Ryan Reynolds' dance double performs 'Bye Bye Bye' routine in Deadpool & Wolverine

Ryan Reynolds clarifies that his dance double, Nick Pauley, performed the ‘Bye Bye Bye’ choreography.

In the recently released Deadpool & Wolverine, viewers see Ryan Reynolds’ masked superhero performing iconic choreography to NSYNC's ‘Bye Bye Bye’ during the opening credits. However, Reynolds clarified at a recent press conference that the dance moves were primarily executed by choreographer Nick Pauley, who serves as his dance double in the film. “He’s doing a lot of the moves that have been established previously by ‘NSYNC’ ," Reynolds said, according to With Ashley and Company. “If it looks like the person who's dancing doesn't have arthritis, that's him.”

 

 

 

 

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The scene features Deadpool dancing while desecrating Wolverine’s grave and using his adamantium bones to fend off members of the Time Variance Authority. Pauley, credited as “Dancepool,” has also appeared in The Prom and music videos for Katy Perry and Doja Cat. Reynolds acknowledged his dance double's contribution: “There are moments where the pop really pops, like it cracks. And the lock will not unlock. I will hang my hat on Nick Pauley's talent there and thank him for his contribution and services.”

Pauley expressed his excitement on social media, celebrating being Reynolds’ “double for the opening scene of the entire movie!!!” He thanked Reynolds and director Shawn Levy for their encouragement and shared a video of him learning the *NSYNC choreography on short notice.

Deadpool & Wolverine, released by Walt Disney Studios, is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox. The film’s July 26 premiere became the biggest R-rated opening of all time and the eighth-biggest domestic opening ever. The movie is now playing in theaters.