Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine received immense love worldwide. The 2024 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics, featuring the characters Deadpool and Wolverine, is vying for Oscar recognition. The movie was a blockbuster hit, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. It grossed over 1 billion USD globally and even helped Marvel Studios reach over 30 billion USD in the global box office.
Now, Disney is eying on adding some more awards gold to the film’s success. It is all set to replicate the success of the 2016 original. Disney is determined to push the Superhero film with major awards groups. As per a report by Variety, Reynolds’ performance as Deadpool will be submitted to the comedy category. Alongside it, Jackman’s performance in the Supporting Actor category, Golden Globes’ Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category, and other technical categories like production design, sound, and visual effects, have been filled in the nominations list for the Oscars. Variety claimed that Deadpool & Wolverine almost have a guaranteed spot in the Golden Globes’ recently-introduced Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category as it celebrated the year’s most critically acclaimed and highest-grossing films.
Earlier, in an Instagram post, Reynolds urged the academy to introduce stunt categories at the Oscars. After Deadpool & Wolverine triumphed over other MCU films, Reynolds shared a couple of pictures with the stunt performers from the film and mentioned that the academy is long due with a category specially for the stunts in movies. “Stunt work doesn’t have a category at The Oscars, and I hope that’ll change someday. So many films SMASHED it this year… Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Chaplin were stunt performers as well as filmmakers. Telling stories with their entire bodies,” he mentioned.
The actor then made a special mention to the entire stunt team of his film and added, “The #DeadpoolAndWolverine stunt team over-delivered. Many are friends I’ve worked with for years, and I’ll spend the rest of my days doodling their names in my Heidi Stationary, dotting all the “i’s” with little hearts.” He also lauded his team members for their impeccable talents and gave a shoutout to his body double, Alex Kyshkovych, with whom he has been working since the first Deadpool film. “He (Alex Kyshkovych) not only doubles me — he’s the Fight Coordinator. I’d take a sledgehammer to the face for Alex. Or rather, I’d ask Alex to take a sledgehammer to the face for Alex,” the actor continued.
Apart from the two lead casts, Deadpool & Wolverine includes Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Aaron Stanford and Matthew Macfadyen. The film will be released on digital platforms, including Prime Video and Apple TV+, starting October 1. It will also come to 4K Blu-ray and DVD on October 22.