Ryan Reynolds records a heartfelt message to 11-year-old Deadpool fan bravely struggling with Hodgkin’s lymphoma: ‘I’m sending you power’
Ryan Reynolds has played more than one superhero on the big screen.
And the Golden Globe nominee may also qualify for superhero status in real life, as he continues to use his platform forever.
He recently recorded a heartfelt message for an 11-year-old cancer patient and Brody Dery, a Deadpool fan, after the boy and his mother caught Reynolds’ attention using social media.
Return: Ryan Reynolds recently recorded a heartfelt message to 11-year-old cancer patient and Deadpool fan Brody Dery after the boy and his mother got Reynolds’ attention via social media
The 44-year-old clip: ‘Brody, this is Ryan Reynolds. I just heard a little bit of your story and I want to send you this video and let you know that I’m thinking of you, and I’ll send you a lot of love and send you strength, whatever strength I’ve got. ‘
He continues: ‘Man, you have a lot of people in your life who love you so much. I know you’ve been through this, I know it’s been a challenge lately, but you know something, Brody, you’re just the man for the job.
‘I send you much love. I hope I will meet you in person one of these days and be able to hang out there. OK, friend, goodbye. ‘
Brody, from Reynolds, Canada, underwent chemotherapy treatments for stage 3B Hodgkins lymphoma.
Biggest fan: Brody, from Reynolds, Canada, underwent chemotherapy treatments for stage 3B Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Send strength: The 44-year-old says in the clip: ‘Brody, this is Ryan Reynolds. ‘I just heard a little bit of your story and I want to send you this video and let you know that I’m thinking of you, and I’ll send you a lot of love and send you strength, whatever strength I have’
His mother Randi told CTV News of his reaction to the video: ‘His jaw hit the floor. He keeps saying, “I feel special – I feel like I’m the movie star.”
This comes after they recorded their own video on Facebook earlier this week, before social media helped them grab Reynolds’ attention.
Randi said in the video: ‘If we’re having a hard day, we like to watch Deadpool. The humor of those films brings out the best in Brody and it brings out his funny side.
‘COVID and cancer are very difficult and we do not know what can be done, but we wanted to send a message to our favorite actor. Brody is the hardest kid I know. He’s louder than most people and we did not know who to talk to. Therefore, we thought we would send you a message. ‘
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently revealed that the upcoming Deadpool 3 will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making it the first R rating of the massive franchise.
Big news: Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, recently revealed that the upcoming Deadpool 3 will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making it the first R rating of the massive franchise.
Coming soon: He told Collider that it would start filming in 2022: ‘It will be rated R and we are currently working on a screenplay and Ryan is now overseeing a screenplay …’
He told Collider that it should start filming in 2022: ‘It’s rated R and we’re currently working on a screenplay, and Ryan is currently overseeing a screenplay … It will not be [filming] this year. Ryan is a very busy, very successful actor.
“We have a number of things we have already announced that we need to make now, but it’s exciting to get started. Again, a very different kind of character in the MCU, and Ryan is a force of nature, which is just amazing to see how he brings that character to life. ‘
Although the killer cleverly cut the MCU and the X-Men franchise, this is the first time he has also officially joined.
Reynolds celebrated the news on Instagram with a clever Disney joke: “First thing: look for the guy who killed Bambi’s mother.”
Too soon: Reynolds celebrated the news on Instagram with a clever Disney joke