Warning! This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.
Summary
Ryan Reynolds has addressed Chris Evans’Marvel Cinematic Universereturn inDeadpool & Wolverine. Evans is one of the most important actors in the MCU, with the star having given life to Captain America in the franchise. For months, Evans had been rumored to be part ofDeadpool & Wolverine’s long list of surprise characters, which was confirmed by the film’s release, with a twist.
On Instagram,Chris Evans shared aDeadpool & Wolverineset photo to celebrate his return as Johnny Storm, andRyan Reynoldshas responded with heartfelt comments.
Reynolds called Evans' return “the greatest show on Earth.” Evans played Johnny, aka the Human Torch, in two Fantastic Four movies in the 2000s. As the movie featured many returning characters from the Fox Marvel universe, it made sense that Evans came back as Johnny and not Captain America. The actor was the focus ofDeadpool & Wolverine’s post-credits scene, a hilarious moment even Reynolds says he could not keep a straight face for.
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In the post that Reynolds was responding to, Evans celebrated coming back as the Fantastic Four’s Johnny Storm inDeadpool & Wolverineafter almost twenty years. Since leaving Captain America behind, the actor had always said that coming back as the Human Torch would be an easier thing for him to do than to play Steve Rogers again after his perfect MCU ending. After Reynolds personally reached out to Evans, that happened inDeadpool & Wolverine.
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Evans has commented on hisDeadpool & Wolverinerole, revealing what role Reynolds played in the casting. The actor said he is friends with Reynolds and that he was ecstatic at the prospect of playing Johnny Storm after almost twenty years when Reynolds asked him over a text. The actor then claimed no one else could have gotten him to return to the MCU, saying, “Ryan might be the only guy that I would’ve done it for because he’s just got the Midas touch.”
The MCU’s first Captain America went on to describe what he meant, saying, “Ryan’s humor makes just about everything work,” and that led him to feel safe about reprising a role he had not played in a long time. Evans and Reynolds also have a bit of a camaraderie when it comes to cameos. Evans played himself inDeadpool & Wolverinedirector Shawn Levy’s previous movie with Reynolds,Free Guy, while the Deadpool star made a cameo as Ana de Armas' ex in Evans’Ghosted. That evolved into Evans' hilarious Johnny Storm return inDeadpool & Wolverine.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Cast
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
