The Hollywood actor, 47, returned to his career-defining role as the foul-mouthed, anti-hero Deadpool for the upcoming collaboration film, which sees Hugh Jackman reprise his role as the almost indestructible Wolverine. It is the third film centred on the Marvel character Deadpool, following the success of the 2016 original and the sequel in 2018. Speaking to the PA news agency about Deadpool’s fourth-wall breaking comedic style at film sneak peak event in London, he said: “Deadpool is one of those characters who’s very unpredictable.
“I don’t know if I could speak specifically to that style, other than to say that I feel more free when I play the character than almost anything else in the world. “I recognise how rare that air is to breathe. And on our last day of shooting, I don’t think I’ve ever been more sad or depressed to be walking off of a film set every day.
” Jackman admitted it was “incredible” to watch Reynolds work as he feels his portrayal is “so funny”. The Australian actor, who has had an on-going faux feud with Reynolds for years, jokingly added: “And in life, Ryan’s really dull, really dull, so it’s it’s amazing to watch his transformation.” Jackman has played Wolverine since the 2000 film X-Men through to 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, where he has a brief uncredited scene, and in three spin-off films including 2017’s Logan.
There was also a glimpse of Wolverine in 2018’s Deadpool 2 but he will be star alongside Reynolds i.
