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Nickelback and Ryan Reynolds: A Brief History of Their Mutal Love

Nickelback and Ryan Reynolds are two of Canada’s most successful exports, with the rock band hailing from Hanna, Alberta and the actor growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a…

Chad Kroeger of Nickelback performs at the Festival Street Music Stage during the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 08, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario; Ryan Reynolds attends the Deadpool & Wolverine World Premiere at the David H. Koch Theater on July 22, 2024 in New York City.
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Nickelback and Ryan Reynolds are two of Canada's most successful exports, with the rock band hailing from Hanna, Alberta and the actor growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a result, both Nickelback and Reynolds have supported each other in very public ways. Here's a brief history of their mutual love.

Once Upon A Deadpool

In 2018, the video below advertising Once Upon A Deadpool took the internet by storm. The premise of the ad is a send-up on The Princess Bride, and it even has an adult Fred Savage reprising his role as "The Grandson." Reynolds as Deadpool replaces the late Peter Falk's "The Grandfather."

The video has Savage being...well...savage about how Deadpool really isn't a Marvel character but "Marvel licensed by Fox." He then goes on to say, "It's like if the Beatles were produced by Nickelback. It's music, but it sucks."

Deadpool is none too pleased by these comments, who then proceeds to run down the band's many accomplishments: "50 million albums [sold] worldwide; 11th best-selling musical act of all time; Billboard's most successful rock group in the last decade; Six Grammy nominations; 12 Juno Awards, those count; Six Billboard Music Awards; Two American Music Awards; One People's Choice Award Canadian; And a partridge in a f---ing pear tree."

Savage is immediately remorseful over his comments, which leads him to start singing "How You Remind Me." He and Deadpool then join hands and sing the massive hit together.

Nickelback Returns the Favor

Six years later, during the promotion cycle for Deadpool & Wolverine, Nickelback surprised Reynolds during an event with CTV's Etalk.

In a video message, frontman Chad Kroeger introduces himself and Nickelback, whom he refers to as "experts in navigating irrational hate in the face of tremendous success." He added, "We have an important preemptive message for anyone even thinking of criticizing the film 'Deadpool & Wolverine' or Ryan Reynolds."

Kroeger and Co. continue, "Here's the facts: The first two 'Deadpool' movies have grossed over $1.5 billion in the box office, making it one of the most successful series in the genre, period; Two Critics Choice Awards; Four MTV Movie Awards; One GLADD Award; One People's Choice Award; Two Teen Choice Awards, including Best Hissy Fit; Two Golden Globe nominations; and people were talking about 'Deadpool' getting an Oscar. It didn't happen, but people were talking about it!"

They conclude, "And as for Mr. Ryan Reynolds, well, just look at this photograph. That is a beautiful Canadian man, right there. So, yeah...let's f---ing go!"

We can all hope that one day we all have a support system this strong.

July 1 is Canada Day. From hockey to SCTV to delicious maple syrup, Canada has provided the world with a number of treasures, including some of the greatest/best-selling musicians of all time.

In honor of Canada Day, we lift a Molson/cup of Tim Horton's coffee to some of the country's greatest musical exports.

Neil Young

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Singer Neil Young performs onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The annual benefit raises critical funds for MusiCares' Emergency Financial Assistance and Addiction Recovery programs. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)


Rush

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 18: (L-R) Inductees Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart of Rush speak on stage at the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)


The Band

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Three Days Grace

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 12: (L-R) Singer Matt Walst, guitarist Barry Stock and bassist Brad Walst of Three Days Grace perform at T-Mobile Arena on January 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


Nickelback

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LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 22: (L-R) Frontman Chad Kroeger, guitarist Ryan Peake, drummer Daniel Adair and bassist Mike Kroeger of Nickelback attend a memorabilia case dedication ahead of the band's five-night "Feed the Machine" residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on February 22, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


Bachman-Turner Overdrive

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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 30: Bachman?Turner Overdrive perform during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games 2017 at Air Canada Centre on September 30, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation )


Bryan Adams

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Alanis Morissette

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The Guess Who

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NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 09: Burton Cummings performs during the Paradise Artists Party at IEBA Conference Day 3 at the War Memorial Auditorium on October 9, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBA)


The Tragically Hip

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INDIO, CA - APRIL 17: Musician Gordon Downie performs during Day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2011 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2011 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)


Leonard Cohen

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INDIO, CA - APRIL 17: Musician Leonard Cohen performs during day one of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2009 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2009 in Indio, California. (Photo by Paul Butterfield/Getty Images)


Joni Mitchell

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18th September 1968: Canadian folk singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell, strumming her guitar outside The Revolution club in London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights