The long-awaited team-up between Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine finally hit the big screen in the box-office smash Deadpool & Wolverine, delivering the chaotic, R-rated spectacle fans had hoped for—along with their signature bromance/faux feud. From the first trailer, Marvel die-hards were thrilled to see Jackman in the classic yellow-and-blue suit, but some felt something was missing—Wolverine’s iconic cowl. While he sported it in the final act, many wished it had been part of his look throughout the film. Now, thanks to creative fans and the magic of the internet, we have a glimpse of what could have been. And The Adam Project actor’s reaction? Honestly I feel the same way he does.
Reynolds took to his Instagram stories to share a fan edit that digitally inserts Wolverine’s iconic cowl into the first major fight scene of the movie between him and the Merc with a Mouth. The Free Guy star added some cheeky commentary, writing, “What if there was a cowl? Too late to reshoot?” You can take a look at the pic below.
Obviously, Reynolds’ reaction is all in good fun. No matter how faithful an adaptation is, you can’t please everyone—though Deadpool & Wolverine gave us one of the most accurate comic-to-screen versions of Logan’s suit to date. Adding the cowl from the start would have made that early fight scene even more epic. But here’s the flip side: if that had happened, we wouldn’t have gotten that now-iconic moment—Wolverine pulling down the cowl just in time to take on an army of Deadpools. And honestly? That scene is chef’s kiss. No notes.
