Deadpool & Wolverine: Ryan Reynolds Has Perfect Response to Jamie Lee Curtis's Marvel Apology

The Deadpool star doesn't exactly seem to disagree with Curtis's original joke.

By Russ Burlingame

Not long after horror icon Jamie Lee Curtis apologized for lightly roasting the Marvel Cinematic Universe during a recent Comic Con trivia game, Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds took to social media to defuse the tension. Quoting her apology, Reynolds handwaved the whole situation in a jokey tweet, in what seems to be an effort to put the whole argument in the rear view. During "Geeks or Posers?" with MTV's Josh Horowitz, the host put the question to Curtis, "What phase is the MCU in?" And she responded with "Bad." Everyone laughed and Curtis mugged for the camera, but later, she seemingly got some backlash, and decided she didn't want to stand by that. 

Yesterday, Curtis took to social media to post a short statement apologizing, adding that she had reached out to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige and that she won't be dunking on other people's projects going forward.

"Wait, is everyone expected to apologize for slamming Marvel post-Endgame?" Reynolds quipped in response to Curtis's apology.

Reynolds co-wrote and starred in the MCU's latest mega-hit, Deadpool & Wolverine, in which he made a handful of jokes about Marvel's recent creative and box office struggles.

Curtis had previously poked fun at Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness during her press tour for Everything, Everywhere All at Once. That film, which also featured wild visual effects and multiversal doppelgangers, eventually earned a number of Academy Awards, including one for Curtis herself.

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In Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) will change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). The film also stars Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox, and Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova, with the return of Deadpool alums Morena Baccarin as Vanessa Carlysle, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Stefan Kapičić as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Rob Delaney as Peter, and Lewis Tan as Shatterstar. Aaron Stanford is returning as Pyro from the X-Men film series, with Jennifer Garner as Elektra Natchios. 

Kevin Feige, Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy and Lauren Shuler Donner produce with Louis D'Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, George Dewey and Simon Kinberg serving as executive producers. Deadpool & Wolverine is written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy. Deadpool & Wolverine was released exclusively in theaters on July 26th.

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