Ryan Reynolds Meets Young Cancer Patient as Deadpool

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The 'Deadpool' actor lends his mask and gloves to the young fan who sent his wish to meet his idol to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

May 23, 2015

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Ryan Reynolds grants a young fan's wish to meet Deadpool. Wearing his superhero costume, the actor meets cancer patient Tony Acevedo through Make-A-Wish Foundation. In one of the touching pictures, the actor smiles to the boy who puts on Deadpool mask and gloves.

"Tony Acevedo asked Make A Wish Foundation if he could meet Deadpool. I wasn't expecting him to sneak the mask, put on the gloves, smile... and then beat Deadpool about the face, arms and jugular with blazing speed," Reynolds wrote on Instagram.

A photo posted by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds) on May 22, 2015 at 9:19am PDT

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The actor added, "Tony's next fight is with Hodgkin's Disease. Hodgkin's Disease best be wearing its brown pants. Huge thanks to @makeawishamerica."

Ryan Reynolds is currently filming the Merc with a Mouth movie in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada. The film is set for February 12, 2016 release Stateside.

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