Warning! This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.
Summary
- Apart from playing Happy Hogan, Jon Favreau played a key role behind the camera in Deadpool & Wolverine, brainstorming ideas with Ryan Reynolds.
- Reynolds thanks Jon Favreau for his help and praises him for his work in the MCU.
- Jon Favreau is a Marvel icon, as he launched the MCU with Iron Man and has continued to support the franchise for 16 years.
Ryan Reynolds thanks MCU director and actor Jon Favreau for his input in Deadpool & Wolverine. Among Deadpool & Wolverine‘s myriad cameos and supporting characters, Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan provided a different kind of surprise. Hogan rejected Deadpool’s application to join the Avengers, but genuinely inspired Wade Wilson to become a better hero and person, which Wade achieved in Deadpool & Wolverine‘s ending when he tried to sacrifice himself to save Earth-10005.
Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds takes to X to praise Jon Favreau for his work behind and in front of the camera. Reynolds calls Favreau “one of the greats” and describes his experience working with the Iron Man director “BETTER than sitting with one of my heroes”. According to Reynolds, Favreau had creative input in Deadpool & Wolverine. Check out Ryan Reynolds’ full post below:
Why Jon Favreau’s Deadpool & Wolverine Cameo Was So Crucial To The MCU Movie
Jon Favreau Is A Quintessential MCU Figure Behind The Scenes
Happy Hogan may not be an especially powerful or influential MCU character, but the actor who portrays him has played a key role in the MCU’s history. Jon Favreau directed Iron Man in 2008, back when a cinematic universe was still a risky idea. Favreau championed Robert Downey Jr.’s casting despite the studios’ doubts, and worked with the cast to improvise large parts of the movie while shooting it. Favreau’s hard work and faith in Iron Man resulted in the MCU’s first hit, which led to the beginning of the most successful movie franchise of all time.
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Jon Favreau’s brief appearance as Happy Hogan in Deadpool & Wolverine isn’t just a nod to the Avengers, but also a homage to Jon Favreau. After Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Favreau reprised his Happy Hogan role multiple times and continued to help the MCU creatively behind the scenes. Favreau was an executive producer for Iron Man 3, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, and now, Ryan Reynolds thanks him for participating in the creative process behind Deadpool & Wolverine, suggesting with his “WILDLY uncomfortable“ comment that Favreau didn’t do it for the recognition.
Five years before Iron Man, Jon Favreau played Foggy Nelson in Daredevil. Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan met the MCU’s Matt Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Happy Hogan’s office features several of Deadpool & Wolverine‘s 100+ MCU easter eggs. Elements such as Iron Man’s helmet and arc reactor, Captain America’s prototype shield, and Spider-Man’s Iron Man toy helmet showcase how iconic these characters are. However, they also prove how long the MCU has come since its beginning, all due in large part to the hard work and passion of artists like Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige and Iron Man director Jon Favreau.
Source: Ryan Reynolds / X
Deadpool & Wolverine
- Director
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Shawn Levy
- Cast
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Ryan Reynolds
, Hugh Jackman
, Emma Corrin
, Morena Baccarin
, Rob Delaney
, Leslie Uggams
, Karan Soni
, Matthew Macfadyen
, Brianna Hildebrand
, Shioli Kutsuna
, Stefan Kapicic
, Lewis Tan
, Randal Reeder
, Jennifer Garner
, Aaron Stanford
, Billy Clements
, Ollie Palmer
, Chris Hemsworth
, Rob McElhenney - Release Date
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July 26, 2024
- Runtime
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127 Minutes
