Now that ' Deadpool & Wolverine ' is successfully running in theatres worldwide, filmmaker Shawn Levy is opening up about the surprising cameos and hilarious jokes on celebrity divorces, Disney-Fox merger, and a lot more. Shawn had earlier revealed that all the jokes were approved by Kevin Feige and the Marvel team. Now, in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, he revealed the 'one joke' that was so dirty it didn't make it to the final cut.
"The general rule is to never punch down and to only take the piss out of people who can take it," revealed Levy. He further shared that the joke was about Hugh Jackman, which he took with a pinch of salt, but it had to be removed. ALSO READ | 'Deadpool & Wolverine': Ryan Reynolds spills the beans on Blake Lively's cameo as Lady Deadpool The director did not reveal the original joke.
"We have made a pact, Ryan and I, to go to our grave with that line, but I will say that it was replaced with an equally dirty line of dialogue about Pinocchio shoving his face up Deadpool's ass and starting to lie like crazy," added Levy. He mentioned that the replacement was suggested by Ryan himself. "I was like, 'Ryan, that's your replacement line in response to, 'Can we clean it up?' That's Ryan Reynolds for you," added Levy.
A post shared by Shawn Levy (@slevydirect) For the uninitiated, Ryan worked on the script of ' Deadpool & Wolverine ' along with Levy. In an earlier interview with GetFandom, Hugh, Shawn, and Ryan had revealed that they were .