Ryan Reynolds Shares Touching Tribute To Deadpool & Wolverine Co-Star

Soon after Deadpool & Wolverine became the highest grossing R-Rated film of all time, Ryan Reynolds shared a heartwarming Instagram post praising his co-star, Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine. The post said as follows:

On August 14th, 2022, Hugh Jackman stopped his car to call me. He’d been having a crappy week… he’d had the flu, two flat tires and some random idiot egged his house. But what happened next, happened fast. He told me he wanted to bring The Wolverine back. Months later, he not only brought Wolvie back into the light, he’d (at long last) wear the iconic yellow suit. Shawn Levy and I didn’t talk about it much, but we were feeling a TON of pressure; worrying about how we walk these characters into the MCU, worrying about all of our secret characters STAYING secret — along with so many moving parts. But when Hugh stepped onto set in THAT SUIT… everyone knew something special was happening. I remember thinking everything was gonna be okay. For months of filming and 100 years of editing and post production, I had a front row seat to WOLVERINE. Watching and learning from my friend and favourite actor. Two things can be true: 1) Sometimes I eat too much sugar, and secretly egg his house so I can feel something. And 2) I can be both a fan and friend, simultaneously. I met him in Sydney around 2007. Back then he was already a movie star and I walked onto set a supporting actor. Showing up midway through production isn’t too dissimilar to starting a new school. I was a nervous mess. Film sets can have a scary imbalance of power and I remember seeing how he treated every member of the crew with genuine respect and appreciation. He made a case that the term “filmmaker” isn’t just for people with their name on the poster. I don’t know anyone more thoughtful, and classy than Hugh. He’ll do anything for someone he loves. He’ll do anything for someone he just met. In Deadpool & Wolverine Hugh didn’t just make dreams come true for fans of Wolverine. He made MY dreams come true too. He is THE X-Man.

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Dang this is really emotional. You can tell Ryan is just absolutely thrilled this movie happened. Congrats Ryan and Hugh for all the accomplishments.

Deadpool & Wolverine is playing in theaters now!

-Steele Wyndham