"Due to its fourth wall breaking nature and the quip-happy tendencies of its titular character, the pic takes aim at every major superhero franchise there is, makes fun of various other famous movies along the way and, of course, also drops in a lot of jokes that will make comic book readers laugh out loud but possibly sail over the heads of general audiences.
Obviously, there are a whole handful of easter eggs related to Hugh Jackman and in particular, Wolverine, which was to be expected. But there’s also one smaller nod hidden in the film that references one of the actor’s other roles, and most people seemed to have completely missed it.
When Russell and DP are thrown into prison, the former’s inmate number is 24601. Nothing odd about that, right? Well, those of you who know your musicals should instantly recognize the number, as it’s the same one assigned to Jean Valjean, who Jackman played in the 2012 adaptation of Les Miserables.
Of course, it could just be a coincidence, but what are the odds that the filmmakers behind Deadpool 2 would end up with the exact same 5 digit number? Couple that with the fact that there are a bunch of other nods to Hugh in the sequel as well, and we’re all but certain that this was deliberate.
Tell us, did you spot any easter eggs in Deadpool 2 that you think others might’ve missed? If so, be sure to share them with us in the comments section down below. Alternatively, if you’re still trying to discover them all, check out our handy guide."
"Reynolds visited Jackman’s Laughing Man coffee store in New York City and posed with Jackman, who joked in a caption that the “Deadpool 2” star had shown up to apply for a barista job.
Reynolds then shared a pic of the two with their arms around each other and confessed that he pursued Jackman there.
Lively noticed that the two leading men kept a proper gap between them, so she ribbed her husband in the comments.
“Is the extra distance between you supposed to convince me that you DON’T love him more than me?? Nice try,” she said."
"While there will not be a Deadpool/Logan mashup since Jackman refused Reynold's many, many offers to work together, it does look like Ryan can make a cuppa. People reported that a pic saying Reynolds was hired popped up on Jackman's feed later that day.
Laughing Man Coffee Company was co-founded by Jackman in 2011 after he was inspired by an Ethiopian coffee farmer's fight to get out of poverty. The Wolverine actor set up the storefront in New York City to give third world farmers a place to sell their goods. All proceeds go to social entrepreneurs worldwide.
Deadpool 2 hits theatres May 18. Jackman begrudgingly endorsed the film while also plugging the coffee shop, saying," I am going to say this once and then delete it quickly: Deadpool 2 is a work of genius. It is epic ... Damn it. I can't believe I said that."
Deadpool 2 is tracking to earn between $130 million and $150 million in North American theaters alone this weekend. We're pretty sure Ryan won't need a second job."
"It didn’t take the self-described coffee addict long to get the ball rolling.
“I was on the plane reading Paul Newman’s book about how he started Newman’s Own,” says Jackman. “And so, by the time I came back, I rang my mate Barry, who had been in the coffee business for 30 years, and I said, ‘Dude, I got an idea: Let’s start a non for profit company around coffee that will give back to the growers.’ And that was the beginning of Laughing Man.”
Regarding the Oscar-nominee’s day job, he’s still blown away by the sleeper success of his musical The Greatest Showman. When the movie opened, Jackman reveals “There was not one email in my inbox, which is always a bad sign. Crickets, literally crickets.”
However, the movie gained steam every week since its opening, eventually building to a global box office total of more than $430 million, and counting.
Of late, we’ve also seen Jackman being again wooed by Ryan Reynolds’ alter-ego frenemy, Deadpool. Jackman’s response? “Just back it up a little,” he sarcastically advised his friend. “It’s just a little much…Play a little hard to get. It’s not sexy.”"
"Five months later and it has just returned to the top of the UK album charts this weekend, its remarkable fifteenth week at Number One. It is the biggest album of the year and confirms just how much the fans love songs like Keatle Settle's showstopping This Is Me, Rewrite The Stars, The Greatest Show and Never Enough.
Industry big wigs are now realising that fans will flock to a stage version to see their favourite songs performed live and major Broadway plans are underway.
Recently leading man Jackman, who played PT Barnum, said: "We were talking about a live version of the show even before [the movie] came out.
“There was a discussion at one point in the eight-year journey of this movie of maybe going live first...
“When Keala Settle got up, stood in the middle of a room and sang This Is Me with no makeup, no nothing, no anything, there was not a dry eye in the house. The music really works live.”
Word is coming from the Cannes Film Festival of what comes next. The latest reports from the international festival say that Broadway and West End plans are now the priority, rather than any big screen sequel.
Talking about the idea of a major stage version, Benj Pasek, who co-wrote The Greatest Showman’s songs said: “We're really thinking about whatever else could happen with this piece and with these songs, these performances.
“How can we get it to those people who have championed it and who have, in a way, made it theirs? How can we give something else back to them?”"
"Don't worry, the pair are actually really good friends, they just engage in friendly insults with one another in increasingly public forums.
Hugh was appearing on Good Morning America yesterday and asked if he could send a personal message to his friend.
Now, we think this is a reference to Ryan's constant jibing at his friends (and even his wife) in the Deadpool films - Hugh looked straight down the camera and said: "Ryan, I love you, man. I love Deadpool. I can't wait to see the movie, you're one of my best friends. Blake [Lively, the actor to whom Ryan is married], the family, the whole thing.
"But back it up a little. Play a little hard to get. It's too much - It's not sexy."
We can guess from this that there is going to be at least one Jackman/Wolverine joke in Deadpool 2, which is released next week."
"Hugh Jackman is starring as Hart in the film from director Jason Reitman. The film will chronicle the politician’s rise and fall as an extramarital affair with a woman named Donna Rice became tabloid fodder and a national scandal.
Reitman says he can’t wait for audiences to see Jackman’s transformation into the complex figure. Reitman calls Jackman’s performance “humanist.”
The screenplay is based on journalist Matt Bai’s 2014 book “All the Truth is Out.” It was co-written by Reitman, Bai and former Hillary Clinton press secretary Jay Carson."
"“Missing Link,” which unveiled the first photo in Cannes, is the first Laika title to be distributed in the U.S. by Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures. Laika’s first four features — “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “The Boxtrolls,” “ParaNorman” and “Coraline” — were released by Universal/Focus Films. All received Academy Award nominations.
Directed by “ParaNorman’s” Chris Butler, “Missing Link” also stars Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Ching Valdez-Aran and Amrita Acharia. Annapurna has set a spring 2019 U.S. release.
Laika president-CEO Travis Knight, who will meet with foreign distributors at Cannes, describes “Missing Link” as achieving “something we’ve never tried before: a raucous comedy entwined with a swashbuckling epic, underscoring the universal need to find belonging.”
Created with 110 sets and 65 unique locations, “Missing Link” turns on the charismatic Sir Lionel Frost (Jackman) who sets out to prove the existence of a legendary creature the Missing Link (Galifianakis), a soulful beast who, as the last of his kind, is rather lonely.
“It’s only now with our fifth film that as a team we have the experience, the know-how and the collaborative confidence to even attempt a movie of this size and scope,” said producer Arianne Sutner."
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