Hugh Jackman has released a hilarious video in response to Ryan Reynolds being nominated for an Oscar.
His video comes after the song Good Afternoon from recent festive film Spirited, starring Reynolds, Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer, was announced as part of the Academy shortlists last month. The Australian actor and singer said having Reynolds receive a nomination in the category would “make the next year of my life insufferable”.
In the comical video captioned 'But don't get me wrong', Jackman says as much as he loves the rest of the cast and production team, he can't hope for the song to be nominated. Ryan Reynolds retweeted the video on Twitter, joking that he disagreed with Jackman's statement.
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In the video, Jackman said: “Hey everybody, it’s 2023 and I really really wanted to send out a positive message at the beginning of the year but recent events have made that impossible. Don’t get me wrong I loved Spirited, I love Will, I love Octavia…the song Good afternoon – I laughed the entire way through, it is absolutely brilliant.
“However, I just heard the Academy has shortlisted Good afternoon in the best song category. Now, Ryan Reynolds getting a nomination in the best song category would make the next year of my life insufferable.”
The pair are due to continue production on the highly-anticipated Deadpool 3 movie, which will see Jackman reprise his character of Wolverine. “Please, please, from the bottom of my heart, do not validate Ryan Reynolds in this way,” Jackman said.
Retweeting the video, Reynolds responded: "Disagree. I think the deepfakes that sung and danced for Will and I would love to perform at the Oscars." In a follow-up tweet, Reynolds said: "Also “Wolverine and Deadpool”, bub?", suggesting Jackman may have revealed something about their upcoming Marvel project.
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Good Afternoon was shortlisted for best original song alongside Taylor Swift’s Carolina, Lift Me Up by Rihanna, and Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick. The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards are due to be announced on January 24.
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