Ryan Reynolds downplays Deadpool cameo in Avengers Doomsday

Ryan Reynolds has sought to tamp down fan speculation over a social media post that many took as a tease of Deadpool appearing in the next Avengers movie, saying he has not been on the set and that the image was an unused prop from his own film. The comments came amid conflicting reports about whether Reynolds will cameo in Avengers Doomsday, which is due in theaters December 18, 2026.

Reynolds, promoting a John Candy documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival, told reporters he has placed Easter eggs for Candy in his Deadpool films and joked that he had mentally prepared more for the Russos' film. "There are four that I've got in there," he said. "Of course, I've written them all at home in my PJs, and nobody's seen 'em nor have I stepped foot on set." In a separate interview he described the image he posted online as an alternate red-and-black flag from Deadpool and Wolverine that did not make the final cut. "It was my favorite," he said. "It was just a flag."

The post, an Avengers logo spray painted over in red, set off a wave of online conjecture that Reynolds' Wade Wilson would turn up alongside a massive ensemble of returning and new Marvel characters. Trade...