WICKED Fans Think the Scarecrow Looks Suspiciously Like Ryan Reynolds
Fans coming out of Wicked: For Good this weekend are riding the emotional high of Oz’s latest big screen chapter, but there’s one unexpected detail that has completely taken over social media.
Spoilers ahead!
As soon as audiences saw Fiyero’s big transformation scene, viewers immediately started pointing out the same thing. According to a growing chorus online, the Scarecrow looks a whole lot like Ryan Reynolds.
If you already caught the film, you know where this is coming from. Wicked: For Good finally reveals the fate of Fiyero Tigelaar, played by Jonathan Bailey, and fans familiar with Wicked: Part One knew this moment was coming.
His earlier line during “Dancing Through Life” hints at it in a sly way. He says, "life is painless when you're brainless." Anyone who remembers The Wizard of Oz clocked the setup immediately. And when Elphaba’s desperate spell reshapes him into a being made of straw who can’t bleed or die, we get the Scarecrow.
What people didn’t expect was the internet’s instant reaction to his look.
One fan on X, @ferryboatderek, dropped a screenshot of the newly transformed Fiyero with the caption, "you're telling me this ISN'T Ryan Reynolds." Another user, @ohhhhhherewegoo, echoed the idea and wrote, "Why does Jonathan Bailey as Scarecrow look like Ryan Reynolds ...we need to open an investigation."
There’s no shortage of similar posts, and many of them compare the Scarecrow directly to Reynolds’ unmasked Wade Wilson from the Deadpool films. Others took their own angle, like @canandfilm, who pointed out that under certain lighting, he resembles Walton Goggins as well.
Bailey’s look does bring a little of that Ryan Reynolds energy, especially with the burlap texture resembling the scarred look Reynolds sported in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Plenty of viewers have been vocal about the visual style of Wicked: For Good, and not in a flattering way. Many feel the film has a muted, washed look throughout, from the colors to the effects work.
That extends straight into Fiyero’s big moment. Fans have said the prosthetics and CGI blend so awkwardly that Bailey resembles two different actors depending on the shot, and that inconsistency is feeding the Reynolds comparisons even more.
At the end of the day, though, this transformation isn’t the emotional core of the movie. Fiyero and Elphaba’s love story is heartfelt, but Wicked: For Good makes it clear that the real relationship driving the story is between Elphaba and Glinda.
The Scarecrow moment is a wild late-film reveal, sure, but fans have already turned it into a meme machine, and the Ryan Reynolds comparisons don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
you’re telling me this ISN’T ryan reynolds 😭 pic.twitter.com/IMZcV8AdUJ
— leah ♡ (@ferryboatderek) November 22, 2025