Similarly, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool has to emote in an exaggerated way without the audience being able to see his face.
Ryan Reynolds cited French actor and mime Marcel Marceau, who had to emote in an exaggerated way without words.
It’s kind of interesting that one of the missing elements to the character from X-Men Origins: Wolverine wound up being one of the potential pitfalls for Deadpool.
What he found was he had to be bigger with his acting and emoting so that the character shines through the mask to the audience.