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The “Deadpool and Wolverine press tour took us through to San Diego Comic-Con with stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman appearing in Hall H.
By Angelique Jackson
Jul 25, 2024 10:29 PM
“Deadpool & Wolverine” may have finally been released in theaters, but stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman saved their biggest press tour stop for last.
The duo came to San Diego Comic-Con with co-stars Emma Corrin, director Shawn Levy and Marvel chief Kevin Feige to present the Hall H audience with a surprise screening of the film on the exact day that it will be shown on the big screen across the globe. Warning: spoiler-talk below.
The event was named “The Ultimate Deadpool & Wolverine Celebration of Life,” took place at the close of a very hectic day of filming for Reynolds, Jackman and Levy who flew into San Diego from Los Angeles after Feige’s Walk of Fame Ceremony earlier in the day.
The group took to the stage one-by-one, as if it was an ordinary Comic-Con panel, which included Reynolds recalling his first visit to Comic-Con in the first “Deadpool” movie.
“I was the most nervous human being you would ever see,” Reynolds declared. “I was stepping into a dream come true in a certain sense, but I remember making that movie for you, and I remember how gratifying it was that everyone else liked it too.”
He added: “I feel like I could be able to connect with you in a way I had longing for to connect.And it will be a memory that I’ll cherish forever that moment because that asshole was behind the scenes …” and he was smiling at Jackman who joined into the conversation to conclude the story.
“I was standing just over there,” Jackman began. “I went through the footage, and heard this song that began to play”One more time One more time, just one more. I ran backstage, and found the stage manager was there, and I, too, demanded that they play the video again. If you don’t show the footage twice the stage manager will smash Hall H to pieces. ‘”
After conjuring the happy memories, Reynolds cued up a video that featured co-producer Leslie Uggams (in character as Blind Al) saying, “Can we skip the bullshit and just show the damn movie?”
The crowd (a large crowd of 6,500) was erupting with excitement and the items they’d won to line up in front of Hall H — those extremely sought-after (and extremely sexually inappropriate) Wolverine-head popcorn buckets — made more sense. When the lights dimmed inside the auditorium, which was now a makeshift cinema, ushers tossed popcorn around as Reynolds, Jackman, Feige and others. were seated in the chairs that fold up in the crowd.
In the course of the 2 hours The audience reacted enthusiastically to the main moments and, in particular, those involving Easter eggs and the in-jokes. There was nothing that captivated the audience more energetically than the film’s unexpected cameos. Every time they revealed a new character the audience burst into cheers that painted a massive smile on Feige’s face as Feige took in the entire experience.
When the credits finished, the actors returned. Reynolds appeared visibly touched by the experience declared it the “emotional honor and a privilege to be standing up here next to the X-Man (Jackman).”
Jackman described watching this film with the rest the other members Hall H one of the most unforgettable memories that he’s had in all his years. “It’s been 24 years since I first played Wolverine,” Jackman said, sincerely thanks Levy as well as Reynolds for enabling him for him to reprise the role.
However, the couple didn’t want to do it alone, so they invited the entire spoiler-rific comeo actors to perform on the stage including Dafne Keen Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum, Wesley Snipes, and Chris Evans (who Reynolds made sure to introduce with the title Human Torch, specifically).
“The “Deadpool & Wolverine” celebration is the first of two Hall H takeovers by Marvel Studios. After this screening, Marvel Studios put on 10 minutes of drones and fireworks display over Petco Park, with formations of Deadpool and Wolverine and Wolverine, as well as a hint of what’s coming when Feige will be back on stage on Saturday. (If you are able to read between the flashing lights, expect big developments on “The Fantastic Four.”)
For now, the Marvel attention is focused on “Deadpool & Wolverine” -it also features Morena Baccarin Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni and Matthew Macfadyen. The early projections show the superhero threequel smashing records at the box-office and earning anywhere from $160 million to $170 millions from 4200 North American theaters, and surpassing the 2016’s “Deadpool” (which opened to $132 million) as the title holder. But, the buzz surrounding the movie (especially mention of surprise cameos) could boost the total for three days to around $190-$200 million. (Disney has spent around $200 million on production and around $100 million to market the film.)
Feige, Reynolds, Levy and Lauren Shuler Donner produced the film, with Louis D’Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, George Dewey, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Simon Kinberg serving as executive producers. “Deadpool & Wolverine” is written by Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells and Levy.