2 Jan – Ryan Reynolds is ushering the New Year with a series of photos taken in 2023, including one that got the most attention. Him in a Deadpool costume, that is. On 31 December, the actor and producer shared random pictures on Instagram, writing, "Thank you 2023 part 1. In no real order. I got to spend most of the year working and playing with the people I [love]."
The photos include one of him with Prince Charles, one with footballer Paul Mullin (who plays for Wrexham AFC, the same club Reynolds and Rob McElhenne bought in 2021), as well as him and wife Blake Lively watching a football game alongside friends that include Taylor Swift.
However, the last photo he shared was of him wearing his red Deadpool costume with no mask on, which was taken on the set of the third "Deadpool" movie. It is noted that "Deadpool 3" had to halt production in mid-2023 following the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike that lasted until November. In late November, Disney's co-chairman Alan Bergman announced that the film, which will also feature Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, has resumed filming.