Ryan Reynolds and Paddington are in the middle of a brutal Twitter feud

Twitter may be a place where rage-fuelled arguments take place on a minute-ly basis, but it's also a place where Ryan Reynolds and Paddington can interact with each other.

So there's that, at least.

It all started on Wednesday evening, when Deadpool 2 received several People's Choice Awards nomination -- and Ryan Reynolds took the opportunity to go after everyone's favourite Marmalade-munching bear.

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An undeniably risky move.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before people who had worked on the Paddington franchise were springing to their furry co-star's defence.

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Then, on Thursday morning, the bear himself waded in with the following, chilling response.

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Is it possible that Ryan Reynolds has finally met his match?