Deadpool and Celine Dion slay social media

A new music video from the forthcoming Deadpool 2 has taken fans by surprise with an unlikely star – Celine Dion.

The singer performs Ashes, taken from the sequel’s soundtrack – and she’s certainly not doing things by halves.

Dion said fans would be “laughing their ashes off” (amazing) at the video.

And if the film is anything like this video, she’s not far wrong. Deadpool [Ryan Reynolds], is seen wearing high heels and busting some (quite impressive) interpretive dance moves.

Slow motion footage from the new film plays as Celine Dion belts out the lyrics to her power ballad, and the video comes complete with a string quartet.

Once Celine has reached her dramatic vocal climax, this glorious exchange then takes place between her and the anti-superhero:

Deadpool: Celine, that was amazing. That was the most beautiful performance I’ve ever seen in my life

Celine: Thank you so much, thank you.

Deadpool: No, no, thank you. We need to do it again

Celine: OK. Why?

Deadpool: Well it’s too good. This is Deadpool 2, not Titanic. You’re at like an 11, we need to get you down to a five, five-and-a-half tops, just phone it in.

Celine: Listen, this thing (*points to self*) only goes to 11, so beat it Spider-Man.

Deadpool: God, I should’ve asked NSync.

BBC