To promote Deadpool & Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman tested each other with a lie detector, leading Reynolds to confess to a major past leak.
Years beforeDeadpool & Wolverinewas even a possibility, the original Deadpool movie was trying to get made. The Merc With a Mouth was struggling to get an decent big screen adaptation (following his initialX-Men: Origins appearance), though there was a new movie in the works.
Deadpool & Wolverine is currently spreading Deadpool’s foul-mouthed influence into theMCU, but it might not have happened had that footage not leaked. For years, many suspected Reynolds himself as being behind the distribution. Now, Hugh Jackman has confronted him head-on.
In a Vanity Fair lie detector interview, the twoMarvelstars took turns asking each other questions while hooked up to a polygraph machine.
Jackman asked, “The test footage for the original Deadpool leaked on the internet. Were you behind the leak?”
“That’s a great question,” Reynolds said. “This is a great question. Pass.”
When Jackman reminded Reynolds that he was hooked up to a lie detector, Reynolds replied, “I just want to remind you that this does not follow the letter of the f***ing law. And if I wanted to break out of this room and destroy everything in my path, I will. I would say that I, I… what is the question again?”
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When he tried to avoid the question again, the polygraph technician told him to answer.
“Well, for f**k’s sakes,” Reynolds said. “I mean, I might have provided an assist. I was Scottie Pippen!” He added, “I was just there doing my job, and someone else gets all the credit.”
So, it sounds as though Reynolds did have a hand in getting that footage out into the world. But based on the success of the franchise – with the first two movies landing among thehighest-grossing R-rated moviesof all time – it looks like he’s more to thank than to blame.
For more, check out ourDeadpool & Wolverine review. You can also take a look at theending explained, and see if there’s apost-credits scene.
Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
