United Kingdom, April 30 -- Marvel has asked to be removed from Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle.

The 'It Ends with Us' co-stars are currently locked in a bitter legal dispute with each other - but Marvel has requested to be removed from the case, over the Nicepool character that features in 'Deadpool and Wolverine', the Ryan Reynolds-led superhero movie.

Marvel Entertainment recently submitted a letter to Judge Lewis J. Liman in the Southern District of New York, urging the court to "quash the subpoena issued to Marvel from" Baldoni's Wayfarer Parties.

The entertainment company has also requested the court to "issue a protective order prohibiting the disclosure of Marvel's confidential documents by any party or other non...