The cast of Deadpool 2 appears on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 and no one saw the best joke of the whole thing. Though the project languished in development hell for many years, Deadpool finally moved forward at 20th Century Fox after test footage mysteriously leaked - just as Comic-Con 2014 was ending - and inspired largely positive buzz. Deadpool hit theaters in early 2016, becoming a critical and financial success. As such, a sequel was a no-brainer, and Deadpool 2 was released earlier this year.
Since the movie is already out - and Fox's next X-Men movie isn't scheduled to debut until February 2019 - Deadpool 2 held a panel at Comic-Con to promote the film's upcoming home release. The panel preceded an official screening of the Deadpool 2 extended cut at Comic-Con, but star Ryan Reynolds made sure to bring plenty of fun to Hall H. In addition to answering fan questions about what superhero Reynolds would play other than Deadpool and screening deleted scenes from Deadpool 2, the lineup of panelists had its own fun joke.
As spotted by Screen Rant's own Ben Kendrick, the panel setup for Deadpool 2 featured a tie-in to one of the funnier gags in the movie. In the film, Wade Wilson recruits a mutant known as Vanisher to the short-lived X-Force team. For the most part, Vanisher is invisible - that is, until his death by electric shock when it's revealed he's played by Brad Pitt. Well, at the panel for Deadpool 2, Vanisher had his own placard and seat. Take a look:
Fun Fact: @VancityReynolds is sitting next to Brad Pitt’s Vanisher at the @deadpoolmovie panel in Hall H. #SDCC pic.twitter.com/njKDd0axIc
— Ben Kendrick (@benkendrick) July 22, 2018More to come...
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