One line in Deadpool & Wolverine didn’t make the cut. According to the movie’s star, Ryan Reynolds , it happened at the request of Disney ’s CEO, Bob Iger. But not before his own instincts to keep the line kicked in, and ultimately gave way to “second thought[s].
” Ahead, how Reynolds reacted to Iger’s request and why he felt removing the line was the “right” thing to do. Plus, the “equally dirty” joke from Reynolds about Pinocchio that replaced it. ‘Right’ to cut joke, Ryan Reynolds says Reynolds, who reprised his titular Marvel character while co-writing and producing Deadpool & Wolverine , revealed at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York that one line didn’t make the final cut.
“There was only one line in the entire film that they asked me to take out,” he told the crowd (via Deadline ). He didn’t, however, share the details as a murmur swept through the audience. “No.
No. No! And they were right !” Deadpool & Wolverine, which hit theaters in July 2024 with much box office success, saw Reynolds team up with his friend, Hugh Jackman , who reprises his own Marvel role as Wolverine. (The two have a long and well-documented history of roasting each other.
) So, what happened with the line? Reynolds went on to share that it got cut at Iger’s request. The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ star thought: ‘Must keep line!’ before rethinking it Initially, Reynolds continued, his first reaction to Iger’s request was to keep the line in t.