{"id":190090,"date":"2025-08-31T06:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T06:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/this-fan-favorite-actor-was-considered-to-play-deadpool-before-ryan-reynolds-was-cast\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T06:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T06:42:42","slug":"this-fan-favorite-actor-was-considered-to-play-deadpool-before-ryan-reynolds-was-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/this-fan-favorite-actor-was-considered-to-play-deadpool-before-ryan-reynolds-was-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"This Fan-Favorite Actor Was Considered to Play Deadpool Before Ryan Reynolds Was Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ryan Reynolds<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s portrayal of Deadpool<\/strong><\/a> has turned the character into a box office success. However, another fan-favorite actor has previously revealed that they were considered to play the Merc with a Mouth. <\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t know, Ryan<\/strong> first suited up as the Marvel antihero in 2009\u2032s X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/em>. While the movie was not a hit, he got to don the iconic red suit again in the 2016 solo movie. Its success birthed a franchise that is going strong three movies in. <\/p>\n

We\u2019ve done some digging to see who else was up for the role. Only one star appears to have discussed auditioning for the project, but he\u2019s a big name that might surprise fans!<\/p>\n

Head inside to see which other big star was in the running to play Deadpool\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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