[WARNING: Spoilers Ahead!]
Don’t worry… Those divorce jokes in Deadpool & Wolverine were totally approved!
While chatting with Variety on Monday about the megahit Marvel film, director Shawn Levy addressed the most awkward jokes in the film…
For those who didn’t see the hilarious flick, it was full of celeb in-jokes. Jennifer Garner‘s Elektra joked about the death of Daredevil — a hilarious meta joke considering she and Ben Affleck divorced years after falling in love playing those characters. And Ryan Reynolds made a jab about co-star Hugh Jackman letting himself go “since the divorce.” A rough one considering it hasn’t been that long since his split from Deborra-Lee Furness. The Greatest Showman star and his now ex-wife announced their divorce last September after 27 years of marriage.
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Some wondered if that one in particular was an ad-lib that Hugh had no idea was coming! But Levy swears it was all actor-approved! He explained:
“We never did a joke about or with anyone that we didn’t run by them first. Whether it was scripted, like the Daredevil line, or unscripted, like ‘He’s normally shirtless, but he’s let himself go since the divorce,’ which was more of on-set improv, Ryan or I would always run the lines by performers and make sure everyone felt comfortable and that we were never punching down.”
Wait, so that WAS improv on set? Damn! But at least Hugh said it was OK first! Shawn added:
“It was all in a playful spirit that everyone felt good about. Those lines wouldn’t be in the movie if Hugh and Jen didn’t think they were funny.”
Phew! Good to hear both of the stars thought they were funny, but… how did Ben and Deborra-Lee feel about them?? Just sayin’…
Thoughts??
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