2024-07-05 08:29:36
“While watching the baseball game, a Korean guy in front of me was eating his lunch box with chopsticks. The way he was holding the chopsticks looked like Wolverine’s ‘claws’ (a weapon with multiple blades). Haha.”
Australian actor Hugh Jackman (56) said this while laughing heartily at a press conference for the movie ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ held at a hotel in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 4th. When asked about his impressions of watching the professional baseball game between Kiwoom Heroes and LG Twins held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul the day before upon his arrival in Korea, he made a joke, befitting his role as ‘Wolverine’. Jackman, who is so popular in Korea that he is nicknamed ‘the man among men’, has visited Korea for the 6th time.
Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds (47), who is visiting Korea for the third time to play the role of ‘Deadpool’, also expressed his affection for Korea, saying, “I’ve only seen two baseball games in my life, and one of them was yesterday. My daughter’s best friend is Korean.”
Reynolds received a hanbok as a gift with Jackman and put it on, then smiled brightly and said, “When I put on the Deadpool suit, it feels like I have superpowers, but wearing a hanbok gives me a similar feeling.”
Jackman, Reynolds, and director Shawn Levy attended the meeting that day. The three made a heart shape with their fingers and made jokes frequently during the meeting that lasted about an hour. Reynolds jokingly said, “I wish Deadpool and Wolverine were deployed to the front lines in Korea, as they are brave warriors.” Jackman joked, “I was a Seoul City ambassador in 2009. I still like Korea so much that I feel like an ambassador.”
The new film, which opens on the 24th, is the third in the Deadpool series. The previous films, “Deadpool” (2016) and “Deadpool 2” (2018), attracted 3.32 million and 3.78 million viewers in Korea, respectively. Reynolds said, “I was thrilled to see the Deadpool series gaining popularity worldwide, including in Korea.”
The new film is a story of friendship that unfolds as Deadpool, who retired from his hero life and became an ordinary used car dealer, visits Wolverine. The ‘contrasting chemistry’ between Deadpool, who always throws cheerful jokes, and Wolverine, who has a quiet and serious personality, is drawing attention. Levy said, “It’s a blockbuster perfect for the summer that delivers action, humor, and emotion,” and “The three of us worked together to draw a story of friendship that starts with conflict and develops into solidarity.”
The film industry is paying attention to whether the new film can be the savior of Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This is because MCU films have been failing at the box office, such as the film ‘The Marvels’ starring Park Seo-joon, which was released last November, but only attracted 690,000 domestic viewers. When asked about these concerns, Reynolds responded, “I know that Marvel movies are not as popular as they used to be,” adding, “What we’ve been pursuing is to provide joy and courage to audiences around the world.”
The fact that the new film is rated ‘not for youth viewing’ is a burden on the box office. This is because the Deadpool series often features sexually explicit jokes and bloody battle scenes. The new film is the first Deadpool series released after Disney acquired Marvel, and there are also criticisms that it does not fit with Disney’s color, which has a large child audience. Levy said, “Disney understood from the beginning that the new film would be different from existing Disney works. The blood flowing in the film is ‘Deadpool’s’ DNA.”
Reporter Lee Ho-jae [email protected]
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