Gavin Hood, director of X-Men Origins: Wolverine confessed to being nervous about letting Ryan Reynolds perform some of his own sword stunts in portraying the "Merc with a Mouth," Deadpool:
"His early efforts were somewhat suspect, so we were quite worried, because those swords were twirling and I thought he was going to cut his arms off. In a matter of weeks in was spinning those swords like a pro.
"He’s very talented and very pleasant which makes him a very appealing package."