'Deadpool and Wolverine' | Anatomy of a scene

I’m Shawn Levy, director, co-writer and co-producer of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” “So what made you finally wear an honest costume?” This scene happens at the midpoint of the movie where Deadpool and Wolverine, this unlikely duo, are on this quest, and they come across an incongruous diner in the middle of this empty landscape. And it’s really the first scene of substantial dialogue between the two of them. This has always been one of Ryan’s and my favorite scenes from the moment we wrote it because it puts two iconic antiheroes in this incredibly generic trope of the American road movie. So the disparity of these images: two superheroes sitting in a booth in a 1950s diner. That was exciting. “Do you want to talk about what’s haunting you or should we wait for a third act flashback?” “Uhh, go on.” [muted] yourself.” As the scene evolves, what we reveal here in a sort of monologue… “In my world, you are uh, [clears throat] “You’re so respected.” … he’s a fan. It’s kind of reverential and actually envious of Wolverine’s mythic status. It’s a quieter scene than we’re used to. It’s a longer dramatic monologue than I think Wade Wilson has ever done. “My girlfriend left me and…” “Did you have a girlfriend?” “Yeah. Vanessa. When we met, she was a dancer. We had a whole life.” And it was a pleasure for Ryan and I to write because this movie is as fun, I hope, as people expect and as action-packed, but we really aspired to make it genuinely warm and more substantial on an emotional foundation rooted in the characters than maybe people expect from a “Deadpool” movie. And I think the emotionality of the movie may very well turn out to be its most subversive element.