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Canadian actor who reprises his role as red-suited, foul-mouthed crime fighter Wade Wilson picks out five notable features of the sequel to 2016 worldwide hit, which he co-wrote
Everyone’s favourite foul-mouthed crime-fighter is back.
Ryan Reynolds is squeezing back into Wade Wilson’s red leather bodysuit for Deadpool 2 (in cinemas now), the R-rated sequel to the surprise smash hit that earned US$783 million worldwide in 2016.
This next instalment manages to pack in even more laughs, violence and pop-culture references than the first, as the sword-wielding mercenary assembles his mutant X-Force team to save an abused teen (Julian Dennison) from unleashing his fiery powers on the world.
Deadpool 2 film review: Ryan Reynolds’ potty-mouthed superhero returns for bigger, louder sequel
Reynolds, 41, who co-wrote the sequel with the original movie’s writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, tells us what to expect.
1. Move aside, Colossus
The bromance between metallic mutant Colossus (Stefan Kapicic) and the “Merc with a Mouth” is alive and well in the sequel, complete with tinny tush grabs and a spot-on Say Anything … boombox parody. But the story’s core relationship is that of Deadpool and cyborg assassin Cable (Josh Brolin), who start as enemies but eventually find common ground in their tragic backstories.
“I love that we introduce Cable into this film as our big baddy and that it takes a bit of a turn,” Reynolds says. “By the end of their journey, Cable has given an inch and Deadpool takes a mile with their relationship. He’s obviously overplaying it with Cable and it’s a lot of fun.”
2. Marvel and DC jokes are both fair game