7 Crazy Behind-The-Scenes Details About Deadpool & Wolverine

Marvel movies are the Golden Goose of today. They are worshiped because even though these films cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make, the profit margins are so high (most of the time) that the producers will keep trying to milk them, not to mention all the fresh faces that get a huge career boost if the movie is a success. In short, Marvel films are one of the most powerful forces in modern cinema.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman know this simple truth from experience, which is why they know how to make a hit Marvel movie. And you may not have enjoyed those two hours you spent in the theater, but the numbers don’t lie—Deadpool & Wolverine is way past the billion-dollar mark and will only grow bigger.

Now, let’s take a look at what was going on behind the scenes so we can appreciate this R-rated masterpiece even more!

1. Deadpool 3 would not work without Wolverine

While the writers were looking for a cool concept for the new DP movie, Marvel bought FOX, which made things even more exciting and opened a whole lot of doors for Ryan Reynolds. The next Deadpool film had to be bigger and better, and that’s where Hugh Jackman came up with the idea to bring back Wolverine.

In one of the interviews, Jackman said that the Marvel/FOX deal was finalized shortly after Logan was released, so his promise to never play the character again went out the window in a matter of months. Jackman then volunteered to don the Wolverine persona at least one more time, and at that moment, Ryan knew this movie was going to blow people’s minds.

2. The Reynoldspool family

Did you know that Ryan involved his whole family in making Deadpool & Wolverine? Sure, figuring out that Blake Lively’s voicing Lady Deadpool was easy, but did you spot the couple’s four kids? Inez, James, and Betty are credited as Kidpool, Screaming Mutant, and Hugh Jackman Wrangler, respectively, while their son Olin played the cute and hilarious Babypool.

3. Bye, Bye, Bye!

One of the most memorable and viral parts of the movie was definitely the gruesome NSYNC routine in the opening credits. The Bye, Bye, Bye dance was not performed by Reynolds, which would be a real feat for his age, but instead, it was Ryan’s stunt double Nick Pauley who somehow mastered the whole sequence in half an hour.