Deadpool & Wolverine star in Wētā VFX says Reynolds used Logan's digital mummy to prank Hugh Jackman
SURPRISE CAMEO FROM DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE!
When a representative of New Zealand-based company Wētā FX asked if Polygon wanted to interview anyone about the company's work on Deadpool & Wolverine, a line on its project list made the answer an immediate yes. Founded by Lord of the Rings franchise director Peter Jackson, Wētā has worked on all three Deadpool films, notably handling Deadpool's masked facial expressions. Still, the project I had the most questions about was "a digitally enhanced Wolverine corpse." It turns out that Deadpool & Wolverine star/producer/co-writer Ryan Reynolds has strong opinions about how much skin a rotting body needs for comedy purposes — and to tease co-star Hugh Jackman. Wētā was there to help.
[Ed. Note: Spoilers ahead for the opening sequence of Deadpool & Wolverine — and the end of 2017's Logan.]
The latest Deadpool movie opens with Deadpool (Reynolds) telling the audience that he's about to dishonor the much-vaunted tragic ending of 2017's Logan, the film that's supposed to mark both Wolverine's death and Hugh Jackman's retirement from playing the character. In need of an extra Wolverine due to multi-faceted awesomeness, Deadpool finds Logan's grave and exhumes his body, expecting him to have healed and revived, due to his famous healing factor.
