In a recent interview with IndieWire, Deadpool and Wolverine Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that they originally wrote a scene for Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man and other characters. the Avengers Throw.
Unfortunately, they were unaware of Marvel’s plans for Downey to return to the Marvel Universe as Doctor Doom when they wrote the book. According to Wernick, “Behind the scenes, we had no idea that Doctor Doom [plans]. He couldn’t do both. And we said, ‘Oh, Downey didn’t say ‘no’ to Ryan Reynolds, did he? No one said no to Ryan Reynolds. Ryan put a lot of pressure on him. We wrote the scenes and Downey read the scenes, but we had no idea what was going on behind the scenes with Dr. Doom.
Reese revealed a version of the scene in question did Making it into the final film, but with Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan in the lead role. “This is a version of what you’re seeing, in a sense [the Avengers] Rejected Wade. He just said he wasn’t a team player or something and questioned his ability to work as a team. So it’s actually pretty close to the scene you see. It’s two people instead of one,” he said. “I mean, listen, we’d love to have Downey. But at the same time, I think Marvel has this trump card, he’s coming back in a different character. So, make him Tony Stark? You know Doctor Doom? Would it follow? That makes no sense.
However, an early version of the Deadpool audition was supposed to include every The original Avengers before budget constraints and filming schedules were considered. As Wernick revealed, “There was a very, very early version of this scene that wasn’t written but conceived, with all the Avengers in the room. Wade was turned down, and then he used only Deadpool The way he did it convinced all the Avengers.
While we do get to see Deadpool riffing on — well, basically everyone he meets — in the released movie, we don’t get to see his snarky, sarcastic take on Hawkeye, Black Widow, the Hulk, and others. The fourth wall-breaking joke. At least until Wade Wilson shows up again in the MCU, we’ll have to fill in the character’s extra nasty barbs ourselves.
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