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Ryan Reynolds has revealed the true pain he went through to play Wade Wilson inDeadpool & Wolverineafter ignoring the golden rule of movie preparation. TheMCUstar previously shared that years of stunt performing in movies has left his body “pretty f*cked up” at times, but his latest revelation shows a different cause of pain, far closer to his heart.
The Deadpool star - whose MCU debut is currently blazing past the billion dollar mark at the box office - shared a warning about the perils of ignoring advice about heavy prosthetic make-up. He shared a hilarious lookbehind the scenes ofDeadpool & Wolverinein four new images on X.
In the wake of the revelation thatHenry Cavill made himself unwell by smoking cigarsthroughout his time on set to stay in character as Wolverine, Reynolds' post sheds more light on the cost of playing superheroes. But then, who needs eyebrows?
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Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool Preparation Takes Significant Sacrifices
Ryan Reynolds may spend a lot of time inDeadpool & Wolverineunder his mask, but Wade Wilson’s origin story means he has to commit to a significant makeup routine for his unmasked scenes. As revealed after the first Deadpool movie, the application of Wade’s face makeup takes upwards of three hours every time, with the full body process taking more than 7 hours.
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On top of the make-up, Reynolds obviously has to get into superhero shape for his performances as Deadpool, and he revealed in an Instagram post that the key to that is having someone there to help him recover when he takes things too far. That person is his trainer Don Saladino:
My body’s been pretty f*cked from years of stunts and being more competitive than my bones and ligaments had ambition for. I push things too far sometimes. I mean, I push things too far ALL the time. Moderation’s never really been my friend. But thankfully Don has!
Clearly, the commitment was worth it.Deadpool & Wolverinehas broken recordson its way to a billion dollar plus box office haul, and it feels inevitable that Ryan Reynolds will have to go through his workout and makeup regimes again in the MCU’s future.
Deadpool & Wolverine
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A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
