Spoilers below.
Deadpool & Wolverine might not be a family movie, but it’s surely a family affair—at least for star, producer, and co-writer, Ryan Reynolds. Not only does his wife, Blake Lively, make an appearance as Lady Deadpool, but their four kids had parts to play too.
In the army of Deadpool variants that appears toward the end of the film, Inez Reynolds, 7, plays the foul-mouthed Kidpool and 1-year-old Olin plays Babypool. They never take off their masks, so it’s possible they just voiced the characters.
Their oldest sister, 9-year-old James, is also listed as a “screaming mutant” in the credits. While 4-year-old Betty doesn’t appear onscreen, she’s credited as the “Hugh Jackman wrangler,” according to People. Perhaps the hardest job out of all of them.
Reynolds and Lively with James and Inez in 2016.
Reynolds explained to People, “My four-year-old Betty sort of loves Hugh, like unconditionally.” He added, “And she expresses that love through unblinking violence. So she attacks him, thinking she has claws, and he has a healing factor—which he might.”
The Reynolds kids joined their parents at last week’s premiere in New York. Although they didn’t step onto the red carpet, their dad shouted them out before the movie started.
“I want to start by saying thank you to my wife, Blake, who is here,” Reynolds said. “I want to thank my kids, James, Inez, Betty, Olin, who are here. I hope that, if I’m lucky, this moment will be the most traumatic thing—that is, the contents of this movie—that happens in your wondrous life.”
He added, “I love that my entire family is here.”
Lively has also been posting a few tributes to the film, including one where she points out the ways “y2k girlies” inspired moments, needle drops, and cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine. She joked on Instagram, “It’s hard not to encourage my ladies to spot all the ways we’ve influenced @deadpoolmovie I’ve never been more proud. And I’ve given birth 4 times.”
Deadpool & Wolverine opened in theaters on Friday and broke box office records, making $438.3 million worldwide.
Erica Gonzales is the Senior Culture Editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. There is a 75 percent chance she’s listening to Lorde right now.
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