Former ‘Deadpool’ Star TJ Miller Slams Ryan Reynolds
Since filming Deadpool 2, comedian TJ Miller, who portrayed Weasel in the first two installments of the franchise, has had old sexual assault accusations against him resurface, been dropped from DreamWorks’ How to Train a Dragon: The Hidden World, and called in a fake bomb threat while aboard an Amtrack train.
While he has not been convicted of a crime, it is perhaps unsurprising that Miller will not be appearing in the upcoming Marvel Studios release Deadpool & Wolverine.
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During a recent podcast appearance clipped by X account President of Physical Media, Miller lashed out at his former Deadpool co-star Ryan Reynolds, accusing the actor of changing after the success of Deadpool 2.
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“And then so, ‘Deadpool 2,’ he was a different person. That’s just a different guy,” he said. “A guy that’s become that famous, in a movie that is that funny, it changes people. And I don’t think it really changed me.”
Miller Argues That Deadpool made Reynolds a Star
Miller then went on to say that Reynolds was not a star before the Deadpool movies, and the trappings of fame subsequently changed him.
“You first had Ryan Reynolds who, everybody knew who he was but he had never. He had a lot of movies that were failures. Or just didn’t do that well, and so ‘Deadpool’ was a real longshot for him.”
Tj Miller says Ryan Reynolds was a nobody before #Deadpool and he changed after its success pic.twitter.com/z7vuHHbR80
— President Of Physical Media (@PhysicalMedia_) May 14, 2024
While Miller is likely bitter that he was excluded from Deadpool & Wolverine, it is impossible to discern whether or not his observations of Reynold’s personality change are correct.
What is quantifiable, however, is his insutation that Reynolds was not a star before Deadpool.
Reynolds Had A Storied Career Before ‘Deadpool’
In many ways, it was Deadpool that needed Reynolds, not the other way around.
Prior to donning his spandex suit, Reynolds had already starred in Smokin’ Aces, Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Green Lantern. That does not even take into account his work on television, where he starred as Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place and had memorable turns on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Scrubs.
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Whether or not Miller is right about the success of Deadpool going to Reynolds’ head, one thing is clear — Miller’s time in the franchise is clearly over.
