Deadpool 2 poster hilariously recreates the Creation of Adam

Deadpool 2’s poster was released, and it’s as hilarious as expected.

Deadpool 2 may be a few months away, but Ryan Reynolds (a.k.a. our real-life Wade Wilson) decided to treat fans with a brand new poster. In true Deadpool fashion, though, this isn’t your average superhero one-sheet. The poster features Wade Wilson and Cable recreating Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, and it’s hilarious:

Deadpool had a remarkable marketing campaign, and fans had wondered whether the sequel would be able to recapture that magic. Well, going by what we’ve seen so far, Fox is pulling it off once again.

Having Cable pointing a gun at Deadpool in the one-sheet is a great representation of their relationship in the comics. On the surface, Nathan Summers may come across as your average action man, but that’s what makes him such a great foil for Wilson.

As different as they may be, the characters compliment each other. Cable serves as Deadpool’s anchor when he goes off the rails, and Wade in turns helps him – willingly or not –  bring out his softer side. Thankfully, going by comments made by Rhett Reese, the film will be taking full advantage of that dynamic.

During an interview with Comicbook.com (prior to the casting of Josh Brolin) the writer stated that whoever ended up playing the character needed to have a funny side for Deadpool to play off of:

"“I think intimidating, scary, a great foil opposite the lunacy. Someone with a great deadpan thing where they can react to someone who’s being crazy. Someone who also has a spark of a sense of humor. This person has to be funny because they’re buddying up with Ryan [Reynolds] and Deadpool so they just themselves to be funny but in a more serious way […] There’s real drama and real [stakes].”"

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We’ll get to see Deadpool and Cable’s relationship develop when Deadpool 2 does a superhero landing in theaters on June 1, 2018.