Lady Deadpool actor reveals story behind “Deadpool & Wolverine” cameo: ‘What a ride you’re all in for’
Lady Deadpool gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the role.
Warning: The article contains spoilers about Deadpool & Wolverine.
Who is Lady Deadpool? That's what everyone's wondered since we first caught a glimpse of the character with a long blonde ponytail in the trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine.
With the release of the highly anticipated Marvel movie, the cat's out of the bag, and the actor behind the female variant of Deadpool is speaking out.
Deadpool & Wolverine's end credits confirm that Lady Deadpool is played by Ryan Reynolds' real-life wife, Blake Lively. The actress took to Instragram on Friday and revealed that she was fated to play Lady Deadpool even before her husband produced the first film.
"In 2010, @robliefeld drew an unmasked Lady Deadpool for the first time, go to the next slide for his words. @deadpoolmovie wasn’t real. And Rob had no idea I was working with @vancityreynolds," Lively wrote.
The aforementioned next slide is a screenshot from Deadpool comic writer and artist Rob Liefeld, who posted a photo of the first comic appearance of Lady Deadpool, revealing that he based the character on Lively as an expression of his love for her character Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl.
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Blake Lively"I pleaded a strong case that Wanda Wilson was a stunning blonde, no scars and Marvel thought that was a cool idea. Invoked Blake on GG and they gave me the thumbs up," Liefeld describes in the post. "If ever we are blessed with Lady Deadpool on screen I'm pretty certain Ms. Lively will have some say in the casting."
Lively says that she didn't see Liefeld's post until 2022, a year before filming her part in Deadpool & Wolverine. "The universe has such a magical sense of humor sometimes," she wrote.
"What a ride you’re all in for…," she concluded. Lively signed her Instagram post "Xoxo - LP" with a lipstick kiss emoji, confirming that she's the voice behind the mask.
In the movie, the Lady Deadpool variant arrives on OG Deadpool's earth from the void to fight him and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) alongside a crowd of other Deadpools in a third act battle scene. Prior to her arrival, all we find out about Lady Deadpool is that she's toned her body up after just having a baby.
Before the reveal, Lively was already dropping hints about her rumored role. She wore the character's signature ponytail and a red bodysuit on the red carpet of the New York City premiere, and Reynolds said "spoiler alert" in reference to the ensemble.
Deadpool & Wolverine is now playing in theaters.
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