Ryan Reynolds treats young cancer patient to early Deadpool screening

The actor travelled to see one young Deadpool fan
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Emma Powell16 February 2016
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Ryan Reynolds treated a young cancer patient to an early screening of Deadpool.

The Canadian actor, 39 – who plays the titular anti-hero – travelled to Edmonton Alberta to show Connor McGrath the new film.

He captured the moment in a Facebook post where he shared a picture of himself with the young fan.

“This is my friend, Connor McGrath,” Reynolds posted. “He's quite possibly the biggest ‪#‎Deadpool‬ fan on earth. He was also the first person ever to see the Deadpool film. Like Wade Wilson, Connor's trying to put cancer in his rear view mirror.

Ladies, gentlemen, boys and girls. This is my friend, Connor McGrath. He's quite possibly the biggest #Deadpool fan on...

Posted by Ryan Reynolds on Friday, 12 February 2016

About 6 weeks ago, I travelled to Edmonton Alberta to show Connor the movie at his hospital. Of course, the Deadpool was right up his alley because Connor's the funniest, potty-mouthed Canadian mercenary I've ever met.

He's my friend. I know lots of celebrities jump up and down touting a cause -- and maybe I'm no different. But holy frozen s**t-slivers, I love this kid. He's the GREATEST. And he needs your help to get well. I've donated to help Connor and I hope you will too.”

The post comes days after the actor excited a female fan by gifting her tickets to New York and the film’s premiere after she feared that she had missed the film following surgery on her wisdom teeth.

Speaking to Jimmy Fallon, Reynolds explained how the "power of the Internet" allowed him to reach out to the young girl.

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