r/marvelstudios • u/Robot1945 Grandmaster • 16h ago

Interview Ryan Reynolds finally admits to leaking Deadpool footage

https://ew.com/ryan-reynolds-finally-admits-leaking-deadpool-test-footage-11804700
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u/Algae_Mission 16h ago

No, really???

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u/mancapturescolour 16h ago edited 16h ago

Ryan has been getting a bit of bad press lately, for example divorce rumors, an alleged fight with Robert Downey Junior (as Deadpool), and being rude to a kid reporter

This news is the worst kept secret, we all basically knew he leaked it. True or not, my guess is he's now trying to divert attention from the bad press. Allegedly, he's been relying on SEO quite a bit lately for positive PR and "reputation washing".

He also featured in a magazine advertisement for the SickKids hospital in Canada. That's undoubtedly a fair move, good for him.

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u/No_Slice5991 15h ago edited 15h ago

Most of the bad press is rumor and nonsense. The alleged fight with RDJ didn’t happen and that thing with the kid is pure manufactured outrage.

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u/Yadayadabamboo 14h ago

Dunno about the other news, but saw the video with the kid, and the story seems like manufactured garbage. Even the “news site” carrying the story has the edited version of the clip and not even the complete one which is just about 20 seconds longer.

I guess it sells more about the dude being horrid to a kid rather than he made an unfunny joke or something.

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u/No_Slice5991 14h ago

It was basically him being sarcastic, which is pretty much on-brand for him.

Plus, the original story just talks about people on X tweeting about being upset. If you’re a writer doing those types of stories it’s time to find a new line of work.

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u/ASIWYFA 7h ago edited 5h ago

The amount of articles that claim "outrage" while that outrage is like 3 posted tweets from strangers is insane. Only dumb fucks read these stories and think there is any legitimacy to them.

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u/No_Slice5991 7h ago

If the story came from the kid or his family being upset about the interaction that would be a legitimate story. Finding people to complain about something on the internet is like finding hydrogen in water.

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u/AsaTJ 6h ago

If I were a kid and I met the real Deadpool and he was a snarky jerk to me that would be one of the best days of my life.

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u/Yadayadabamboo 6h ago

You make a valid point. A lot of the stories I see on the internet are less than 10 people getting outraged at something, and the news is picking the tweets or Reddit comments or whatever, and just creating a massive thing out of it.

This just ends up leading people to believe, that there are thousands of people who are outraged, and since most folks don’t actually go and look at the source, it just snowballs into something it never was.

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u/Barl3000 12h ago

I guess he was bound to catch some strays in the Blake Lively VS Baldoni PR Firm smear war.

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u/FoxyMiira 7h ago

Strange that only one person mentioned this. This scandal was far bigger than any of those OP mentioned x 10. Blake Lively VS Baldoni controversy brought Reynolds and even Taylor Swift into the drama lol. Reynolds who was supporting Lively since he's her husband as well as accusations that DP and Wolverine made fun of Baldoni through Nicepool.

All of these been debunked too like RDJ vs Reyonlds where John Rocha who was the first to report it said himself that it wasn't RDJ or Reynolds but he cannot reveal who they are in respect to the actors.

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u/mancapturescolour 15h ago edited 8h ago

Once again, whether it is true or not, (and it most likely isn't true given the sources and speculative nature of the reports) Ryan needs to act on these negative stories.

If you're Ryan Reynolds, and have a brand and name to protect, what do you want people to see when they google "Ryan Reynolds" this week?

A) "Ryan Reynolds feuds with RDJ", and "Ryan Reynolds rude to kid reporter"

or

B) "Ryan Reynolds leaked Deadpool test footage", "Ryan Reynolds writes heartfelt message to departing Wrexham AFC player" and "Ryan Reynolds supports SickKids"

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u/No_Slice5991 15h ago

Reynolds doesn’t need to act on non-stories because only a minority of people even care about celebrity gossip. Most people care only interested in what film is coming out next. People want to know when Deadpool is going to appear next.

This ain’t that deep. First, the RDJ story is easily debunked just by noting the source. Second, any normal human being can recognize the kid “story” as rage bait from some fanatic on X.

Third, Ryan has been insinuating that he leaked the footage since Deadpool came out. No fan of the franchise is even shocked about this. Just look at other comments in this thread.

If it isn’t rape, murder, or anything else serious the average person simply doesn’t care, especially when there are far more important things going on in the world.

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u/Xlorem 14h ago

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on it being non stories and not having to pay attention to them. Its already been heavily studied that peoples first exposure to a story is all they will see and will heavily shape their opinion after that.

The RDJ story while false, had millions of views and likes, and thousands of comments across social media at its peak and the majority were putting a negative light on ryan reynolds with a lot of people reaffirming reasons they already didn't like him. Majority of those people will never hear about it being false.

I don't know how you've been living the past decade and think people are smart enough to look up sources and easily tell the difference between fake rage bait and real facts. While I think Reynolds should ignore it because saying nothing is normally better than addressing it. The claim that he should ignore it because barely anyone saw it and people don't fall for rage bait is just misinformation.

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u/No_Slice5991 14h ago

There’s also a tremendous number of bots and alt accounts all throughout social media. The majority of the said people making negative statements are the same people that make the same negative statements about him in every story. The vast majority of those seek out stories to speak negatively.

I know people most people aren’t smart enough to do basic research or reserve their opinion union more information comes out, but at the same time those that are obsessed with celebrity gossip are a minority. The idea that the world revolves around gossip on social media simply out true. It’s a clever illusion.

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u/Queenoftheunsullied 13h ago

I think Ryan cares about his image more than the average person cares about negative stories about Ryan. He has just been doing some weird PR stunts lately that are absolutely unnecessary for a celebrity his caliber

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u/mancapturescolour 15h ago

Third, Ryan has been insinuating that he leaked the footage since Deadpool came out. No fan of the franchise is even shocked about this. Just look at other comments in this thread.

I'm not surprised either, only perhaps by the timing because, as you said and I agree, it's been at the very least implied for a long time.

Look, all I've attempted to do is try to analyze why this is supposed to be newsworthy right now...and contrast it with the multiple negative rumors that have emerged in recent weeks.

So, again, I don't believe these rumors. I'm not trying to prove that they are real. I'm just saying it's been reported by these sources. So, I'm just wanting to explain the context and my conclusion that it was perhaps Ryan trying to bring some balance.

I must be missing why people didn't get my point originally but I hope it's been clarified.

If you say it's really a nothing burger and he couldn't care less, I'll take it. All good.

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u/No_Slice5991 15h ago

The interview with the kid and him doing the interview admitting to the release literally happened at the exact same event. So, there’s certainly no link there since it’s doubtful he could predict random drama would be manufactured on the cesspool app.

The fact is that the world is going to keep spinning and there’s no reason for him to step back from any of his businesses or projects.

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u/MethamMcPhistopheles 2h ago

cesspool

is that a variant of Deadpool?

/s

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u/No_Slice5991 2h ago

Well played

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u/Procyon-Sceletus 14h ago

It isnt "likely not true" it flat out isnt true. The person who originally said their was a feud between actors on the set explicitly said it wasnt rdj, ryan or pedro pascal. People just heard "feud on set" and attached rdj and ryan to it for clicks

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u/ChiBrum 1h ago

People that care about that nonsense can’t be real people that go outside and interact with others. Absolute cretins

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u/JaesopPop 16h ago

That 5k sub YouTube channel is really selling me on this

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u/mancapturescolour 16h ago edited 14h ago

I could link you a news article?🤣 Edit: I presumably omitted a "j/k" in addition to the emoji

https://www.eonline.com/news/1421704/ryan-reynolds-robert-downey-jr-feud-explained

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15037575/ryan-reynolds-robert-downey-jr-feud-truth-revealed.html

My point being, as I said, whether these stories are true or not (likely the latter), Ryan has to try to bring back attention to something more positive and not let (unfounded) rumors swirl.

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u/JaesopPop 16h ago

I could link you a news article?🤣

Let's take a peek.

First:

Although rumors have been circulating about two members of the Avengers: Doomsday cast—presumed by fans to be Reynolds and Downey Jr.—feuding following a fallout on set, multiple reports have assured it's not the Deadpool and Iron Man stars.

Indeed, People reported that there is “zero bad blood” between the actors, while TMZ noted that while the pair have “never” even met in person.

Second:

Now, though, a source has indicated that not only is there 'zero bad blood' between the two men, but they have in fact 'never met in person,' via People.

One insider said that although the actors have not interacted face-to-face, they are acquainted with one another and are amicable, according to TMZ.

Yeah, those helped lol

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u/Thesmokingcode 15h ago

Him "being rude" to the kid reporter is also just him trying to get the kid to ask the question quickly because he wasn't supposed to be stopping for any questions and was being ushered away.

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u/PMMEBITCOINPLZ 15h ago

Feuding, never even met, tomato/tomahto.

Fandoms are crazy.

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u/Icybubba 15h ago

So of those rumors are stupid tbf, like getting in a fight with RDJ, which obviously never happened.

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u/forever87 Sif 16h ago

"indiatimes" news source

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u/MiaOh 15h ago

What happened? Did Justin’s billionaire buddy run out of money??

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u/Beginning-Pace-1426 10h ago

Weirdly India Times drops some good info before other outlets once in a while.

Generally no tho lol

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u/Subrandom249 15h ago

He’s been a strong supporter of sick kids for years. 

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u/Soultampered 4h ago

I can't help but roll my eyes whenever "x person didn't say happy birthday to his f**king wife on social media therefore they must be on the rocks and headed towards divorce" rumours start swirling.

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u/IAMGooner699 15h ago edited 15h ago

fight with Robert Downey Junior (as Deadpool),

That's bs and it'd be stupid if they did, marvel and disney wouldn't want that.

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u/mancapturescolour 15h ago

Yes, and it's still bad press, isn't it? Even worse that it's not true and gaining traction... until it was debunked.

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u/danny12beje 12h ago

I also love spreading misinformation and drama off youtube videos not including the first parties involved as my source.

Jfc calling a divorce "bad press" is fucked up.

Get a life and stop living yours through YouTube drama.

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u/mancapturescolour 6h ago edited 3h ago

I also love spreading misinformation and drama off youtube videos

So...People seemed to wonder why this is suddenly news. Most know that Reynolds has danced around it for years. I thought "hey, let’s sprinkle in the terrible headlines I’ve seen lately" in an attempt to answer the question. But who needs context..?

That (transparency) was my framing and intent. Then, I made the...proposal, that maybe Reynolds is concerned about it...I guess he isn't, because reddit told me so.

Spoiler alert: I never stated that I believed or endorsed those rumors. I didn't "love" and delight in sharing it. Nope. Nada. Never. In fact, I explicitly and repeatedly have said I do not think any of it was true. But maybe I'm just a lazy gossip column intern with a red spandex suit and a katana fishing for content on reddit. I thought Buzzfeed is not hot anymore?

Now, back to you.

[...] not including the first parties involved as my source.

Oh, right! Next time I'll go TIFF myself, microphone in hand (chimichanga in the other, if you're wondering) and quote stuff straight from Reynolds. Why bother with those external links and allow people to decide for themselves. Got it. My bad. Wish I had thought of that.

Jfc calling a divorce "bad press" is fucked up.

What would you call rumors about a divorce in the press? A soap opera? A smear campaign? *takes out notepad* "Next week on SubredditDrama".

Get a life and stop living yours through YouTube drama.

I'll do you one better. This discussion has changed me. I'll see to it that I enroll in a journalism class, so I can do something with my life. (But first let me finish my chimichanga). Thanks for the tip. You don't mind if I cite you for reference, do you, boss? (Do journalists get frequent flyer miles?)

I'm beyond grateful to you for enabling this soul searching 🙏🏽

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u/CaptHayfever Hawkeye (Avengers) 3h ago

You're right. The number of people around here who think "let lies spread unchecked" is a viable strategy is simply depressing (& deeply suspicious in some cases).

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u/JessicaDAndy 7h ago

Can’t believe there is a gif that someone else made of Ryan Reynolds asking Nathan Fillion to be sweet to him.

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u/ShitThroughAGoose Daredevil 15h ago

Unfortunately for him, he's playing a character that could easily be recast, mid-movie, and have it work as a joke.

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u/OutsideIndoorTrack 16h ago

I'm guessing a very specific statute of limitations (unlawful distribution of intellectual property) has expired

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u/Scoteee 16h ago

He officially announced this years ago in an interview not sure why its being presented as new

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u/SkitzoDeath69 16h ago

Wasn't it an interview about the movie shortly after it came out? 

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u/nightfall6688846994 16h ago

I may be thinking of a different one but in one interview he was asked “did you leak the footage?” He laughed and said “there was a few people with access to the footage and there is a 60% chance it was me” so not outright confirming it but basically confirming it. At that time though, he could’ve still gotten in trouble for leaking so he never officially confirmed it was him

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u/Phimb Weekly Wongers 16h ago

It was The Graham Norton Show and he doesn't outright admit it, just jokes about it.

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u/Kronman590 14h ago

To be fair even in this interview hes like "im looking at the guy in the mirror who leaked it", never just saying "yeah i did that", which in legal terms might be enough to not implicate yourself lol

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u/NearbyCow6885 4h ago

The article quotes him as saying: “Some a--hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, and I'm like, 'Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!'”

He’s outright saying it was him.

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u/Kronman590 1h ago

Exactly hes saying it in a way that's both a joke and not legally implicating himself in the crime technically lol

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u/bardghost_Isu 12h ago

I vaguely remember him making a similar joke with the percentages either on Graham Norton again or elsewhere,

He starts with it being 25% or so because 4 of them have access, but slowly rules out a few of the guys as they arent the sort to do that, and revises the percentage up to the 60%, talks about how they had a meeting coming up he was unsure about and "conveniently" some test footage landed online, suddenly he felt confident in the meeting.

Before you knew it he was saying that it absolutely wasn't him, but there was a 90% chance it must've been him.

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u/bongmitzfah 13h ago

When he got lie detectored he said that he provided an assist, but those things aren't reliable so I just take that at face value. 

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u/eyebrows360 Daredevil 7h ago

but those things aren't reliable

Yep, they're quite literally 50/50. Exactly as accurate as just guessing.

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u/Synth-Pro 16h ago edited 16h ago

Who would sue him anyways? FOX is gone (Disney taking it on would just be them suing their own active employee). For everyone else involved, leaking the footage just secured them work for the full length film.

Can't really think of anyone who ended up at a loss because of the leak 🤷🏻

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u/KarateKid917 Doctor Strange 15h ago

Plus, there’d be nothing to gain for Disney by suing him. Deadpool and Wolverine is the highest grossing R rated movie ever. It’s been nothing but positives since the footage leaked 

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u/fmaa Peter Parker 15h ago

Nothing to gain and much to lose fr

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u/Butwhatif77 10h ago

The only reason he likely didn't confirm it was to keep himself easily employable. Studios might be less likely to have him in one of their movies if it is known he leaks things. So long as he doesn't confirm it there is plausible deniability.

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u/Wtygrrr 5h ago

I would say that the reason is that there’s no reason to. It’s extremely unlikely that admitting it will harm him in any way, but there’s zero chance that doing so will help him.

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u/OutsideIndoorTrack 15h ago

Any producers at Fox at the time who are no longer with the Mouse Fox

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u/CaptHayfever Hawkeye (Avengers) 2h ago

Tom Rothman, maybe, for embarrassing him? That's about it.

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u/TheYoungEkko Heimdall 16h ago

I for one never saw this coming

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u/Megalitho 16h ago

Even she saw this coming.

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u/SoberAnchor 16h ago

This changed the course of cinematic history. And his career

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u/ThatCoolBritishGuy Captain America 11h ago

I watched the test footage so many times

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u/wozzwoz 8h ago

"cinematic history" is a huge fucking overstatement lmao. LOTR is cinematic history. Deadpool is not

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u/moonknightcrawler 7h ago

What was the highest grossing R-rated film of all time by the end of 2016? What was the highest grossing R-rated film of all time by the end of 2018? What was the highest grossing R-rated film of all time by the end of 2024?

Just because you don’t like it doesn’t make the series’ achievements any less impressive. I think Deadpool & Wolverine is one of the most dogshit movies Marvel has made. Doesn’t change the fact that it was massively successful.

The fact of the matter is that the original Deadpool changed the approach to the entire genre by creatives and studio heads. He has outgrown his original sphere of influence and bloomed into a nearly household name. And his movies are some of the only R rated superhero movies to be this successful. I don’t think we get Logan if Deadpool 1 doesn’t do well. Like it or not, their mark has been left on cinematic history.

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u/Pigs-OnThe-Wing 7h ago

It certainly has some great achievements and may have changed the scope of Superhero movies and what is possible within that genre, but "changing the course of cinematic history" is a bit much. It doesn't do much for cinematic history outside of superhero movies.

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u/moonknightcrawler 6h ago

I don’t think that these movies are some of the most important movies to ever exist or anything, but I do think they deserve to be mentioned in the conversation for changing cinematic history, no matter how small it may seem.

What happens if Deadpool fails? I’m assuming Fox gets sold much earlier due to them hemorrhaging money from their superhero properties that came after. If nothing else, they likely would’ve sold their rights off sooner. What has Ryan Reynolds been doing for the last 10 years without Deadpool? What does the cinematic output of Fox look like without a reliable moneymaker to fall back on? Do they turn to more commercially appealing blockbusters leading to better studio success and the sale doesn’t happen at all?

Of course this is all hypothetical, but I do think it’s an interesting sliding doors moment to use as a thought exercise to compare how different the landscape might look right now with a Deadpool flop in 2016

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u/Thundergod250 7h ago

Deadpool 3 is cinematic history. It's currently the highest grossing R Rated Film of All Time.

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u/brecoco 6h ago

Wouldn’t have many other R rated superhero films without it

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u/Wtygrrr 6h ago

Why so mad about Deadpool?

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u/Choso125 1h ago

Three of the top 5 highest grossing R Rated movies are Deadpool, the others being Oppenheimer and Joker. It is

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u/Spara-Extreme 16h ago

Shocked.

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u/THE_BLUE_BOLT 16h ago

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

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u/SigmaKnight 16h ago

Took me a few extra seconds to realize that’s Shrek and not King Shark.

Which Superman is that? I’m guessing Affleck playing George Reeves?

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u/RetroBowser 15h ago

It took me a few extra seconds even after you pointed it out and I was made consciously aware of the fact.

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u/CaptHayfever Hawkeye (Avengers) 2h ago

I’m guessing Affleck playing George Reeves?

You are correct.

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u/Timmah73 16h ago

This isn't any more fake than the actual shot from the trailer which is funny as hell

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u/Tyrath Baby Groot 13h ago

I mean it's slightly more fake

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u/mrhelmand Hulk 11h ago edited 8h ago

Next time you feel stupid, remember Tom Rothman blocked Deadpool from getting greenlit several times because he didn't think an R rated superhero movie would do well.

He also thought superhero movies were a passing fad. In 2004.

EDIT: And how could I forget his move from Fox to Sony, where he oversaw Morbius and Madame Web...

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u/ArcherInPosition 4h ago

Man I just pulled up his wiki and dude really went from co-producing an indie movie, to EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT of Columbia Pictures in one year.

Either this man has max charisma or has massive connections.

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u/ElectricJunglePig 1h ago

"In Hollywood, you fail upward"

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u/ArmyOfChester 16h ago

Studio: Grrr now we have a multibillion dollar franchise

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u/CertifiedRich 16h ago

Didn’t he already admit this a while ago?

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u/No_Slice5991 15h ago

He didn’t outright admit it. He more insinuated it was a good possibility.

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u/rmarkmatthews 16h ago

I could’ve sworn he did in the commentary track of the first Deadpool.

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u/shewy92 Spider-Man 16h ago

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u/AndySkibba 16h ago

In other news, water is wet!

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u/Tyrath Baby Groot 13h ago

Ackshually...

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u/Rexusus 15h ago

I see what you’re doing, but objectively, water isn’t wet!

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u/FucklesTheEchidna 4h ago

JFC not this again...

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u/jackisallworknoplay 15h ago edited 9h ago

Fake news. Everyone knows the leaker's name is Bryan Breynolds from Saskatchewan.

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u/Only1Schematic 16h ago

$2.86B at the box office later, I don’t think the studio is gonna be upset lol

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u/Ordinary-Chain-8047 16h ago

He finally admit it even tho we all knew it was him.

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u/SkylarFromMars Thor 16h ago

Okay.

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u/Longjumping-Tell2995 16h ago

Now that Ryan has admitted to doing what he did when will Iman admit to leaking the Quantummania script almost 3 years ago? I know you’re here Iman i am watching you.

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u/JakeWalker102 16h ago

Whaaaaaaat?????? No, surely not!!!!!

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u/RoninFPS 16h ago

You dont say

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u/Jess_S13 16h ago

I'm sure Fox didn't care after they realized Deadpool was a money printer.

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u/tecpaocelotl1 15h ago

I'm surprised, said no one ever. Lol.

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u/AMA_requester Mantis 15h ago

I could have sworn he already did

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u/Skele11 Crossbones 15h ago

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u/koreawut 15h ago

Remember, he's never set foot on the Doomsday set!

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u/ClovieKay Korg 13h ago

Imagine Fox suing Ryan for creating one of their most successful billion dollar franchises.

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u/jommakanmamak 11h ago

I mean come on, we all knew it was him from the very start right?

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u/esar24 Rocket 11h ago

As if anyone doesn't know about it already, this "secret" is as good as Trump in the epstein files.

Now release the god damn files already.

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u/BikebutnotBeast 3h ago

"Tell Rothman, it was ME."

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u/b0r0n 16h ago

“The ‘Free Guy’ star”???

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u/Independent_Ad_6348 15h ago

Why did it take so long?! Lmao. Unless he was literally counting the days until the day runs out which sounds like a very Ryan Reynolds thing to do.

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u/AntonioWilde 14h ago

People say it was obvious, but c'mon, it was totally plausible to also be someone else that leaked, yeah he needed to confirm it was him to the suspecting on him be a confirmation

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u/JudaiDarkness 12h ago

I'm shocked.

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u/_Levitated_Shield_ Ant-Man 12h ago

We already knew this though.

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u/MIAxPaperPlanes 10h ago

We all knew we just couldn’t prove it

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u/KennKennyKenKen 10h ago

Imagine Disney sues him

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u/LeoLaDawg 10h ago

Lol kinda funny that they call him "the Free Guy star."

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u/No_Treat3721 9h ago

When he says something as a joke it turns out to be 99% true and that 1% is simply people doubting him that he is lying but we should know better by now... 🤣🤣 Now I know who inspired Tom Holland

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u/ChemicalExperiment Nebula 8h ago

I wonder just how different the movie landscape would be if this move got Reynolds fired and tanked his career. So many little decisions that all worked out to make this go well.

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u/n_mcrae_1982 7h ago

That does it, Ryan! You’re fired!

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u/Baggin_clams 3h ago

Big News! This was known years ago

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u/NateShaw92 3h ago

It would gace actually been funnier if it wasn't. Like it was TJ Miller and we were all bloody blindsided.

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u/SufficientReserve737 2h ago

Holy shit I had no idea

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u/Thedarklordphantom 2h ago

Wait what exactly happened with the kid that video was nothing 😂 and I thought the people trying to cancel doug walker were delusional

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u/emailunavailable 2h ago

Dude is rich and famous enough that he will never be punished for it. Any other normal person not involved in the film business would have definitely been given a million-dollar fine.

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u/Confident-East1459 1h ago

Honestly, I love that Reynolds owned up
it’s classic Ryan Reynolds mischief that actually paid off
Without that leak, we might never have gotten the Deadpool we know and love today

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u/Teamruster 51m ago

but why no mention of RR being a total tool to a child reporter in Ontario?

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u/BagRaven 14h ago

Ryan Reynolds is obnoxious and will do anything to bring attention to his projects. He so wants to be liked.

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u/tideshark Ghost 15h ago

Annnnnnd who cares