Kiwi star Julian Dennison gets a piggyback ride from Ryan Reynolds

It's the cross-over movie fans didn't know they wanted - superhero Deadpool teaming up with Hunt for the Wilderpeople's Ricky Baker.

Actor Ryan Reynolds posted a picture to his Instagram account today of his Marvel alter-ego giving Kiwi Julian Dennison - who played "bad egg" foster kid Ricky Baker in Wilderpeople - a piggyback ride.

In the caption he teased a future mash-up saying the pair were "[staring] off into our beautiful future together #RickBakerPool #NZ".

Wilderpeople director Taika Waititi reposted the image, saying "Never in my wilderpeoplest dreams would I have imagined this picture existing.

"But now it makes more sense than anything else in this crazy, crazy world."

Never in my wilderpeoplest dreams would I have imagined this picture existing. But now it makes more sense than anything else in this crazy, crazy world. #SkuxLife #OnceRejected #NowAccepted #WilderPeoPool #RickyBaker #Crossover

A post shared by Taika Waititi (@taikawaititi) on Jun 28, 2017 at 12:06am PDT

Marvel's violent comedy Deadpool was a huge hit despite its relatively low budget, and production has started on a sequel.

Fans are now calling for a Deadpool 3 featuring Ricky Baker. More than 200,000 people have liked the post since it appeared on Reynolds' page.

This article was first published on NZ Herald and is republished here with permission.