“This is how the MEGAVERSE looks like”—Fans frenzied as Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman teases an exciting release with Stray Kids Bang Chan and Felix

On July 5, 2024, Stray Kids met Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, who were on their Seoul promotion for their upcoming film, Deadpool & Wolverine. Both the actors met the popular K-pop band at their movie press conference held in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

Later, Ryan Reynolds shared a picture on his official X account with the caption,

"I successfully negotiated a trade. Wolverine will be the newest and only member of @Stray_Kids. And the entire band will join the MCU. We wish @RealHughJackman all the best on his K-pop journey."

The post went viral on social media. Stray Kids fans went into an online frenzy over their interaction and flooded social media with their enthusiastic tweets. One fan wrote,

"Oh myy, so this is how the MEGAVERSE looks like, cause what a crossover!"

Others joined the discussion and joked about welcoming Hugh Jackman into the K-pop world and hilariously congratulated Stray Kids for their MCU debut.

"If I see stray kids cameo in the movie i'm gonna buy everyone an ATE album." — an X user wrote.

"Ryan you can't say skz would join mcu as a joke and expect stays not to believe skz x deadpool ost please" — another X user commented.

"Please give a huge welcome to our newest Kid @RealHughJackman aka WOLVERINE. Our concert are gonna be EPIC." — another X user said.

"That’s a trade I can deal with but I’m gonna need the mcu to start a musical.. for obvious reasons" — an X user wrote.

Some fans shared hilarious fandom names for Hugh Jackman becoming the only Stray Kids member as a result of Ryan Reynolds' trade.

"Wolverine in K-pop? Now that's a crossover we didn't see coming! Best of luck, Hugh!" — an X user remarked.

"I have a very good fandom name in mind already. We are WOLFGANG, the fandom of Wolverine" — an X user said.

"Do we get to put Wolverine in the Skzoo clothes too? Wait, WILL WE GET A WOLVIE SKZOO???" — another X user wrote.

"I never thought I'd see Wolverine debut as an idol. But I definitely see him as at least lead dancer and vocalist. Broadway background will definitely be useful." — an X user commented.

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Ryan Reynolds introduces Stray Kids' Bang Chan and Felix as his favorite Australian

Deadpool & Wolverine star, Ryan Reynolds, shared a video on his X account where he introduced his favorite Australian. The Hollywood star passed the phone to Hugh Jackman at first and immediately turned the camera to Bang Chan and Felix of Stray Kids—cutting Jackman's speech in between.

The video went viral online as fans of the K-pop group resonated with Ryan Reynold's "favorite Australian" part and loved their interaction. Addtionally, during his Seoul press conference on July 5, 2024, the Deadpool star confessed that he loves listening to BLACKPINK and Stray Kids.

Earlier, Stray Kids' leader, Bang Chan, first met Ryan Reynolds over a video call during an interview for the actor's 2021 film Free Guy. Reynolds was drawn to Stray Kids' performance of a "Deadpool" idea on MNET's reality show Kingdom: Legendary War, which sparked their first conversation.

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In other news, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman appeared on the 2024 WATERBOMB Music Festival in Seoul on July 5, as special guests. Meanwhile, Stray Kids are set to release their upcoming comeback album, ATE, on July 19, 2024.