Ryan Reynolds pitched Disney on a crossover between Deadpool and Bambi

Is there anyone (whose name isn’t Bob Iger or Bob Chapek) who is more delighted by Disney’s cannibalization of all pop culture than Ryan Reynolds? The man clearly loves playing in other people’s toy boxes, because it gives him an endless supply of wacky things to do as Deadpool—like the recent “Deadpool and Korg react” video he did as a teaser for Free Guy. As it turns out, though (and as lampshaded in the actual video), Korg wasn’t Reynolds’ first choice for a Disney-owned character who could be paired up with Deadpool. Speaking with IGN, Reynolds said he initially pitched Disney on a short where Deadpool met the hunter from Bambi, but rather than killing him or whatever as revenge for Bambi’s mom, Deadpool would turn out to be a big fan who wanted the hunter’s advice on how to become the most-hated character in the history of Disney. Very Deadpool, certainly, even if it does have even less to do with Free Guy than Thor’s friend made of rocks.