Before Deadpool & Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds worked with Wesley Snipes on Blade: Trinity – and they didnotget along.
Ryan Reynolds appeared in threesuperhero moviesbefore taking on theDeadpoolmantle: Green Lantern,X-Men Origins: Wolverine(yeah, he played Wade Wilson, but it doesn’t count), and Blade: Trinity, Snipes’ third and final outing as the Daywalker.
“My personality is the polar opposite of Wesley. I never met Wesley, I only met Blade, and he is a method actor… whatever it takes for him or anyone else to get through that in a way that is artistically fulfilling to them, I have the utmost respect for,” he said, before admitting that he actively tried to make him laugh.
“There’s a moment in the movie where I look up at Jessica and I swear to God, I didn’t even know the cameras were rolling anymore and I say, ‘He hates me, doesn’t he?’ And she’s like, ‘Yeah’,” he recalled.
“I’m just saying this about my relationship as Ryan Reynolds to this guy, and it works. The ad-libs are just born of that.
“There’s another one where I do a dime store psychoanalysis of him where I say, ‘You ever thought about sitting down and talking with someone, getting in touch with your inner child, and also you might want to try blinking once in a while.’ He just looks at me like he’s gonna turn me into ass pulp.”
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Snipes reprises his role as Blade inDeadpool & Wolverine, suggesting their beef is water under the bridge. The movie even pokes fun at it, with Blade telling Deadpool, “I don’t like you,” and the Merc replying: “You never did.”
Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
