Fan Tweets Unsettling Deadpool Photo To Ryan Reynolds, And Ryan Just Responded
By Aimee LutkinUpdated May 7 2019, 9:08 a.m. ET
Actor Ryan Reynoldshas a very saucy online presence. In addition to mastering his primary crafts (acting and being crazy handsome), he has also totally mastered the Internet — and we love him for it. Anyone who loves Ryan knows that he loves tweeting and he loves responding to fans, but it is still a very holy day when a Deadpool fan gets a reply.
In the case of @highlandersteve (which is a very good handle, congrats, Steve), the means used to get Reynolds attention were extreme. It involved incorporating a Deadpool action figure, with a seasonal reference, plus some ultra-violence. All in all, an amazing combination of things when you're trying to make a tweet go viral (and you know, getting love from Ryan freakin' Reynolds helps too).
Anyway, behold Elf-On-The-Shelf getting stabbed by a super hero — a true masterpiece of a tweet:
@VancityReynolds our Elf gets no respect pic.twitter.com/SgQJ5JetOC
— Steve (@highlandersteve) December 18, 2017Graphic, sure, but also pretty undeniably awesome, right? Elf-On-The-Shelf is basically a toy that teaches kids it is normal to be constantly surveilled and judged, if you ask me. So that little guy was always going to have a weird ending, IMO.
That doesn't mean kids don't love it, even Reynold's daughter. He retweeted the image, saying, "This would make my daughter cry for a hundred years and I have no intention of converting it into wallpaper for her bedroom ceiling, you sick bastard."
This would make my daughter cry for a hundred years and I have no intention of converting it into wallpaper for her bedroom ceiling, you sick bastard. https://t.co/72tWtGvgEt
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) December 18, 2017Ya did it, @highlandersteve.
Others tried to get Reynold's attention:
I don't have a elf on the shelf so this happened pic.twitter.com/l1GugznWcW
— SEX-ED (@MY_KINDA_SEX_ED) December 18, 2017Some wondered on what his wife would think about the remodel:
But most gave their thumbs up to fandom:
It took me a minute to realize that that’s a dead poor action figure, not actual dead pool standing next to a huge tree and candle holding a huge elf on the self. https://t.co/SuDeaVFPha
— Ⓥ Ⓥ Ⓥ Ⓥ D I T A Ⓥ Ⓥ Ⓥ Ⓥ (@daytta) December 19, 2017You're probably thinking, "My boyfriend said this was a superhero movie but that guy in the suit just turned that other guy into a fucking kabab!" Well, I may be super, but I'm no hero. And yeah, technically, this is a murder. But some of the best love stories start with a murder https://t.co/6hWqYRPjUO
— James The H (@thejamesh) December 18, 2017If this ain’t the dad goals I’m trying to achieve when I become a parent, I’m not being a parent at all. https://t.co/ipQGE8qSeg
— omar (@longwoods25) December 19, 2017But my favorite response was from the people who were oddly concerned about an Ikea lantern in the background of this stabbing:
Not the best advertisement for lanterns from IKEA 😳
— Anna (@Annasv333) December 18, 2017what a great advert pic.twitter.com/UUzZOQYjKP
— greenie claus ❄ (@khajiitwhiskers) December 18, 2017Love My Same Lantern :) pic.twitter.com/G5afgA5arB
— Victoria Batezel (@VictoriaBatezel) December 19, 2017Do you work for Ikea? Who cares! I need a picture of Deadpool smashing that thing on the floor.
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