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8 things about ‘Deadpool 2’ actor Ryan Reynolds you didn’t know

Ryan Reynolds (right) stars as Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool in ‘Deadpool 2’, which goes on global release from May 15.
Ryan Reynolds (right) stars as Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool in ‘Deadpool 2’, which goes on global release from May 15.

The wisecracking superhero Deadpool is back in the sequel to the highly acclaimed movie: Canadian star Ryan Reynolds takes up where he left off

Humour, passion and extremely attractive are some of the words we would use to describe Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds.

To prepare ourselves for this week’s arrival of Deadpool 2 let’s take a look at eight things you may not have known about Ryan – with the first letter of each spelling out the name of his character, D.E.A.D.P.O.O.L.

Duh, Deadpool 2


Of course to start off, we have to mention his forthcoming film, Deadpool 2, which will be out this week!

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The original, Deadpool, took Ryan 11 years and 47 rejection letters before it finally got made.

Made on a budget of only US$58 million, it raked in US$783 million at the box office worldwide, and many fans are eagerly awaiting the sequel.

Everyone loves him

From his Golden Globe award for best actor in a motion picture musical or comedy, to his Entertainment Weekly Entertainer of the Year award, Ryan has been nominated and won several accolades for his amazing acting performances – not only in Deadpool, but also other films such as The Proposal (2009) with Sandra Bullock, and horror flick The Amityville Horror (2005).

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