“Not everyone gets a speech”: Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Takes a Page Out of Deadpool’s Book to Humiliate an X-Men in Deadpool & Wolverine

SUMMARY

• Deadpool & Wolverine presented an hilarious scene where Wolverine punches Pyro in the middle of his speech.
• Recently, some fans applauded the makers for incorporating such a Deadpool-esque attribute to Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in Deadpool 3.
• The Pyro actor Aaron Stanford revealed that his fight against Johnny Storm in Deadpool 3 was supposed to be longer.

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Deadpool & Wolverine raised massive headlines for executing some of the craziest cameos. While Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds’ long-awaited reunion elevated the film’s hype, the MCU film also generated massive hype for bringing back many old X-Men characters like Pyro. Recently, fans have claimed that a sequence featuring Pyro and Wolverine was one of the funniest MCU scenes.

Aaron Stanford as Pyro in Deadpool & Wolverine | Credits: Marvel Studios

When the first teaser of Deadpool & Wolverine was released, one of the most surprising scenes was the return of Pyro. The Aaron Stanford mutant was introduced as a minor character in 2000’s X-Men, but became more significant in 2003’s X2 and 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand.

Wolverine and Pyro had one of the most hilarious scenes in Deadpool & Wolverine

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool & Wolverine | Credits: Marvel Studios

The fans were insanely excited as Deadpool & Wolverine brought back Hugh Jackman‘s Logan in a more badass avatar. His violent action led the film to deliver some of the coolest action sequences in the MCU. However, the fans believe that the scene where Logan cuts off Pyro’s speech midway deserves more appreciation.

The particular scene did not possess any gore or visual extravaganza but smoothly explained how Logan was slowly learning a few tricks from Wade throughout the film. Contrary to Deadpool, we have usually spotted Jackman’s mutant as a no-nonsense violent being. But in a scene where Pyro shoots Cassandra Nova and expects to deliver a speech, Wolverine punches him midway and says “Not everyone gets a speech“.

The user @melissa rightfully pointed out that it was an intelligent move for the makers to also give a Deadpool-esque savage moment to Logan. On top of that, it is undeniable that Aaron Stanford‘s Pyro was one of the most annoying characters in the film. Most of the fans felt satisfied when Logan humiliated the fiery mutant in such a manner.

Pyro’s scene with Johnny Storm was supposed to be better

Chris Evans as Human Torch in Deadpool & Wolverine | Credits: Marvel Studios

Chris Evans‘ return as Johnny Storm was another insane surprise in the 2024 blockbuster. Nobody expected the actor to make such a return to the MCU even though it was for a brief period. However, his revelation in Deadpool & Wolverine was followed by a very brief confrontation with Pyro.

The scene was undoubtedly very underwhelming as Evans’ Human Torch could not do anything before Pyro. While the fans expected a big blazing battle, the spirit extinguished in no time. But in an interview with RadioTimes.com, Aaron Stanford claimed that initially a full-fledged encounter was planned between the characters but the makers soon realized that it was “not a struggle” for Pyro to fight against Human Torch.

I think the initial idea was for it to be a real struggle, a real battle between two superpowers. But, as we were filming, I realized that, for Pyro, it’s not a battle because this is what he does, and he has now found himself up against the ideal opponent because it’s not a struggle. For him, this is the easiest thing in the world. Anybody else he was up against, it would be difficult. But for him, this is like a snap. So we figured out, alright, he should suck all the flame out, and then he just winks it out like it’s nothing.

Additionally, it was also revealed that Evans’ and Stanford’s scenes were shot separately due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes. While Deadpool & Wolverine has diverted from the comics to show Pyro winning over Human Torch, it was commendable how the studio was super secretive about Evans’ comeback.

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Written by Subham Mandal

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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.