Aaron Stanford On Returning As Pyro In Deadpool & Wolervine! - Spotlight Interview

[@sarajett7121]

My favorite Pyro line is “they discovered that it’s the male who carries the mutant gene and passes it on, so it’s his fault.” 😅

[@charlieiannini3502]

I didn't realize how much I missed Aaron Stanford

[@nickpapadopoulos6973]

Aaron Stanford was part of my early teens seeing him in the X films and the hills have eyes. I still have the non working Zippo lighter i used to play when i was watching x2. Seeing him in D&W brought a smile to my face. Really great guy

[@sidharthm35]

😊😊 yes same here I also felt same thing like him being part of my early teens now seeing him back feels like good old days are back ❤

[@MLife1000]

The zippo lighter was cool 😎

[@RetroExhibitCollective]

Same I was more a pre teen but close enough. I remember trying to make his lighter. Bought a zippo lighter and painted the shark on it like in X2

[@thepistolguy859]

I didn't know that was him in the hills have eyes

[@Cin3mattic]

Holy shit I forgot he was in the hills have eyes

[@RandomBlackGamer]

This man literally got headbutted into the void.

[@veggiewillymass]

Love how down to Earth Stanford is

[@ticozayas6430]

I like how chill this interview was, didn't know much about Aaron Stanford besides him as Pyro, seems like a very grounded person, it was cool to have his insights to the character especially how he spoke of Pyro in X2 because at least for me all of that stuff read in his performance... glad he had a chance to comeback and play him again.

[@zachschmitt3654]

I like how real and honest this guy is

[@BrandonDavisBD]

totally agree. just kept it real and made for a really interesting conversation!

[@bostonsamus9466]

Shoutz to Aaron, great seeing him get some time to just talk. Sounds like great people, he's been awesome for us as Pyro! All the bestest!

[@projekt2744]

This host asked the best and most detailed questions! Love it.

[@lightupdarkness]

I didn't recognize him until now warmed my heart 😅

[@ytuser_3122]

It was cool seeing him return, they could’ve had Pyro be played by a random actor like Psylocke or Juggernaut, but seeing Shawn and co. actually go out of their way to get Aaron Stanford back is cool.

[@jigokuNeko]

Yup they did her wrong. I like how oliva apologized for not having the correct assests as she is to a comic book fan.

[@yogo8617]

⁠@@jigokuNekoYa but is Oliva sadly dealing with some health problems, that probably stop them from even reaching out.

[@asdband888]

I was friends with Aaron in high school. He was a couple years behind me. I was good friends with his older brother. It has been so fun to see him pop up on the big screen over the years. It is so cool that he got to do this role again! Go Aaron!!

[@retro9173]

He was pretty good in D&W and glad he reprised his role as Pyro. He seems so chilled as a person and the whole interview was great. He did a spike Lee joint and had a small role in a movie called 25th Hour awhile back from 2002. Reasons mentioned is interesting several of his costars in that movie (Gen. Stryker, Rogue, Callisto, and if you want to include Edward Norton’s Hulk) appear in the film from the X-Men universe ..

[@vaazon]

I loved him in 12 monkeys without realizing he's Pyro. Only after I rewatched XMen I noticed it's the same actor 😅Really underrated series btw A must watch for everyone who likes time travel and soft sci-fi.

[@RetroExhibitCollective]

You know that’s a remake of the old movie? The movie is better

[@vaazon]

@@RetroExhibitCollective To each their own. The movie is classic so obviously I know it and it is great but the series surpassed its predecessor IMO. The series has its own lore and expanded on many ideas. It's not a remake but a different story that started the same as the movie. It's a different take on the idea behind 12 monkeys.

[@RetroExhibitCollective]

@@vaazon ok that’s good to know I’ll have to check it out then. I was just thinking you didn’t know about the OG movie so just wanted to let you know as a fan

[@dropUrPeaches]

@@RetroExhibitCollective The Gilliam movie is, itself, a remake of a French short film from '62, called La Jetée.

[@JdeeGeekyGao]

I was starting my first year at university when X-men dropped in 2000, watched it at my mates place in the weekend when we didn't have classes too early on monday. She was a Halle fan we both loved Ian and Patrick and we're kiwi girls so Anna was a must. I had seen Hugh in Swordfish by then and just called him the swordfish guy XDDD. But my mate R.I.P to her knew I was an OG fan of X-men so she rented it from Blockbuster for us to watch. But definitely seeing Aaron back as Pyro too me back to the uni years of my youth. Man has aged gracefully.

[@eBoard3R]

*So cool to see an in person interview* 🤙🏽👌🏽👌🏽🤙🏽 Such a down to earth actor.

[@RetroExhibitCollective]

I mean no offensive he was probably the cheapest X-Men to hire back than the other actors and clearly made sense to have him up against human torch in that scene. I wish they didn’t kill him off I want him back as Pyro

[@Sigmundfrued]

Budget was 200 million, I definitely think they could’ve afforded to get a lot other X Men but just didn’t want to overdo it with the cameos, as the film was already chalk full of them

[@TheDemonCaine]

​@@Sigmundfrued Plus it didn't make sense to bring back any big names because they would be overshadowed screentime-wise by the two leads and it would take emotional weight away from the fact the X-Men died in Wolverine's universe.

[@SOSO_CREPITUS]

@@TheDemonCaine what a lame excuse. They couldn’t even bring in the putz with the chicken wings.

[@TheLAGopher]

@@TheDemonCaine Plus bringing in big names would have stepped on the cameos of "The Others" we did get. It also would have likely required some of them to die in the final fight if too many more characters were in the resistance. Most of the cameos we did see were cannon fodder as it was. Pyro pretty much represented the Brotherhood of Mutants (Along with a few other non speaking characters) and his power set offset the Human Torch setting up his,Logan's and Deadpool's capture.

[@Jude74]

The tie into Bye Bye Bye….

[@johnbrown6874]

Thanks BD! Enjoying the interview and looking forward to Wednesday’s Phase Zero !

[@BrandonDavisBD]

thanks my friend!

[@littleazzyhaven]

Thanks for coming back dude!!! We all loved it! Marvel Screen Legend!

[@stewarts8597]

Aaron was great in D&W.

[@manilagrey4016]

Yeah, it was miss that they didn't explore a lot with Pyro after X2. I thought he was gonna be one of those character that could carry a storyline because of how complex he is

[@LoboTv_01]

Thank god I kept with the interview, started slow, but they got really chilled

[@questions9856]

His acting and delivery was perfect. Really funny villain

[@Nick-x8y]

I saw Deadpool Wolverine twice and it was so good I couldn’t believe Johnny storm was came back as the human torch

[@fl4me_on]

Samee

[@Brandon-vj6zz]

Johnny is such a huge sh*t talker, that guy makes Deadpool look like a saint.

[@tarokitano4021]

Great Interview🤙

[@owlcircus6811]

It’s awesome how much he appreciates the character and the films. Could’ve easily just came in for the paycheck

[@videovoidtv]

I learned so many zippo lighter tricks when i was a teen watching X2. Pyro was an angry teenager and I wished I was a Iceman but knew I was a Pyro. Great seeing him back. That finger snap was dope.

[@lolwutathon]

I was the only person (that I heard) that was delighted when he first appeared in a scene when I first saw the film. It made me sad how much the audience got excited for all the other cameos.

[@spideralexandre2099]

Two days and no typo correction. The peak of KZbin professionalism

[@Vifercel]

I know that Pyro is a bad guy, but i love this character so much. Aaron is my personal favourite as Pyro. Great guy. Loved him in X-Men back in a day, loved him in this movie.

[@theredpoweranger]

Man, he looks exactly the same!

[@AmazingArtisticSpidey]

Aaron Stanford aka Pyro reminds me of Will Friedle aka Ron Stoppable 🔥

[@DukeBluedevil70]

He was in X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006 also, so your description regarding X2 is incorrect.

[@owlcircus6811]

They must’ve changed it in the 18 minutes this was posted then lol good on em

[@DukeBluedevil70]

@@owlcircus6811 It said X2 originally that’s why I commented. Looks like they either saw my comment and changed it or caught their mistake. For some reason people only seem to remember him from X2.

[@owlcircus6811]

@@DukeBluedevil70 I was more commenting on the time between your comment and when the description was edited lol it was pretty fast

[@DukeBluedevil70]

@@owlcircus6811 Oh yeah I guess they saw the comment or caught the mistake themselves at right around the same time.

[@RetroExhibitCollective]

@@DukeBluedevil70yeah I don’t get that. He’s way more prominent as Pyro in X3. That’s when he actually became Pyro. Plus the fight against ice man is classic.

[@lightupdarkness]

I was like who's this random henchman not knowing its Og Pyro Awesome

[@nileporter1553]

I was in middle school in 2003 I remember watching X men 2

[@rufarojunior]

Aaron still looks the same during the x men days and he smashed it in Deadpool 3

[@actorpmw]

“You should go back to school Bobby.” 🔥 “You shouldn’t have left.” ❄️

[@Awgichew]

Sci-Fi's "The 12 Monkeys" tv show; one of the best most under rated shows of all time.

[@clairedisapia]

I really would have liked more of a fight with the Torch. Great movie ❤

[@WKADESIGNS]

He's barely aged!

[@catspiracytheorist2138]

i really didnt recognize him…he hasnt aged all that well but luv’d seeing Pyro in the movie

[@WrestlingGod-f4v]

I think he did a great job playing as Pyro I will tell you and give everybody that and he deserve my respect and flowers because he was awesome if anyone in the comments can tell me what his whole origin about as Pyro and I’m talking about the character not the guy himself. I would love for someone to tell me the whole origins of Pyro and how he is in the marvel universe that would be cool but great interview and Aaron Stanford I hope we will see more of him in secret wars, or in the marvel universe or if not I hope we will see him in more shows and movies sometime soon because I think he’s a great actor and he deserves a lot of credit and he’s very underrated and I don’t think he get as much as like used to when he was a actor

[@sumspring4112]

Pyro in the movies has no defined backstory. The most you get is the scene in X2 where you see him staring longingly at the image of Bobby's parents as if suggesting Pyro never HAD a family as loving as Bobby's. According to the official novelization, which was written based off of the screenplay, Pyro hates this image as well. My guess is it reminds him far too much of the life he doesn't have and he's drowning in envy looking at it.

[@WrestlingGod-f4v]

@@sumspring4112 OK so that is his origin. OK he sounds pretty interesting. I will add him to the list of other marvel villains that I will now love thanks for telling me.

[@Collinity]

Wolervine! is my favorite Wolverine Variant

[@novvakx2501]

1:42 real

[@victorcarpen78]

such a good episode

[@TV-zi6fb]

Aaron is such a fluent speaker. Excellent guest.

[@WrestlingGod-f4v]

@@TV-zi6fb I hope he does well. I really want to see more from him from his work.

[@noellezcano]

Really enjoyed him leading 12 monkey's TV show.

[@princeofpickles9765]

PYRO💪🏽🔥

[@InTheBannerOvShadows]

Pyro and a ton of scab X-men characters is kind of hilarious

[@alejandrovaldovinos3546]

Wolervine is my favorite X-Men

[@2william]

Ah yes, my favorite movie Deadpool & 'Wolervine' !

[@WrestlingGod-f4v]

It wasn’t just our favorite movie. It was everybody’s greatness type of movie.

[@coveredtarget1694]

Gonna miss BD so bad

[@annoyedtorchic8270]

dude is very iconic

[@jaybling6687]

You mean first time since X-Men: The Last Stand.

[@bryguytyguy]

Bro i forgot kingslayer pushed a kid out the window

[@A-SpectNDO]

He so normal, so human. Is like Aaron Paul playing Jessi.

[@questions9856]

"FETCH tha MEEaaTTTS!"

[@reckszkingzactivitiesrkat.4134]

X-Men movie fans unite 🔥

[@swipitoemg7884]

HILLS HAVE EYES!!!! 😁 😁

[@defjam66x]

i hope the next pyro has an australian accent

[@ObioraJoyce-y5s]

Seymour brihkoff

[@MaoriNative_NZ]

Wolervine💀

[@mahmoudubs._._.938]

Time travel Jesus

[@peterlenham3180]

He said that when they filmed Chris Evans cameo, the paparazzi weren't around. That is not true, because the first footage of Deadpool and Wolverine, was filmed by them a year ago, yet Chris Evans isnt seen. I think Chris, Ryan and Hugh, filmed those scenes in the studio, then were seamlessly put back in.

[@5150Amrit]

Check Chris BTS stills that they officially published, they installed tall blue screen walls on the set so that no one can take pictures of them, all of the cast were there including Casendra & her mutants & even the remaining body parts of Jhonny.

[@peterlenham3180]

@@5150Amrit Why didn't they do that when Sabertooth was shown?

[@5150Amrit]

@@peterlenham3180 That's coz the Sabertooth scene was shot with a body double of Chris eariler in December 2023 after the strike was over when those set pictures were leaked that perfectly lined up with what Aaron said at 19:17. They shot the scenes with intro of Chris, Casendra & her mutants vs the rebels earlier before the strikes begun between May to July with the walls around them on the same set before the 1st set pictures were leaked in July. I guess they specifically added those walls for the major cameos & characters like Chris Evans, Emma Corrin, Wesley Snipes & others that never leaked.

[@peterlenham3180]

@@5150Amrit They first meet Chris Evans character while they are in battle, and those scenes of Deadpool and Wolverine fighting, were leaked a year ago, so Chris would have been there, yet he wasn't seen by the paparazzi. Unless it was indoor greenscreen work, it makes no sense. Maybe he has Sue's powers?!

[@5150Amrit]

@@peterlenham3180 The thing you forget what I said above is that they don't film scenes in one particular order, there are cuts & edits between the order of the scenes. The 1st set pic that was leaked was back in July 2023 was the forest car fight between Deadpool & Wolvie which was more than 2 months after the 1st day of filming in May & then Sabertooth death scene you said was shot in December after the strikes with Chris body double lying on his back & then they added the previous scenes of him with Pyro that they shot in May-July with the protective walls for the leak. No set pictures were leaked when they shot for 2 months between May to July with the actors, otherwise a major villian like Cassendra would've been leaked easily had they just shot everyhthing without the tall blue walls for such important characters.

[@milestones140]

the character we cared least about lol but it was cool to see him

[@akatsuki5504]

He was great in X2 but he looked like a meth head in DP&Wolvie