Madonna Brings Kids to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Premiere, Ryan Reynolds Talks Getting Music Star’s Permission to License ‘Like a Prayer’

Madonna made a rare red carpet appearance with two of her kids at the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine!

The 65-year-old music superstar brought her 11-year-old twin daughters Estere and Stella to the event on Monday night (July 22) at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Madonna’s song “Like a Prayer” is used in the movie and Ryan visited the singer at her house to convince her to let him use the song.

“It did involve a personal visit to Madonna, where we showed Madonna the sequence where ‘Like a Prayer’ would be used,” director Shawn Levy said on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show.

Madonna Brings Kids to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Premiere, Ryan Reynolds Talks Getting Music Star’s Permission to License ‘Like a Prayer’

Ryan added, “Also, let’s preface it with the fact that they don’t license — that Madonna doesn’t just license the song, particularly that song. 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.”

“She gave a great note,” Ryan continued (via People). “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. … It made the sequence better.”