--- description: Ryan Reynolds introduced a Hodgkin Disease patient to Deadpool through a special trip organized by Make a Wish title: Ryan Reynolds Helps a Young Cancer Patient Meet Deadpool image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ryan Reynolds Helps a Young Cancer Patient Meet Deadpool  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 23, 2015 7:46 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 23, 2015 7:46 PM CUT A young cancer patient got to meet the anti-hero Deadpool—as played by Ryan Reynolds—thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The foundation sent Tony Acevedo, who suffers from Hodgkin Disease, a type of lymphoma, up to the Vancouver set where Reynolds is filming _Deadpool_, the movie based on the Marvel comic book due out in 2016\. As Reynolds [wrote on Instagram](https://instagram.com/p/2%5FZye8N%5Fm2/?taken-by=vancityreynolds "undefined"), “I wasn’t expecting him to sneak the mask, put on the gloves, smile… and then beat Deadpool about the face, arms and jugular with blazing speed.” [According to](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-ryan-reynolds-makes-young-797647 "undefined") _The Hollywood Reporter_, a Make-A-Wish spokesperson said Acevedo wanted to meet this particular fictional character because “Deadpool never dies.” ### Meet Marvel's Ant-Man  The Ant-Man suit is originally created by Dr. Hank Pym, played by Michael Douglas. Marvel  The suit is powered by Pym particles, which allows its wearer to change size at will. Marvel  Ant-Man can be come as small as an ant. Marvel  Or grow to a monstrous size to become Giant-Man. Marvel  Ant-Man comes to theaters on July 17, 2015. Marvel ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3895172/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-make-a-wish/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3895172/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-make-a-wish/"},"headline":"Ryan Reynolds Helps a Young Cancer Patient Meet Deadpool","datePublished":"2015-05-23T19:46:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:32.086Z","description":"Tony Acevedo wanted to meet the character because \"Deadpool never dies\"","url":"https://time.com/3895172/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-make-a-wish/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3895172/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-make-a-wish/","name":"Ryan Reynolds Helps a Young Cancer Patient Meet Deadpool"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Understanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe","description":"How do we get from Iron Man to The Avengers? Where do the X-Men fit in? Learn how Marvel has crafted the progression of its superheroes in film.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/nKWYGrii/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-11-05T23:08:19.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nKWYGrii.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3895172/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-make-a-wish/","duration":"PT2M55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3895172/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-make-a-wish/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```