Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool and Wolverine's original title was shelved 24 hours before its reveal after fans who saw the leak "f***ing hated it"

Jul. 25, 2024

“We were not feeling so good about that anymore”

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Deadpool and Wolverinereally rolls off the tongue, but it actually wasn’t meant to be the title for theMarvel Phase 5buddy comedy.

As revealed by co-stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman onJimmy Kimmel Live, Deadpool and Wolverine was originally set to be called… Deadpool and Friend.

But 24 hours beforeDeadpool and Wolverine’s Super Bowl trailer, news of the title leaked onto the internet – and plans dramatically changed.

“The title leaked and we looked at it and listened [to the fans]. And they fucking hated that title,” Reynolds revealed. “We were not feeling so good about that anymore.”

Reynolds added of Deadpool and Friend, “It went with the trailer we were showing, it was the perfect title for the first piece of materials we had out there. [Director] Shawn Levy… he and I had been sitting in the editing room and we called everybody atDisneyand Marvel and said, ‘We have to change the title.’”

“We wouldn’t take no for an answer,” Reynolds recalled. “We’re like, ‘We’re changing the title. I will never call this movie Deadpool and Friend!’ And they did it. They literally changed the title."

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