“The new goat”: Fans Turn on Ryan Reynolds After Discovering a Better Version of Deadpool in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ in a Hilarious Turn of Events
- Fans turn to Dancepool actor Nick Pauley over Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool.
- Deadpool & Wolverine has opened to positive response.
- Wesley Snipes says it was Ryan Reynolds who reached out to him for reprising his character.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated movie Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman has finally been released. Directed by Shawn Levy, the third installment of the Deadpool franchise retains its R-rating and became the first R-rated movie in the Marvel universe.
Marketed by reporting that it’s going to change the course of the MCU, the movie goes on to showcase Deadpool partnering up with Wolverine to save his universe. The movie premiered at the David H. Koch Theater in NYC on July 22, 2024, and was released worldwide on July 26, 2024. It has received positive comments from critics as well as the audience and has received an A CinemaScore from the audience. But fans are no longer drooling over Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool.
Fans simping over Deadpool, and it’s not Ryan Reynolds
Actor Ryan Reynolds is one of the most talented, funniest, and admirable actors in the industry who, with his impeccable acting skills as Deadpool, managed to carve a space in the audience’s minds. Ardent fans of Deadpool had been waiting for the third installment of the franchise to premiere, and finally, on July 26th, 2024, Deadpool & Wolverine premiered worldwide.
The movie has opened to positive reactions from the audience and the critics. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the critics have rated the movie with 79%, compared to 97% of the audience. Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine after seven years did create a lot of buzz, especially for the fans who had been waiting to see their favorite on-screen in a suit that was shown in the comic book. Jackman did not disappoint.
But what is surprising is the fact that fans have now turned their direction from simping over Ryan Reynolds to dancer Nick Pauley who plays a Deadpool variant named Dancepool in the movie. Pauley has appeared in music videos including Chained to the Rhythm by Katy Perry. He took to his social media to share a picture in his Deadpool outfit and wrote
It’s true! I am Dancepool in the new Deadpool & Wolverine. This secret has been so hard to keep! I cannot believe I have the honor of being Ryan Reynolds’ dance double for the opening scene of the entire movie! Like what? What is life?
The dancer went on to thank the Canadian actor and director, Shawn Levy, for making him feel at home. He added that they encouraged him and thanked them for bringing him on board for the movie, which turned out to give him a purpose. Pauley also thanked his agent for submitting him for the role.
The new goat lmaoooo
— The Vaughn👈🏾 (@The_Vaughn_) July 27, 2024
He nailed it perfectly!!
— Jessica Dickson (@jjd022980) July 27, 2024
Fans took to their social media to share their views, with one writing, ‘I thought it was Ryan who danced Bye Bye Bye so well’. A user mentioned that Pauley nailed it perfectly. An X user went ahead and complimented Nick Pauley by writing, ‘The new goat’.
oh he’s fine 👀
— idk🍉 (@alazul99) July 27, 2024
He fine af
— javari (@lifewitvari) July 27, 2024
He was so good… He performed extremely well in the intro credits of the movie.
— Brown Eyed Black Sheep (@EyedSheep) July 26, 2024
Some fans also found themselves simping over Pauley as they wrote, ‘He’s so fine’. A lot of fans were surprised with the fact that it was Pauley who was dancing and not Reynolds.
Wesley Snipes talks about reprising Blade in Deadpool & Wolverine
At the Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Ryan Reynolds introduced the celebrities who would be making an appearance on Deadpool & Wolverine. One of those names was Wesley Snipes for Blade. The actor played the character in the original 1998 Blade movie, and during an interview with EW, he shared how he reached the sets of Deadpool & Wolverine. He said,
Over the years, we’ve had very interesting conversations, some of them very substantive and some of them not. So I kind of resided that I was moving on from them, which is okay. I did three of them, and I thought they turned out pretty good. Not so bad. So we move on to other things, and bigger and better things as well.
But the actor mentioned that he received a text from Reynolds about wanting to talk to him. Snipes mentioned that he did not think it was possible or they would be able to pull it off. He added that he did not think that Marvel was into that idea also because they have Mahershala Ali cast as Blade for the reboot. He noted,
I thought it didn’t make sense to me, but when you get a call from Ryan Reynolds out of the blue after 20 years, you go, ‘Okay, I got to take this call. Let’s see what this is about. He told me the idea. ‘They said ‘yes’ and ‘it’s a go’. If you’re in, we’re in’. Here we are.
Ryan Reynolds appeared in Blade: Trinity with Wesley Snipes almost 20 years ago. Snipes’ announcement as Blade had the loudest cheer in Hall H, and fans were very excited to see the actor back on screen. Ryan Reynolds is a legend, isn’t he?
Deadpool & Wolverine is playing in theaters.
