Deadpool And Wolverine just hit the silver screen, and while fans of the merc with a mouth are flocking to theaters, one person seems especially disappointed with the film: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star (and personal friend of Ryan Reynolds) Rob McElhenney. McElhenney aired his grievances on Twitter after attending a screening of the film and discovering his cameo–which he says he flew 6,000 miles to film–was nowhere to be found in the theatrical release.
“I hope you enjoyed [the cameo] because the theater I was watching in had mistakenly cut it out,” McElhenney tweeted alongside a photo of himself and Hugh Jackman on the set of the film. “Since I KNOW Ryan wouldn’t do me like that, I look forward to catching the movie and my cameo again today!”
I traveled 6 thousand miles to shoot my cameo. I hope you enjoyed it because the theater I was watching in had mistakenly cut it out. Since I KNOW Ryan wouldn’t do me like that, I look forward to catching the movie and my cameo again today! #DeadpoolandWolverine pic.twitter.com/0yhZqLuiLz
— Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) July 26, 2024
The third installment in the Deadpool film series sees Reynolds’ Deadpool teaming up with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine to take on the film’s villain, Cassandra Nova. While universe-hopping in search of Wolverine, Deadpool stumbles across multiple variations of Jackman’s iconic character, each of them played by a different actor. Based on the photo McElhenney shared in his tweet (which shows him donning Wolverine’s signature metal claws), he was meant to play one of these alternate-universe Wolverines.
The film includes quite a few cameos from various actors, including some of Reynolds’ close friends. Given the sheer number of cameos in the film–and the fact that Reynolds and McElhenney are real-life buddies–it’s no wonder that McElhenney was surprised and disappointed to discover his scene had been cut, especially after traveling 6,000 miles to film it. The two actors have a history of friendly comedic hijinks, including a yearly birthday “prank war.”
Multiple comments on McElhenney’s post seemed to confirm that moviegoers around the world also didn’t catch sight of him while viewing the film, suggesting that the cameo was intentionally excluded, not “mistakenly” cut. But that hasn’t stopped fans from demanding it be added back to the film.
“Release the McElhenney cut!” reads one on the many replies to McElhenney’s tweet.
Reynolds–who co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in the film–has yet to comment on the cameo in question, or the reason for its absence from the final cut.
