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Deadpool franchise star Ryan Reynolds is one of the most powerful stars in Hollywood these days, and he used that Tinseltown muscle to secure the rights to an iconic Madonna song for Deadpool & Wolverine.
During a recent stop on their worldwide press tour, Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy detailed meeting the legendary pop star in order to get permission to use her iconic hit single “Like a Prayer” in Deadpool & Wolverine.
“It did involve a personal visit to Madonna, where we showed Madonna the sequence where “Like a Prayer” would be used,” director Shawn Levy said on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM radio show.
“Also, let’s preface it with the fact that they don’t license — that Madonna doesn’t just license the song, particularly that song,” Reynolds added. “It was a big deal to ask for it and certainly a bigger deal to use it… We went over and met with her and sort of showed her how it was being used, and where, and why.”
Reynolds and Levy also said that Madonna gave a “great note” which they then used. They wouldn’t reveal exactly what that note was, however.
“She gave a great note. She watched it, and I’m not kidding, [she said], ‘You need to do this.’ And damn it, if she wasn’t like spot on,” Reynolds said.
“We literally went into a new recording session within 48 hours to do this note… It made the sequence better,” Levy added.
Here is the official soundtrack for Deadpool & Wolverine, via Marvel Studios:
The Deadpool & Wolverine Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track list follows:
1. “Only You (And You Alone)” – Performed by The Platters
2. “Bye Bye Bye” – Performed by *NSYNC
3. “Angel of the Morning” – Performed by Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts
4. “SLASH” – Performed by Stray Kids
5. “Glamorous” – Performed by Fergie
6. “Iris”–- Performed by The Goo Goo Dolls
7. “The Power of Love” – Performed by Huey Lewis & The News
8. “I’m a Ramblin’ Man” – Performed by Waylon Jennings
9. “You Belong to Me” – Performed by Patsy Cline (Featuring – The Jordanaires)
10. “The Lady in Red” – Performed by Chris de Burgh
11. “I’m With You” – Performed by Avril Lavigne
12. “The Greatest Show” (From The Greatest Showman/Soundtrack Version) – Performed by Zac Efron and Zendaya and Hugh Jackman and Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble
13. “You’re the One That I Want” – Performed by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
14. “I’ll Be Seeing You” – Performed by Jimmy Durante
15. “Make Me Lose Control” – Performed by Eric Carmen
16. “You’re All I Need to Get By” (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) – Performed by Aretha Franklin
17. “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” – Performed by Green Day
18. “LFG” (Theme from Deadpool & Wolverine) – Performed by Rob Simonsen
Alongside Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine/Logan, Deadpool & Wolverine stars Emma Corrin, Owen Wilson, Matthew Macfadyen, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, Rob Delaney, and Jennifer Garner, in addition to a bevy of high-profile cameos that are being kept a secret until the film hits theaters.
Check out the official trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine, hitting movie theaters in the United States on Friday, July 26, below.