Ryan Reynolds celebrated the fifth anniversary of his superhero franchise ‘Deadpool’ by sharing a “lost” fan letter. The 44-year-old actor, who plays the foul-mouthed titular superhero, shared the letter dated March 10, 2016, penned by a fan named Hunter.
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“Five years later, I’m still in awe of Deadpool fans. Hunter wrote me this letter after #Deadpool came out, and somehow my response never got mailed. Holds up. Mostly,” Reynolds’ wrote alongside photos of two letters typed on paper: one from Hunter and a reply from him.
Hunter, a young man who presumably had an assignment to write to someone he admires, wrote to Deadpool.
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Ryan Reynolds, the actor who plays Deadpool, wrote to him—sure, the letter was never sent, but he has since shared it on Instagram and Twitter.
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In the letter addressed to “Dear Mr. Deadpool,” Hunter asks for advice on being more bada*s like you.” In his response, Reynolds said, “Commit to one thing. For me, it’s acting.” The Canadian actor added that acting and I are like Tom Brady and New England: together forever.
Nevertheless, this happened five years after Deadpool was released, so it’s an excellent way to remember the occasion. On Reynolds’ Instagram, nearly a million people saw and liked it. It was also posted on Twitter and received more than 70k likes.
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Deadpool, the first film in the series, was released in 2016 by 20th Century Fox. The film was a big hit, and a sequel was released in 2018. Deadpool was one of the few Marvel comic characters not owned by Disney, but with Fox’s acquisition of the industry giant, it has become a Marvel Studios property.
A third Deadpool film is in the works, with Emmy-winning writers Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin and Wendy Molyneux on board to write the story.