Deadpool & Wolverinehelped to usher in a new age of Mutants in the MCU, while saying goodbye to Fox’sX-Mentimeline. At the end of the movie, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) and Logan’s (Hugh Jackman) MCU futures were left open, with fans now desperate to know if they will return to the big screen in the future. But, Ryan Reynolds recently revealed that the original ending forDeadpool & Wolverinewould have been much different, and Marvel fans would have been very upset.
Ryan Reynolds recently appeared on The Box Office Podcast to promote the fourth season ofWelcome to Wrexhamand discussed the 2024 smash-hit,Deadpool & Wolverine. During the conversation, Reynolds addressedDeadpool & Wolverine’s emotional ending, which saw Logan attempt to sacrifice himself, only to survive and walk off into the sunset. But, it turns out that the other immortal X-Men character was originally the one who would have died in the movie. Reynolds explained:
“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.”
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However, the ending that fans saw and fell in love with fell into place when the soundtrack for the scene was decided. “Finally figuring it out — I am such a needle-drop person, but I’m really working hard to embrace score,” Reynolds continued. Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” serenaded audiences duringDeadpool & Wolverine’s climactic final showdown (and gained a second life on social media shortly after). He continued:
“It was [composer] 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.”
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Wasn’t About Introducing the Characters to the MCU
During the build-up toDeadpool & Wolverine, which was shrouded in secrecy and mystery, a lot of hype was built surrounding the titular heroes finally moving to the MCU. Within the movie, this idea was cemented by the early cameo of Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau). But, once the final credits rolled, viewers were none the wiser about Deadpool and Wolverine getting the chance to join (or, more accurately, annoy) the Avengers in the MCU.
According to Ryan Reynolds,Deadpool & Wolverinewas less about looking forward to the eponymous characters' futures, and goodbye to the originalX-Menmovies.“We liked the misdirect for audiences, thinking [Deadpool] was entering the MCU,” Reynolds admitted. The actor said that the film’s writers “looked back instead of forward,” and that “it was emotionally resonant to have a send-off, an acknowledgment of what got us to here; warts and all, the movies that didn’t work, the movies that worked.”
At the time of publication,Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s MCU futuresremain as uncertain as ever. The pair are confirmed to be working together on a new project, but it’s the furthest thing from a Marvel blockbuster.
Source:The Box Office Podcast
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