Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman roasted each other while taking over Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night (July 24) before the release of their new film, Deadpool & Wolverine.
During the interview, Ryan, who also produced and wrote the film, introduced his co-star as a “2004 Kids Choice Award nominee for Best Burp” after saying Hugh suffered from “TTS (Tiny Torso Syndrome).”
Then, the friends recalled meeting on the set of the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and The Greatest Showman actor joked that he didn’t talk to Ryan because he was “not famous at all.”
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman took playful jabs at each other on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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“That’s not meant with disrespect at all. You gotta earn it,” the Australian actor quipped.
The Free Guy actor also interrupted the 55-year-old when he attempted to tell a story about his late father, who passed away in 2021. As he was beginning to share what his father had said to him before his passing, Ryan picked up his wife’s phone call in a moment that sparked laughter from the audience.
“I’m so sorry. It’s Blake [Lively]. We always promised each other that we would answer in the middle of something.”
The friends are promoting their new film, Deadpool & Wolverine, which is set to break numerous records during its opening weekend
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At another point during the hilarious exchange, Hugh said it was “terrifying” to play Wolverine again after he thought he had bid farewell to the superhero in the 2017 movie Logan.
“But the honest truth is three days after announcing [I was retiring Wolverine], I saw Deadpool one in the cinema. I was like, ‘Oops,’ because I could just see it,” he said. “I’ve never had more fun playing the character.”
Ryan described the film as “the most special experience [he has] ever had in [his] life.”
“I genuinely had the best time in my entire life, and I actually don’t know how I’m ever supposed to go do another film ever again without you.”
Ryan called his co-star a “liar” after he said he would bid farewell to Wolverine with the 2017 movie Logan
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The Adam Project actor revealed that the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was originally titled Deadpool & Friend, but he and director Shawn Levy insisted that it be changed after people “f***ing hated that title” when it leaked before the first trailer came out.
“We were not feeling so good about that anymore, and it went with the trailer that we were showing. It was kind of a perfect title for the first piece of materials we had out there,” Ryan explained.
The stars met on the set of the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine
“So, Shawn Levy — director extraordinaire, friend to both of us and dear friend, literally one of our best friends in the whole world — he and I had been sitting in the edit room for months at this point, and we called everybody at Disney and Marvel and said we have to change the title, and they were like, ‘Well, no guys. It launches tomorrow.’”
Ultimately, Disney listened to the men’s request, changing the title to the more direct Deadpool & Wolverine.
The Free Guy actor said Hugh suffered from “TTS (Tiny Torso Syndrome)”
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Image credits: Jimmy Kimmel Live
Toward the end of the segment, Hugh told Ryan, “You’re one of one, my friend.” The 47-year-old returned the compliment, sharing his admiration for his co-star. “A front-row seat to Hugh Jackman is the greatest gift on Earth. I mean it. I hug him, and I become 20 percent better of a person. What you see is what you get here.”
“One of the scariest things I’ve ever done in my life is writing for you,” said Ryan, who also served as writer and producer of the film
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The two actors gave a 13-minute opening monologue in which they took questions from—and roasted—children on the street and said their film could “save the Marvel Cinematic Universe and, just maybe, even democracy.”
Watch the interview below:
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Fans of the MCU were amused by the interview and praised the men’s chemistry on and off screen. “Their friendship and the promo for this film is truly everything,” one person wrote.
“These two are in their prime and are a perfect comedy duo! Brilliant,” a third person said, while a fourth commented, “Best part about this movie is these two doing media together.”
“It’s impossible not to like these two,” a fan commented
