Ryan Reynolds explains why he cut Rob McElhenney cameo from ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
nme.comRyan Reynolds has opened up on why he had to cut Rob McElhenney’s cameo from Deadpool & Wolverine – find out more below.Shortly after the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, Rob McElhenney – who co-owns Welsh football team Wrexham AFC with Reynolds – revealed that he had filmed a cameo for the Marvel superhero film, but that it was cut for unknown reasons.Now, nearly a month later, Reynolds has revealed why McElhenney’s scene was ultimately scrapped.
Reynolds wrote on Instagram over the weekend: “A word on my “darling” friend, @robmcelhenney. Rob very kindly did a cameo in #DeadpoolAndWolverine which will hopefully live on in the digital extras.”“While editing a movie, they say you “sometimes have to kill your darlings.” And with a heavy heart (and through great outside intervention) I had to kill a darling with this cameo…”He went on to explain: “The sequence wasn’t working the way we’d originally constructed it.
Rob was the only reason it stayed in the cut for as long as it did, because even under a TVA mask and helmet, you can feel him smouldering with a raw and almost infinite reservoir of talent, writerly wit and “I create hit tv shows” swagger.
Don’t even get me started on Wrexham. I wouldn’t know a love like @wrexham_afc if it weren’t for Rob McElhenney.”Reynolds then spoke at length about the type of friend McElhenney is, saying Rob flew all the way to London for the cameo, and that he’s “mortified” that he had to cut the scene entirely.A post shared by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds)In a three-star review of Deadpool & Wolverine, NME wrote: “Despite the A-list distractions (no spoilers here), Deadpool & Wolverine is really all about Reynolds and Jackman.
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