Ryan Reynolds donned his Deadpool suit once again as he tried to help children in need ahead of the holidays.
The 48-year-old superhero star shared a new video to his YouTube channel on Thursday in which the foul-mouthed antihero took over Santa Claus’ duties in support of the SickKids Foundation.
‘Don’t need a lasso to say how thankful I am for @sickkidsvs,’ Ryan captioned an Instagram post featuring the video while alluding to his guest star, Lynda Carter, who referenced her Wonder Woman TV series.
Ryan also got some help in the humorous video, his latest in support of the Canadian charity, from his eight-year-old daughter Inez, whom he shares with his wife Blake Lively, 37.
As part of his campaign to raise awareness about the SickKids Foundation, the acting couple will be matching any donation to the foundation up to $500,000.
Reynolds, whom Forbes reported to be worth $71.5 million as of 2020, appeared on a rooftop in his Deadpool ensemble with what appeared to be Santa’s sleigh.
Ryan Reynolds, 48, donned his Deadpool suit while his daughter Inez played Kidpool (R) in a video to raise money for the SickKids Foundation
Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter also joined in to help raise funds for the Canadian Charity, which funds for The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
‘Benevolence is thirsty work!’ he shouted as he tossed a bag into it while Inez, who played Kidpool in Deadpool & Wolverine, sat in it.
‘Where to next?’ she asked as they prepared for the next stop of the night.
‘Well, I thought we’d eliminate sick kids,’ he replied.
‘Oh, dude, that’s so f***ed up,’ Kidpool said as Deadpool sputtered and tried to correct himself.
‘We’re eliminating the sickness by encouraging people to donate,’ he clarified.
But he thought it was a job for more than just the two of them, as they were ‘technically R-rated’ and might not be appropriate for little ones.
Then there was a burst of sound and light, and suddenly the actress Lynda Carter was seen crouching down with her fist to the ground.
‘Did someone call for help?’ she asked before breaking into an ear-to-ear grin.
‘I thought we’d eliminate sick kids,’ Deadpool said, which shocked Kidpool. ‘Oh, dude, that’s so f***ed up,’ she said
He clarified that he meant to help sick children, but said they would need help since they were ‘R-rated,’ at which point Carter appeared
‘Aren’t you a … wonderful woman,’ Deadpool said after geeking out with Kidpool
She was on board, so Deadpool asked her to ‘do the thing,’ the spinning motion she did on her ’70s TV show to get into her Wonder Woman costume
But instead she suddenly was wearing an ‘ugly’ green-and-red sweater with a gold bow over her midriff. ‘The DC lawyers. I knew it!’ Deadpool seethed
He joked that the culprit was ‘probably the same guy that got [Superman star Henry] Cavill and that other Batman’
She was clearly alluding to her lead role on the television series Wonder Woman, which ran from 1975 to ’79.
‘Aren’t you a … wonderful woman,’ Deadpool said.
Carter was totally on board, so he asked her to ‘do the thing,’ at which point she began to spin around in a circle as her Wonder Woman character would do to get into costume while she was bathed in golden light.
But corporate intellectual property rights appeared to get in the way, as Carter’s suddenly changed into a green-and-red holiday sweater with a large gold bow placed over her midriff, just like the sweater Reynolds has worn in advertisements for the SickKids Foundation.
After she looked dumbstruck at the sweater, the Deadpool family shouted ‘f***!’ in quick succession.
‘Who did this?!’ Carter asked, aghast.
‘The DC lawyers. I knew it!’ Deadpool seethed.
He joked that the culprit was ‘probably the same guy that got [Superman star Henry] Cavill and that other Batman.’
At the end of the clip, Deadpool said they should untie Santa after finishing their work, but Kidpool shouted ‘Never!’
Reynolds and Lively will be matching donations to the SickKids Foundation, which was founded in 1972, up until midnight on December 24.
The organization helps raise funds for The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.