As risqué as Deadpool & Wolverine was, the House of Mouse really wasn’t going to let this joke get in the final film.
Deadpool joining the MCU would have felt impossible a few years ago due to well… him not exactly fitting in with where the cinematic universe was at the time.
The first Deadpool film came out in 2016 and brought blood, meta comments, foul-language and 4th wall-breaking antics to the screen and fans loved it but were not confident in the merc with a Mouth joining the fray anytime soon.
8 years later and somehow not only did fans get Deadpool in the MCU but they got a whole lot of fan service, namely Ryan Reynold’s Pool teaming up with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.
Fans finally got the duo they wanted with Ryan Reynolds’ third Deadpool film(Disney)
The box-office smash hit came in with plenty of fan service and meta-commentary and ultimately sliced and diced up the competition.
However, there was one joke that even Ryan Reynolds couldn’t get past Kevin Feige and Disney big wigs.
Speaking to audience members at Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York in September, Reynolds even admitted he was worried Disney wouldn’t let him craft the film he wanted.
Revealing he was concerned Disney would act ‘like a red-line lawyer on every page’ but was pleasantly surprised when both Disney and Marvel were ‘such great partners’.
Since then, an image of the script has been doing the rounds on social media with the consensus being this is the one joke that they put their foot down for the 15- certificate film.
The exchange was set to take place when Deadpool and Wolverine arrived at the hideout of the surviving Marvel heroes, including Elektra, Blade, Gambit, and X-23.
The names on the script are also coded, likely to hide the fact that so many fan favorite cameos would be in the flick.
People believe the actual script for the film has leaked online(MCU film news/Twitter)
For the joke that was cut Deadpool says: “There’s four? Wait, is it Magneto? Dear sweet god in heaven let it be Magneto because with him…:
Billy, (Wesley Snipes’ Blade) says: “He’s dead.”
Deadpool then answers: “F*** what we can’t even afford one more X-Man? Disney is so cheap. I can barely breathe with all this Mickey Mouse c*** in my throat.”
In the final cut of the film, the majority of this scene is still in there with the difference being when Deadpool finds out Magneto is dead he jokes about essentially getting screwed by Pinocchio, conjuring quite the interesting image.
So all in all fans didn’t really miss out on much and Disney putting faith in Reynolds to continue the Deadpool franchise in the MCU worked in their favour considering the underwhelming phase 5.
Ryan Reynolds has been in Hollywood for decades but right now the actor is known for perfectly encapsulating the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool.
Well, the *second time* he managed to nail the role, the less said about X-Men Origins’ Deadpool, the better.
While the 2016 Deadpool film was a massive hit both critically and financially, there is an added detail that Reynolds wanted to make sure was included in the film.
He felt so strongly that he spent $10,000 of his own money to ensure that he could wear one specific t-shirt that his character, Wade Wilson, would definitely wear.
Wade Wilson in the Bea Arthur t-shirt (20th Century Studios)
According to commentary on the film’s DVD, Reynolds wanted to make sure he could have Bea Arthur’s likeness in the film.
Her face was printed on a t shirt that Reynold’s character wore during the film and there is a pretty simple reason for it.
Bea Arthur was an American actress known for her role in the 80s classic TV show, The Golden Girls.
Why is this important? Well, the Deadpool character loves Arthur and the Golden Girls, in fact, he has claimed to be her number one fan and would regularly watch reruns of the show.
Reynolds reportedly made his request in person, and donated the money to an undisclosed charity, thereby securing permission from Arthur’s estate.
People learnt about this on Reddit and couldn’t quite believe the dedication to the tiniest detail.
Fans admitted there is no questioning how commited Ryan Reynolds is to the Deadpool character(Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
One social media user wrote: “You can love him, hate him, find him annoying, or a little bit of all 3, but you can’t deny this dude’s passion for the project and his genuine love for Deadpool.
“He’ll do everything he can to see a vision through, whether it be a joke, a pop culture reference, or fan-service (and this is not just a reference to this isolated event).”
Another added: “And this is just one of many reasons why fans love Ryan Reynolds.”
A third added: “Ryan’s a legend for that. Deadpool wouldn’t be the same without her!”
With another adding just how important Bea Arthur is to Deadpool in the comics, they wrote: “No idea why, but Bea Arthur has been a long running bit in the Deadpool comics for years before the movie was made. Deadpool’s swords are named Arthur and Bea btw.”
