-Man, we're at the end of his journey.' Still, since the project is in its infancy, it remains to be seen if the iconic anti-hero would ever receive his place on the X-Men team he so desires. As for Reynolds, the 48-year-old is currently working on a rewrite of the script for Boy Band , an upcoming film from Paramount surrounding ageing members of a boy band, with the film marking the actor's shift in recent years to producing and writing. Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Deadpool Ryan Reynolds X-Men
Newsweek
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Ryan Reynolds Teases New Deadpool Team Up Project
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Ryan Reynolds is working on what sounds very much like a new Deadpool team-up movie. While speaking to Time Magazine's Eliana Dockterman, Reynolds was asked about not only the future of Deadpool, but how Reynolds had previously said he thinks the Merc with a Mouth works better as a supporting character. Toward the end of his response, Reynolds said, "I'm writing a little something right now which is like an ensemble, but it's...I like it when he's isolated. If Deadpool becomes an Avenger or X-Men we're at the end and that's his wish fulfilment, and you can't give him that." Read More: New 'Thunderbolts' Clip Shows Team United Against Common Enemy All we know for the moment is that Reynolds is writing the project and that "it's an ensemble." We don't even know if this is something Marvel has green lit or it's something he's writing on spec. Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine with Dogpool in "Deadpool & Wolverine." Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine with Dogpool in "Deadpool & Wolverine." DISNEY One possibility is that he's trying to recreate the "X-Force" movie that was never made. "Deadpool 2" was originally going to be followed by an "X-Force" film in which Deadpool would've been a supporting character, but that plan was changed by Disney's acquisition of Fox. We know from "Deadpool & Wolverine" that Deadpool's time travel shenanigans in "Deadpool 2" included resurrecting the X-Force members who died during their disastrous skydiving intro. Before mentioning the project he was working on, Reynolds left a possible hint in talking about good it felt to see audiences react to the return of Wesley Snipes as Blade in "Deadpool & Wolverine." "I was really grateful where we got to see people and characters like Blade with Wesley Snipes, who is a guy who should have a third act in this moment because he is a f---ing huge movie star," Reynolds said. "That feeling and the gasp that comes out of people when he crosses the frame in the movie is just a feeling I want more of and I think I'd be able to do that as the supporting actor." If his ensemble project is something he's writing in search of capturing that feeling, then that opens up all new possibilities. Is he hoping to do another movie with Snipes, Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum, etc? Or maybe reintroducing some characters we haven't seen come back? Ben Affleck as Daredevil? Eric Bana as the Hulk? Who knows? More Comics: Ryan Reynolds Says Deadpool Can Never Join the Avengers or X-Men 'The Old Guard 2' Reveals Bloodied Charlize Theron in First Look Photos
