It has been a long, crazy, chaotic, incredible year full of some of my favourite projects alongside some of my favourite people. It’s an honor to have @THR recognize all our hard work with this Producer of the Year award. And HUGE thank you to always-so-engaging-I-lose-all-track-of-time, @PamelaDayM.
Terry Fox started a marathon against cancer but couldn’t finish it. Others have been running in his honour since 1981. His battle was with cancer but his legacy is bringing people together. @TerryFoxCanada
Canada, you’ve given me more than I could ever repay. Thank you for this incredible honor—I promise to use my powers for good... and general whimsy. @GGCanada
Ryan Reynolds says he sees Deadpool as more of a supporting character: “If he comes back, it’s gonna be in someone else’s movie. Channing Tatum...I would happily be a fifth banana in his movie or anyone else’s.” | #ActorsOnActors https://t.co/bJohcw40hA
We never phone it in… we commit to the bit. @MintMobile
00:42 | Introductions!
01:35 | THE Billy Blanks
05:08 | Q *and* A
05:59 | Quizzing Customer Service
07:14 | The Mint Home Savings Network
08:16 | A Quiet MoMINT
08:45 | Let’s Get Minty
12:36 | Pure Mint 90s Mixtape
13:39 | Waseem’s Too Good to be True!
19:03 | Let’s Get Minty Again
20:33 | Ryan Gets Bored
21:43 | The Mint Home Savings Network Part 2
22:31 | Billy Blanks Quits
26:15 | Snuggle Up To Savings
27:11 | Act Now!
Albert, You fought your ass off, bubba. You loved making stuff, telling stories and being on a team.
I remember you returning to work after a ton of chemo and radiation… weak, in pain but super happy to be back. I remember the exact day because I brought you a Wrexham hat and you wanted to take a photo in it. Later, while shooting stills, you fell. Hard. I remembered something Norman Lear said in his mid 90’s… In his darker moments he’d say, “Even THIS I get to experience!”
And as the crew gasped in mild panic you popped right up with a shit-eating grin on your face. I grabbed your arm to steady you, readying a half-assed attempt to stupidly manage your embarrassment for you. You looked up at me (not a tall man) with ZERO awkwardness. Only the same smile. The look on your face made that Norman Lear quote grow louder in my head, like your eyes were saying: “Even THIS I get to experience!”
You were at work. With people you love. And you were alive. Only an alive person can trip and fall and then smile and continue working. And if anyone reading this knows someone parked at the intersection of life and death, you know it’s hard for them to see anything but life. When the light at the end of the tunnel probably isn’t a cure, I think people see clearly — focusing on stuff that actually matters.
Albert, thanks for all the love you put in to @MaximumEffort. Thanks for being funny and kind to my kids. I know sometimes you felt pretty lonely and I hope that feeling was the first to fuck off when you passed. I’m glad you’re not in pain anymore. Everybody on our crew will miss you. And ffs… even this we get to experience. (That wise little chestnut isn’t sinking in yet but fingers crossed!)
P.S. Nobody’s asking for my advice but here it is because unsolicited opining is the love language of social media. Having lost two people this month — one being my friend of 27 years, the great, Eric Gilliland, I just want to say:
Be kind. Be mischievous. Try to put your phone down. (I know it’s hard) If you have someone you appreciate or love, tell them. If there’s someone out there you absolutely hate, forgive them. It’s another way of winning that nobody ever talks about.
Additional D&W Stunts:
Colin Follenweider: Main unit stunt coordinator
Dan Stevens: Wolverine double
Liang Yang: 2nd unit Stunt Coordinator
Andy Lister: Assistant Stunt Coordinator
Kevin Fortin: Stunt performer
Danny Ramos - Viz work/Toad
Zac Henry - Rigging Coordinator
Marlow Warrington: 2nd Unit Stunt Coordinator
Cali Franck Nelle: Blade Double
Joel Adrian: Gambit Double
Julia Schumi: Elektra Double
Shauna Duggins: Elektra Stunt Double
Hung Dante: SamuraiPool
This is but 12 seconds of one of the most extraordinary wrap speeches I’ve ever heard. @ShawnLevyDirect you are an extraordinary friend. Your passion is stamped all over this film. Of course, @VancityReynolds and I are crying. PS. yes, socks with crocs. @deadpoolmovie #DeadpoolAndWolverine