Deadpool & Wolverine doesn’t waste much time diving into the ridiculous. Within minutes of the studio logo, the titular Merc With The Mouth is featured in a fight with Time Variance Authority agents set to the hit NSYNC’s song “Bye Bye Bye.” The sequence kicks off the blockbuster with a big fan-friendly moment, and one of the key contributors was Nick Pauley – the masked dancer who is featured busting out Justin Timberlake-styled moves.
If you were under the impression that it was Ryan Reynolds who learned the “Bye Bye Bye” choreography and performed it in the film, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but as a condolence, allow me to offer you the story behind the sequence from Pauley himself. The dancer recently contributed an article to Polygon explaining how the gig came together.
