Ahead of the release of 'Deadpool 2', the sequel to the wildly successful and popular R-rated superhero movie from 2016, Ryan Reynolds and his gang of goofballs have collaborated with Celine Dion to record a music video for 'Ashes', a song on the Deadpool 2 soundtrack. As viewers would expect, a video featuring the iconic French-Canadian songstress and the irreverent comic book character is exactly as absurd as it sounds.
The video is styled in a fashion familiar to Dion fans, with the singer belting out 'Ashes' to an empty concert hall with a symphony orchestra backing and all the attendant soft focus and elegant, swooping camerawork. About halfway through, though, Deadpool makes an appearance, dancing a cross between ballet and sensual contemporary that is both silly and oddly fitting.
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Celine Dion's Ashes Video Promotes the Upcoming 'Deadpool 2'
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