Five years later, he revisited Wade Wilson, only this time, he got to play to play the character as the real Deadpool, from wearing the trademark red and black costume to repeatedly breaking the fourth wall.
After years of waiting, fans finally got to see the actor properly be the character he was born to play.
Ryan Reynolds already had a history with superhero movies in the 2000s playing Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity and Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
However, he finally got to lead one of these adventures in 2011’s Green Lantern, where he played test pilot Hal Jordan Unfortunately, his turn as the Emerald Knight was plagued with negative reviews, prompting Warner Bros and DC to abandon their sequel plans for the flick.