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Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Make Superhero Movie Together
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Intermediate
Intermediate
This image released by 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios shows Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in a scene from "Deadpool & Wolverine." (20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios via AP)

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Make Superhero Movie Together

July 24th, 2024

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are friends who have been working together for 16 years. They are in a new movie called "Deadpool & Wolverine" and they were at the movie's first showing in New York. In the movie, Ryan Reynolds plays Deadpool and Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine. These characters were in different movies before. But now, they are together in the same movie. The movie is exciting for people. A lot of people watched the movie trailer on the internet. The movie has action and funny moments. The movie also has other actors like Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen. Shawn Levy directed the movie. He, Ryan, and Hugh are all friends and have made movies together before. The director Shawn Levy says the movie is fun to watch and you don't need to know everything about the story before seeing it. Some people are tired of superhero movies, but this movie is doing well. Critics say nice things about it. It might make a lot of money. Everyone thinks people will like the movie because it is fun. They say it's a great movie to watch and enjoy.
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💭 Discussion Questions


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. Who are the main actors in the new movie 'Deadpool & Wolverine'?
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. What do Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackley play in the movie?
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. According to the director, do you need to know the full story before watching the movie?

📖 Vocabulary


🌐 Cultural context


Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are actors from North America. They are famous for playing superheroes in movies. New York is a large city in the United States known for cultural events. Superhero movies are popular in American culture, often based on comic book characters.

🧠 Further reading


Twisters (film)
A new movie called "Twisters" is about a team of people who try to make tornadoes weaker. They use special barrels to do this. The team tries it out, but a big tornado comes and makes things very dangerous. Some people in the team do not make it. The movie begins in London and then is shown all over the world. Many people go to see it and it makes a lot of money. Kate Carter is in Oklahoma with her friends, and they chase storms. They want to change the tornado with science. But a very big tornado comes, and only Kate and her friend Javi are left. Kate then moves to New York City and works there. After five years, Javi asks Kate to come back to Oklahoma for one week to try a new tool to learn about tornadoes. A man named Tyler, who makes videos, and his friends come too. They all want to see the tornadoes. But when they find one, Kate gets very scared because she remembers the big tornado from before.

Superhero film
Superhero movies are about special people with amazing abilities who help and protect everyone. These movies often include exciting action and might be set in a fantasy or sci-fi world. The first movie about a superhero usually tells us how they became a hero and who their main enemy is. Many superhero movies come from comic books, but some are from TV shows or are completely new stories made for movies. For example, "The Green Hornet" comes from a radio show and an old TV series, while "The Powerpuff Girls" comes from a cartoon. Some superhero movie series, like Spider-Man, The Incredibles, and films from Marvel and DC, make a lot of money. Marvel's movies have made over $28 billion! Superheroes became popular in comic books first, and then they started being in movies a long time ago, in the 1930s and 1940s. There were also short cartoon movies about Superman made a long time ago.

Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap is a famous person who makes movies in India. He acts and directs movies too. People really like his work, so he has won four big awards in India. A country called France also gave him a special award in 2013. He started by writing for TV and then helped write a movie called "Satya." His first movie as a director was "Paanch," but it was not shown in cinemas because of some problems. Later, he made a movie called "Black Friday" about a sad event in Mumbai, but it also had some problems and came out late. However, when people saw it, they really liked it. Some of his other movies did not make people happy or make much money. One of his famous movies is called "Dev.D," and it's a new way of telling an old story. People liked it and it made money. He made more movies and one was about politics and another was a mystery. In 2012, he made a big crime movie in two parts that got him a lot of attention. He also helped make other good movies like "The Lunchbox," which could have won a big award in another country. He made other movies about different stories, some were sad and some were scary. He made a sports movie too. In 2018, he made a show for Netflix, which was the first one like that in India. It was a crime story and he also made a love story movie that year. He even has his own company that makes movies.