Ryan Reynolds bids farewell to 'risky world' of 20th Century Fox amid Deadpool & Wolverine success

As Deadpool & Wolverine continue to dominate the box office worldwide, Ryan Reynolds is bidding farewell to the 'fun, weird, uneven and risky world' of 20th Century Fox’s Marvel movies.

The studio, which was acquired by Disney in 2019 had backed the first two Deadpool films, starring Reynolds as the wisecracking anti-hero with whom he’s become synonymous. 

20th Century Fox produced 18 Marvel adaptations over the years, including the X-Men instalments with Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Fantastic Four and Daredevil.

The third film in the Deadpool franchise titled Deadpool & Wolverine, was released a week back and earned big numbers worldwide. The film is significant in many ways but most importantly it ushers the comic book characters that were previously licensed to 20th Century Fox into Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe.

On Sunday, Reynolds took to his Instagram handle and shared a cast photo from 2015 that featured some of the biggest stars from 20th Century Fox’s Marvel era. It also included Channing Tatum among other stars whose film Gambit never saw the light of day.
 
Along with Reynolds and Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), James McAvoy (Professor Charles Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Miles Teller (Mr. Fantastic) and Evan Peters (Quicksilver) feature in the photos. 

“This isn’t just Deadpool saying ‘Oh, Hello’ to the MCU. It’s Deadpool – and Hugh, Shawn [Levy] and me – saying farewell to a place and an era that literally made us,” Reynolds wrote on Instagram. “We are forever grateful to the fun, weird, uneven and risky world of 20th Century Fox. It was our origin story and we wouldn’t trade it for anything. And thank you to Kevin Feige and Disney for allowing us to share it."

Deadpool & Wolverine, directed by Shawn Levy and co-starring Reynolds and Jackman, crushed box office expectations with $211 million in North America and $438 million globally.
 
The film has had the biggest opening of the year worldwide. 

WION's review of Deadpool & Wolverine

In her review, WION's Shomini Sen stated that the film has the potential 'to bring back Marvel Cinematic Universe's lost glory'. 

"Ryan Reynolds still hasn't lost his touch as the Merch to mouth hero, desperately trying to fit in and be accepted.

Reynolds's banters, with dollops of self-deprecating, snarky humour make the film delightful. Hugh Jackman brings in heft with his Wolverine act once again. The two balance the film's narrative well." Read full review here