PICS: Deadpool without his mask is a dead-ringer for an Irish sporting legend

Deadpool is one of the most popular flicks on show right now, with thousands heading out to see the Merc with the Mouth in the past week.

For years the film had been put on the back-burner as executives worried that viewers would be turned off by the disfigured image of Wade Wilson - aka Deadpool - without his costume. While audiences have loved him anyway, a fair few moviegoers have noticed that Deadpool himself bears a resemblance to recently-retired Irish rugby legend Paul O'Connell once he takes off his mask. Throughout his career, fans joked that the ginger giant was a superhero, but we're not quite sure this is what they meant. https://twitter.com/RobMorganDublin/status/700243013533110272 https://twitter.com/ConnachtAbu/status/700119775196872706 https://twitter.com/garethpenrose/status/698627876514562048 Cheers to all those who sent this our way. If you have something you would like to share with us, send it to hello@JOE.co.uk or hit us up on Facebook or Twitter.