Ryan Reynolds remains in full fledge as he prepares to shoot Deadpool 3. The actor surprised everyone when he presented a superhero like never before. The ‘anti-hero’ who is hilarious and does not take himself seriously, but is also strong and heroic, making the perfect icon. Deadpool was first released in 2016, the success of which immediately turned it into one of the biggest franchises. But the entertainer was once meant to play another DC superhero.

Before the success of Deadpool, he played the lead in DC’s Green Lantern. Unfortunately, that did not work out for him, and ended up becoming one of the biggest flops. But there was one role that he was supposed to play, way before Green Lantern or Deadpool ever happened.

Ryan Reynolds almost starred in a DC movie as a different superhero

Fans may know Ryan Reynolds as the perfect Deadpool. But way before he could ever play that character, he wanted to play Flash once. Today, Ezra Miller is known to be the new face of the super speedy character. But in 2004, DC had faith in David S. Goyer, who chose Flash to be the next hero he writes about. Instead of Barry Allen, the character who is portrayed as Flash, he wanted his nephew Wally West to be the highlight.

According to CBR, the story of this new Flash would begin with the death of the older one. When villain Victor Vesp decides to steal his power, he makes an elaborate plan with his partner-in-crime, Edmund Sloe. In a turn of events, the power of Infinity Transducer leads to Barry Allen’s apparent death. A moment that his young nephew is forced to see. Damage that he carries into his adulthood. But despite him wanting to hide his superpowers, they eventually surface.

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The storyline is considered to be one of Goyer’s best works, but did not see the light of the day.

Why did the Flash movie starring the Deadpool actor never become a reality?

Just like Man of Steel 2, sometimes a project remains incomplete despite public anticipation. As per Goyer, differences between him and Warner Bros resulted in the project being reduced to a distant dream. It also went through a change of directors and scripts. But seeing Ryan Reynolds’s capability landed him in the role of Green Lantern, which did not end well. Now DC is going through major changes and wants younger actors to lead.

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