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Warning! This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.
Summary

• Ryan Reynolds was instrumental in bringing Evans back to the MCU as Johnny Storm after almost 20 years since he last played the Fantastic Four hero.
• Evans felt comfortable reprising his role due to Reynolds' humor and relationship with him.
• Deadpool & Wolverine features many exciting character returns.

Ryan Reynolds has addressed Chris Evans' Marvel Cinematic Universe return in Deadpool & Wolverine. Evans is one of the most important actors in the MCU, with the star having given life to Captain America in the franchise. For months, Evans had been rumored to be part of Deadpool & Wolverine's long list of surprise characters, which was confirmed by the film's release, with a twist.
On Instagram, Chris Evans shared a Deadpool & Wolverine set photo to celebrate his return as Johnny Storm, and Ryan Reynolds has responded with heartfelt comments.
Reynolds called Evans' return "the greatest show on Earth." Evans played Johnny, aka the Human Torch, in two Fantastic Four movies in the 2000s. As the movie featured many returning characters from the Fox Marvel universe, it made sense that Evans came back as Johnny and not Captain America. The actor was the focus of Deadpool & Wolverine's post-credits scene, a hilarious moment even Reynolds says he could not keep a straight face for.
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1 Evans has commented on his Deadpool & Wolverine role, revealing what role Reynolds played in the casting. The actor said he is friends with Reynolds and that he was ecstatic at the prospect of playing Johnny Storm after almost twenty years when Reynolds asked him over a text. The actor then claimed no one else could have gotten him to return to the MCU, saying, "Ryan might be the only guy that I would've done it for because he's just got the Midas touch."
The MCU's first Captain America went on to describe what he meant, saying, "Ryan's humor makes just about everything work," and that led him to feel safe about reprising a role he had not played in a long time. Evans and Reynolds also have a bit of a camaraderie when it comes to cameos. Evans played himself in Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy's previous movie with Reynolds, Free Guy, while the Deadpool star made a cameo as Ana de Armas' ex in Evans' Ghosted. That evolved into Evans' hilarious Johnny Storm return in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Deadpool & Wolverine R A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
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