if you have seen Deadpool and Wolverine, you might walk away convinced that this character really wasn’t managed by Disney. However, in a recent interview with Collider , Ryan Reynolds confirmed that the company recommended removing a joke, and that it apparently had to do with Deadpool’s butt.
According to Reynolds, “One note about the line, I will say this, is that I was asked to take the line out. I wasn’t even asked to take the line out.” Quoting a senior Disney leader Quotes: “I get what I pay for. “If you put it out, I’ll love it. If you don’t, I’ll still love and support you and the movie and all the effort that went into it. So, come on. That’s when you’re like, ‘ Do I want to hold on with pride? Am I going to die on a hill over a joke? Look, the answer is of course I’m going to die on a hill over a joke, but you’ll wake up in a few weeks.
It was at this point in the interview that director Sean Levy decided to chime in. “many A few weeks later. My buddy Ryan is a stubborn asshole. It took a few weeks for the ground to soften and we were going to take this joke to the grave… All I’m trying to say is that the joke that was written to replace the altered one was not only a good joke, but probably smarter. I’m wondering if we’re going to reveal any information about where that slot machine is located, Ryan?
It turns out that the replacement joke had a Disney theme anyway. “The wisdom and merit of this joke is certainly debatable, but it’s a Pinocchio joke. You know? ‘I stuck Pinocchio in my ass and he lied like crazy’… This replaces the previous situation, And I don’t lose sleep over it,” Reynolds revealed. “When they make a request like this, they’re just partners at this level, which is rare in this industry, where people have confidence and trust in us to not only make a film responsibly and get it done on time and within budget, but And it took a day and a half to reshoot — we’re all very proud of that. With any extraordinary movie, especially a comic book movie, you have to keep those things in mind, and you have to be a good partner and we hope to always be. Good partner.
So, of course, this begs the question: What was in Deadpool’s ass before Disney got involved? In order to achieve brand synergy, does Disney suggest replacing this product with its favorite Pinocchio? Or does the character float because he would feel the same discomfort from being inserted into a body cavity? Or was it offended that “Deadpool” accused Disney of being “cheap” and that this sentence was the edit? Last year, Chief Executive Bob Iger announced that the company would cut $2 billion in costs to improve the profitability of its streaming service, Disney+, at the cost of thousands of jobs and the removal of several completed movies. episodes to avoid paying royalties. Or maybe the joke was aimed at the company’s treatment of theme park visitors, or even its inability to get new Star Wars Movie off the ground? Whatever it is, we’re glad Reynolds and Levy agreed to take the high road and mentioned a little puppet at the bottom of Deadpool. Whatever it replaces is bound to be worse.
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