Ryan Reynolds understands the importance of secrecy, especially in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His new film, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, has successfully avoided leaks about plot details and cameos. To combat spoilers, Reynolds devised a clever plan involving a fictional movie.
Reynolds and his co-star, Hugh Jackman, recently appeared on ‘Hot Ones’ where host Sean Evans questioned them about leaks and their potential impact on a film. Reynolds expressed his surprise that ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’s’ biggest surprises remained under wraps. Determined to keep plot details hidden from the public, Reynolds revealed his plan to shoot a fake movie to protect ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.
“The original idea with this movie was to shoot a fake movie called ‘Alpha Cop’ that was intentionally bad,” Reynolds explained. “I even had one of the posters made — it was about two guys who are sharing one brain and together they make the ultimate cop. And the poster says, ‘Alpha Cop: Two Cops, One Brain. All Balls.’”
“It was meant to be kind of like horrible,” Reynolds continued. “Like 10 people in America would go to see this movie on opening weekend and five minutes into the movie the Marvel logo would flip up and it would actually be ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’. The problem is that if you managed to get down to the last minute and it gets blown, it would just be heartbreaking.”
After being impressed by Reynolds’ idea, Jackman shared his experience with a devastating leak that occurred during ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’. “It was [a] rough, rough [cut], and it was leaked maybe a week before it came out, and I just remember someone saying, ‘I think it’s up to 10 million people that have seen it already,’” Jackman recalled. “That’s a bad leak.”
Fortunately for Reynolds and Jackman, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ has reached its release date without major secrets hitting the internet. ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is now in theaters.
