Madonna Hit Returns To The UK Top 30 For First Time Since 1989
The Madonna classic Like A Prayer has returned to the UK Top 30 for the first time since its 1989 release thanks to its inclusion in the hit new movie Deadpool & Wolverine.
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Like A Prayer features prominently in the new Marvel film and its trailer, with the Battle Royale and Choir remixes now available on streaming platforms.
It was recently revealed that the singer personally gave the movie’s star, Ryan Reynolds, her blessing to use the song in the movie. What’s more, the Queen Of Pop gave the actor advice on reshooting the scene.
In an interview with Jess Cagle on SiriusXM, Reynolds and director, Shawn Levy – along with the film’s other star, Hugh Jackman, visited the star to seek her approval.
“It did involve a personal visit to Madonna, where we showed her the sequence where Like A Prayer would be used,” Levy said.
“Also, let’s preface it with the fact that they don’t license — that Madonna doesn’t just license the song, particularly that song,” Reynolds added. “It was a big deal to ask for it and certainly a bigger deal to use it. We went over and met with her and and sort of showed her how it was being used, and where, and why.”
Reynolds went on to reveal that during the visit he had to ask one of Madonna’s team how to appropriately address the singer.
“Like am I allowed to just say, ‘Madonna?’” he said. “Like, ‘Hello Madonna, I’m Ryan.’”
The star even gave the stars advice on how to use her classic track in the film.
“She gave a great note,” Reynolds said. “She watched it, and I’m not kidding, [she said], ‘You need to do this.’ And damn it, if she wasn’t like spot on.”
“We literally went into a new recording session within 48 hours to do this note,” Levy added. “It made the sequence better.”