Actor Ryan Reynolds has taken a swipe at Hugh Jackman in a special Australia Day message while praising Aussies for their "unrelenting condescension towards New Zealand".
Actor Ryan Reynolds has taken a swipe at Hugh Jackman in a special Australia Day message while praising Aussies for their "unrelenting condescension towards New Zealand".
In character as Marvel's anti-hero Deadpool, Reynolds claims he "can't forgive" Australians for giving the world the widely panned film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
"I'vegot no problem with Hugh (Jackman), I mean he's a delightful guy, true legend. But the movie, that was a career low for me, you understand."
The 2009 Jackman-led Wolverine spin-off was criticised by fans for not staying true to the Deadpool comics.
Actor Ryan Reynolds stars in the upcoming film, Deadpool.
Wearing Deadpool's red and black suit, with a cork hat, Reynolds mimics an Aussie accent as he wishes locals a Happy Australia Day - "because that's a real thing".
"Seriously, I'd fit right in with your proud nation with its shady criminal past, and it's predilection for black-out drinking and unrelenting condescension towards New Zealand," he says in the video, released ahead of the Deadpool movie premiere in New Zealand on February 11.
