Ryan Reynoldshas shared a heartfelt reflection on his unbelievable journey from first taking on the role of Deadpool to the phenomenal success ofDeadpool & Wolverine. As the new Marvel movie raked in more during its second weekend than most movies make on their debut, and surpassed the total box office of Reynolds’ previous outings, the actor has looked back on everything that has led to one of the biggest movies of his career.
Deadpool & Wolverine
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
Deadpool & Wolverineis one of those lightning-strike movies that comes around only when the gods of film allow the right actors to come together at the right time and make the right movie. Between giving fans many moments to savor,delivering an emotional, hilarious, and above all else gratuitous show, it is not surprising that the film has blown the doors off all expectations. In hisInstagram post, Reynolds said:
“Nearly a decade of getting to do this. 10 years ago, we would have gleefully taken these BONKERS 2nd weekend numbers as our opening weekend. The way Deadpool & Wolverine has captured the moment is hard to process. Feels a bit like it’s happening to someone else. Either way, making these movies has been more fun than anyone has a right to have. I can’t help but skip down memory lane a bit.
There are way too many people who’ve made pivotal creative contributions to list, but obviously my long time co-writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (without whom there would be no Deadpool movie) Tim Miller, Mr David Leitch (who also made Fall Guy — one of the best of the summer films), 20th Century Fox, George Dewey and Kevin Feige. Last on the list but first in my heart: my creative, spiritual (and damn near literal) brothers, Shawn Levy and Hugh Jackman. This has always been a game of inches and the relentlessness we hit this movie with (particularly in post production which is another phase of the writing process) is something I’ll never forget.”
Ryan Reynolds is Thankful to the People Who Really Matter – the Fans
While Reynolds has plenty of love for those who helped to getDeadpool & Wolverineacross the finish line and into cinemas, he reserved his final words for the people who matter the most in the success of any movie: the fans who turned out in their millions to see the movie around the world. Reynolds ended his post:
“Thank you to every single person who showed up for this film. Thank you to everyone seeing it multiple times, making friends with new characters and tipping our hats to some familiar faces we love from the past. What a damn thrill this has been.”
Deadpool & Wolverine Star ‘Felt So Bad’ About Offing This Marvel Icon
Emma Corrin was “hiding in my seat” after their character Cassandra Nova killed off one of the movie’s biggest cameos.
After the year Marvel Studios had in 2023, no one would have believed that they would now be looking to deliverone of the biggest movies of the year in 2024, and one of the MCU’s biggest ever films to boot. With records continuing to fall asDeadpool & Wolverinedominated the box office for a second week, it easily fended off all other movies out there right now. It would be a hopeful but foolish film that would consider going up against the might of this historical return to form from the Marvel machine.
