While the Olympics might be dominating most of our screens right now, the latest Marvel film has also been drawing plenty of viewers since landing in cinemas on Thursday (25 July).
Yep, Deadpool and Wolverine has finally arrived, packed with savage jokes, ‘wild’ cameos and hidden roles.
And the movie’s opening minutes sets a record that’s higher than the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film series combined thanks to really pushing its R-rating.
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Filled with swear words and brutality, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman certainly open this third Deadpool with an absolute bang. However, fans have still been left a little disappointed after finding out the truth about it.
During this record-breaking opening scene, fans see Deadpool throwing some mad shapes with some serious full-out choreography to the iconic NSYNC song ‘Bye Bye Bye’.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen Reynolds’ red-clad superhero having a little jig in the films, only it’s not actually Reynolds.
I mean, you might not be totally surprised by that, but the star had a dance double for the Marvel films, with professional dancer Nick Pauley donning the suit.
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The dancer has previously appeared in music videos for the likes of Katy Perry and worked with Doja Cat.
In disbelief, fans took to X to say: “I thought it was Ryan who danced Bye Bye Bye so well,” as many agreed they were ‘hoping’ it was really Reynolds.
One did note: “It was too good to be true for Reynolds to dance so good.”
As another simply put: “F**k I knew it wasn't Ryan.”
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Someone else commented: “Oh come on, I thought it was Ryan! Thought he learned it from the Best… Stray Kids.”
Pauley took to Instagram to celebrate the film’s premiere as he said the secret had ‘been so hard to keep’.
He wrote: “I can’t believe I have the honour of being @vancityreynolds 'dance' double for the opening scene of the entire movie!!! Like what?!? What is life?
“I went to the premiere on Monday and watching the footage back was pretty surreal. I hadn’t remembered what I freestyled in between the choreography, and it was hilarious to watch it back and be like ‘oh my God now I remember doing that’.”
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Pauley thanked the team for their ‘encouragement and enthusiasm’ as fans said it was ‘the best opening for a superhero movie’ they’d ever seen.
Many agreed: “You don't know how much I enjoyed that scene Bro, it is the best intro to a movie in history. It was making an intro, not a masterpiece, you are the best Bro.”
Deadpool and Wolverine is in cinemas now.
Topics: Film, Marvel, Ryan Reynolds, TV and Film, Deadpool, Deadpool & Wolverine
Jess Battison