Deadpool & Wolverine' fans are wondering whether the movie's character Nicepool — portrayed by Ryan Reynolds — is meant to be a shade at 'It Ends with Us' director Justin Baldoni in the wake of Blake Lively's Dec.

Bryan Freedman weighed in on fan speculation that the Nicepool character was based on the "It Ends With Us" actor-director.

Baldoni and Lively have been engaged in a battle over misconduct allegations on the set of their drama adaptation It Ends With Us since its release last year, with the latter formally filing a lawsuit in December 2024 accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and retalation.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are going through this right now, as they've been involved in lawsuits surrounding It Ends With Us (which is streaming with a Netflix subscription). And following their feud with Justin Baldoni,

As the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal saga continues, Baldoni’s lawyers are now claiming that the character Nicepool from Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine is based on him. What are Baldoni’s lawyers saying?

Did Ryan Reynolds use the character of Nicepool in Deadpool & Wolverine to throw shade at Justin Baldoni? Several Marvel fans think so. Here's their case.

Ryan Reynolds is accused of making fun of Justin Baldoni in Deadpool & Wolverine. Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, claims that Reynolds — who cowrote and coproduced the movie — based a character on Baldoni to mock him amid issues between Baldoni,