TJ Miller Brutally Explained Why He’d Never Work With 'Deadpool's' Ryan Reynolds Again
TJ Miller has gone viral for his claim that he would never work with Ryan Reynolds again.
In Hollywood, relationships between co-stars can be as volatile and dramatic as the characters they portray on screen.
A prime example of this surfaced when comedian and actor TJ Miller, known for his role as Weasel in the Deadpool series, made headlines by publicly stating that he would never work with Ryan Reynolds again.
Miller’s remarks caught the attention of fans and the media alike, with many questioning exactly what the beef was between the two.
One fan pens: “He should’ve pulled him to the side and talked to him like an adult instead of gossiping.”
A second adds: “After hearing about all the things the dude has done, I’m sure Reynolds does in fact hate him, and for a good reason.”
“That’s not cool of Ryan tbh he should know better,” says a third.
Meanwhile, a fourth writes: “They’re both unbearably obnoxious. I wouldn’t want to work with either of them if I was either of them.”
Reynolds (alongside his wife, Blake Lively) has been at the center of another big internet drama recently.
Rumors are circulating about behind-the-scenes goings-on involving the couple and Justin Baldoni on the set of It Ends with Us, a film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel.
The cast, including Lively and her husband, reportedly unfollowed Baldoni on Instagram and avoided discussing him during the press tour, leading to speculation about tensions on set.
Fans on social media have speculated that Lively may fear for her career due to the backlash, with some suggesting she and Reynolds took creative control of the film.
Allegations have emerged that Baldoni made the actress feel uncomfortable, with claims that he hired a PR manager amid the drama.
Despite the film’s success, these tensions may have jeopardized any plans for a sequel.
Lively has not publicly commented on the rumors, but industry sources suggest that none of the cast members enjoyed working with Baldoni, contributing to a strained on-set environment.
An insider told Life & Style: “The sheer level of ambition between [Lively and Reynolds] is blatantly obvious, but what people in the industry are whispering about is their ruthlessness in achieving their goals.”
“It hasn’t gone unnoticed that they’re willing to throw their weight around when it comes to getting what they want. People are genuinely afraid of going against them, which of course only adds to their power,” the source continued.
Concluding the discussion, the insider noted, “They might come across as being sweet as apple pie, but make no mistake, anyone that tries to stand in their way is almost guaranteed to get steamrolled.”
But this isn’t the first time Miller has seen controversy in his career, either.
In 2017, Miller faced serious accusations of s**ual assault, as reported by The Daily Beast.
A woman alleged that, during a s**ual encounter with Miller, he choked and punched her without her consent.
She described the experience, stating: “He just tried a lot of things without asking me, and at no point asked me if I was all right.”
Miller has denied these allegations.
These accusations are not the only ones against Miller regarding his behavior.
He was also dismissed from Silicon Valley, the HBO show that played a significant role in boosting his career.
Miller’s character was written off the show off-screen, signaling his abrupt departure.
Showrunner Mike Judge commented on Miller’s exit in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, noting the challenges of working with someone who no longer wants to be part of a project.
Judge explained: “There are a lot of different ways you can find out somebody doesn’t want to do the show anymore.
“And it’s not fun to work with someone who doesn’t want to be there, [especially when] they’re one of the main people and you’ve got however many crewmembers and extras and people who are [not paid as well] and they’re all showing up before 7 am, and then are just like, ‘Oh, OK, we’re not shooting today.”
TJ Miller first brought his issue with Ryan Reynolds to light during a podcast appearance in 2022.
He claimed that Ryan Reynolds had been ‘horrifically mean’ to him on the set of Deadpool 2, going so far as to describe Reynolds as having a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality.
“As the character, he was, like, horrifically mean to me. But to me. As if I’m Weasel,” Miller explained on The Adam Carolla Show.
“He was like, ‘You know what’s great about you, Weasel? You’re not the star, but you do just enough exposition that it’s funny, and then we can leave and get back to the real movie.'”
According to Miller, Reynolds would change when in character as Deadpool, using the role to belittle him.
The actor felt that Reynolds, during the filming of the movie, had taken the sarcastic banter between their characters to a personal level, making him feel uncomfortable and disrespected.
“Would I work with him again? No. I would not work with him again,” he said, adding, “I sorta wish him well because he’s so good at Deadpool, and I think it’s weird that he hates me.”
Miller’s comments came as a surprise to many, given the perceived chemistry and camaraderie between the two actors in the Deadpool films.
Their on-screen interactions were filled with humorous exchanges and friendly jabs, which seemed to reflect an amicable off-screen relationship.
However, Miller’s revelations painted a different picture, suggesting that all was not well behind the scenes.
Things got worse when speaking on an episode of the Help! with Natalie Cuomo podcast, Miller said Reynolds had changed between filming for the first and second Deadpool movies and that he wasn’t that well-known before the first one.
He said: “When something becomes super successful, people get really famous and things get really weird – that’s what happened from Deadpool 1 to Deadpool 2.
“You first had Ryan Reynolds, everyone knew who he was but he had a lot of movies that were failures or just didn’t do that well.
“Deadpool was a real long shot for him and so Deadpool 2 he was a different person. That’s just a different guy.
“A guy that’s become that famous in a movie that is that funny, it just changes people,” he said, before adding, conversely: “I don’t think it really changed me at all.”
Not long after his initial comments, TJ Miller seemed to backtrack on his statements.
In a later interview, Miller clarified that he and Reynolds had since talked and that any misunderstandings had been cleared up.
He described the on-set situation as ‘a misunderstanding,’ telling SiriusXM’s Jim Norton & Sam Roberts: “It was really cool. He emailed me the next day… so I emailed him back, and now it’s fine.”
He admitted that he “was not thinking about what the repercussions of saying this or that would be,” but added that he “didn’t think I had said anything that was negative.”
According to Miller, Reynolds emailed him about his comments.
“It was very cool for him to say, ‘Hey, you know, I just heard on the show that you were upset about this.’ And I kind of said, ‘You know, I’m not,’ and then we sort of just hashed it out really quickly,” Miller said.
Miller was upset with how the story was initially reported, calling it ‘clickbait’ and saying his comments were ‘misconstrued’ by the press.
“It was just me telling a story from on set that I thought was weird,” he said. “That was it.”
“That’s a big problem I have in general,” he conceded, “is kind of not thinking about what the repercussions of saying this or that would be.”
Deadpool 3, which does not feature Miller, marks the character’s first entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
