"There Was Always The Thought Of Killing Deadpool:" Ryan Reynolds Reveals He Almost Killed Off Wade Wilson In Deadpool & Wolverine

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Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds recently explained that Wade Wilson/Deadpool was not originally supposed to live through the film’s events. In addition to Reynolds, the movie also featured veteran Marvel star Hugh Jackman as Logan/James Howlett/Wolverine. Though it is set in the multiverse of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Deadpool & Wolverine is less Deadpool’s MCU debut than it is a farewell to the Fox X-Men films both title characters originated from. As the third Deadpool movie, it also serves to conclude the Merc With a Mouth’s arc.

In an appearance on The Box Office Podcast, Reynolds explained how Wade’s story almost ended differently and why it didn’t:

There’s always the thought of killing Deadpool in the last one. Again, it’s like listening to the movie. Me, [editors] Shane Reid, Dean Zimmerman, and [director] Shawn Levy must have reworked that third act for 45 days straight.

The actor continued by explaining that the choice to use Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” made the film’s third act work for him. He stated: “Finally figuring it out — I am such a needle-drop person, but I’m really working hard to embrace score. It was [composer] Rob Simonsen who really helped us get there by blending score, needle drop, and all these things that gave you that feeling we were working for.“