is not just any Marvel anti-hero; he is the wisecracking, katana-swinging chaos agent that comic book nerds worship. But last year? He leveled up by becoming Marvel Jesus and resurrecting the MCU from the cinematic graveyard with Deadpool & Wolverine
. Fast forward a year, as the tides shift faster than a multiversal snap, Reynolds now finds himself entangled in a web of controversy, prompting his savior syndrome to make a cameo in courtrooms instead of writer’s rooms. And like clockwork, the rumor mill is working overtime, whispering Marvel Studios has given their savior the boot.
So, the real question is, has Marvel really nailed its Jesus to the franchise’s past?
Ryan Reynolds: No longer a Marvel Jesus?
Even if you have been living under a rock the size of Thanos’ chin, a single scroll through social media could bring centuries of showbiz secrets, though accuracy is optional. Case in point: Ryan Reynolds. After cementing himself as the R-rated king, he has been suiting up as the red-mouthed menace whenever duty calls. But recent X trends suggest, Marvel has apparently had its fill of wisecracking and is sending him packing on a one-way ticket to who knows where.
Heard Ryan Reynolds got fired by Marvel for using Deadpool and Wolverine to mock and bully another director. Hope that’s true, finally no more Green Lantern jokes that stopped being funny 10 years ago.
— The Green Lantern (@G_O_A_T_Lantern) February 14, 2025
Though it sounds dramatic, Marvel Studios has not slammed the fireball on Reynolds’ tenure in reality
. Then, why the sudden digital panic? It turns out that after Blake Lively
dodged speculation that her projects were axed over the Justin Baldoni lawsuit, the rumor mill set its sights on her husband. But Reynolds’ Marvel future is just another casualty of the Internet’s pastime and fans can breathe easy because Marvel Jesus is right where he belongs.
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While the rumors may be baseless, where did they stem from in the first place?
The reason behind rumors of Marvel’s firing Ryan Reynolds
Justin Baldoni has called Blake Lively to the legal dance floor and set the stage for a full-blown courtroom spectacle. But Lively is not waltzing in solo. Baldoni has sprinkled just enough breadcrumbs to ensure Ryan Reynolds follows suit
, and he is not coming empty-handed—Marvel, Deadpool & Wolverine
, all are crashing the party. According to TMZ, Baldoni has stacked his legal deck, zeroing in on Nicepool, which he claims intended to mock him.
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, sent a legal letter to Marvel boss Kevin Feige and Disney CEO Bob Iger, accusing Reynolds of taking direct aim during the segment. In the scene where Reynolds plays a Deadpool variant, Nicepool, he says, “Where in the God’s name is the intimacy coordinator?”
To top it off, he praises Lady Deadpool for “snapping back”
after having a baby while remarking feminism. Baldoni reportedly believes it was a meticulous swipe at him for “touting himself as a feminist”
during It Ends With Us
promotions.
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