Ryan Reynolds launches hilarious smear campaign against Hugh Jackman

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman bromance/fake feud continues. Photo / Getty Images

Election season is upon us and Ryan Reynolds is fighting dirty with a hilarious attack ad against Hugh Jackman.

The Deadpool star posted a tongue-in-cheek video "smearing" Jackman in anticipation of his new film which is already generating Oscar buzz.

"Hugh Jackman's upcoming performance in The Front Runner has fooled some people into thinking he deserves an award," the narrator of the video says while eerie music is playing in the background.

"But before voting begins, some people should consider these facts. Hugh Jackman isn't his real name. It's Hugh Michael Jackman. Hugh Michael speaks with a charming accent, but he's actually from Milwaukee."

Alluding to Jackman's decision to retire his Wolverine character, the narrator said: "He then walked off the job on Wolverine - adding to unemployment. Is this the type of amazing actor and nice person you want delivering a preachy liberal speech this awards season? Or maybe there's a real foreigner from a bordering country who would really love it...a lot?"

The video then shows an image of Reynolds.

"Think before you vote. But definitely see The Front Runner. I'm not Ryan Reynolds and I approved this message."

How well do you really know @RealHughJackman? pic.twitter.com/cV0W7C4LE3

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) November 2, 2018

In The Front Runner, which opens in theaters on November 21, Jackman portrays Colorado Senator Gary Hart who was considered the frontrunner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination.

However, an extramarital affair sidelined his bid in what was considered the first time tabloid journalism and political journalism merged.

Jackman responded with his own social media jab at Reynolds.

He posted a video on his Twitter account showing his dog defecating on a photo of Reynolds.

HIGH ROAD. @VancityReynolds pic.twitter.com/F0QJKXxIzJ

— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) November 2, 2018

Last year, Jackman decided he would no longer portray Wolverine in the Marvel Comics series.

The 50-year-old Aussie revealed that Reynolds urged him to star in a crossover Deadpool-Wolverine film.

The Canadian has played Deadpool opposite Hugh before, having debuted a vastly different version of the character in the 2009 movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

While that film was a critical failure and was widely parodied by fans - and often by Ryan - it spawned a bromance between the two actors that has sparked regular comedic interplay between them online.

The 2016 Deadpool reboot was a box office smash however, with their online banter a significant component of the film's unusual publicity campaign.