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- Deadpool & Wolverine, featuring Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson, is set to be released on July 26, 2024.
- Deadpool & Wolverine will follow the titular anti-heroes as they deal with multiversal threats in between universes.
- The Deadpool & Wolverine cast features returning figures from Deadpool's previous two movies such as Morena Baccarin's Vanessa and Stefan Kapicic's Colossus, as well as new characters like Matthew Macfadyen's TVA agent Paradox.
- Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool & Wolverine will be a key installment of the MCU's Multiverse Saga, incorporating characters from previous non-MCU Marvel movies like Wolverine and Elektra.
The Deadpool franchise is expanding with Deadpool & Wolverine, which will continue Ryan Reynolds' journey as Wade Wilson in the MCU. Ryan Reynolds' poor experience in X-Men Origins: Wolverine only fueled his desire to do Deadpool justice on the big screen. 2016's Deadpool proved the character's popularity, and Deadpool 2 turned him into a hot commodity. Now, Deadpool will join the MCU in his third movie, which will finally see a proper Deadpool and Wolverine team-up as Hugh Jackman joins Deadpool & Wolverine's packed cast. That news alone makes Deadpool & Wolverine the most anticipated of the MCU's upcoming movies.
Disney and Marvel first confirmed that the Merc with a Mouth would be joining the MCU at SDCC 2022, with Deadpool & Wolverine's first release date confirmed by Reynolds later the same year. Deadpool & Wolverine is now positioned to be a key part of the MCU's Multiverse Saga due to his trip between universes, from Fox's X-Men franchise timeline to multiple places already visited by previous MCU movies and shows. As Deadpool & Wolverine's 2024 release approaches, more and more information about the MCU movie unravels.
Which Wolverine Is In Deadpool 3?
Deadpool 3's first trailer provides a first glimpse at Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. However, this MCU variant of the mutant seems slightly different.
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- What Hugh Jackman Could Look Like With A Wolverine Mask In Deadpool 3
- 8 Details On Wolverine's New Costume You May Have Missed
- Deadpool 3 Merch Reveals New Look At Hugh Jackman's Wolverine & Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson For The MCU Movie
Marvel Cameos In Deadpool 3
- Jennifer Garner Returning As Elektra After Nearly 20 Years For Deadpool 3
- Deadpool 3's "Face-Melting" Tease Has Got To Be Good For X-Men Theories
- Ben Affleck's Daredevil Teams Up With Ryan Reynolds In Epic Deadpool 3 Crossover Fan Art
- Deadpool 3 Set Photos Confirm Yet Another Major X-Men Character's Return (With A Deadly Twist)
- Wait, Is That Doctor Doom In Deadpool & Wolverine Trailer?!
Deadpool 3's Official Title Is Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool's MCU debut was officially confirmed to be titled Deadpool & Wolverine by the movie's first trailer. Following Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's multiple updates and announcements, as well as set footage depicting the Marvel anti-heroes fighting, the possibility of Wolverine's addition to the title became likely. Hence, after the reveal of the movie's official logo, the confirmation of Deadpool & Wolverine's official title was imminent with the release of the first trailer.
Deadpool 3 Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine's current release date is July 26, 2024, being pushed forward substantially from its previously announced release date of 8 November 2024. Ryan Reynolds initially announced the release date would be September 2024. However, this was then moved alongside other Phase 5 and 6 MCU projects (possibly due to production delays on Blade). Following the addition of Shawn Levy as Deadpool & Wolverine's director, he revealed that production wouldn't begin until 2023 at the earliest due to his other commitments, with the project being further delayed by the SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Early plans for a Deadpool 2 follow-up included an X-Force movie, planned to be released before a non-MCU Deadpool 3.
However, Ryan Reynolds was still able to announce in 2022 that Deadpool & Wolverine would be ready in time for inclusion as part of the MCU Phase 5. The Deadpool threequel is scheduled to arrive eight months after The Marvels (November 2023) and seven months before Captain America: Brave New World (July 2024) in the MCU's current schedule, which means that Deadpool & Wolverine will be 2024's only MCU movie, placed directly in the middle of Phase 5's movie releases. This reflects Marvel Studios' new plans to space out the MCU's releases and reduce the franchise's yearly output.
Every Confirmed Marvel Character In Deadpool
- Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool
- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
- Jennifer Garner as Elektra
- Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead
- Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio
- Stefan Kapicic as Colossus
- Leslie Uggams as Blind Al
- Morena Baccarin as Vanessa Calysle
- Karan Soni as Dopinder
- Rob Delaney as Peter
- Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova
- Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox
Ryan Reynolds is, of course, officially on board to return to star in Deadpool & Wolverine, which marks the actor's fourth appearance as Wade Wilson. When audiences last saw Deadpool, he was time-traveling in Deadpool 2's post-credits scene, which could set up his first MCU appearance. The biggest Deadpool & Wolverine cast news has clearly been Hugh Jackman's return as Wolverine. Logan, released in 2017, was touted as the end of Jackman's Wolverine story, and despite the calls for his return, it was generally seen as a satisfying conclusion.
Jackman expressed that his Deadpool & Wolverine appearance in no way undoes what happened in Logan, as it simply takes place at an earlier time.
However, in September 2022, Ryan Reynolds announced on social media with a comedic video that Hugh Jackman would reprise his role as Wolverine once again. Jackman expressed that his Deadpool & Wolverine appearance in no way undoes what happened in Logan, as it simply takes place at an earlier time. Deadpool & Wolverine set footage not only confirms that Deadpool and Wolverine will both fight each other and eventually join forces, but also that Hugh Jackman will finally wear Wolverine's comic-accurate yellow-and-blue suit.
Deadpool & Wolverine sees the return of Deadpool characters Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), Colossus (Stefan Kapicic), Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), Dopinder (Karan Soni), Blind Al (Leslie Uggams), and Peter (Rob Delaney), though Domino actress Zazie Beetz and Cable actor Josh Brolin are seemingly absent. Most interestingly, Jennifer Garner's Elektra returns from Ben Affleck's Daredevil movie, opening up more strands of the MCU multiverse, and teasing that other prior Marvel movie figures could also appear. Matthew Macfadyen joins Deadpool & Wolverine as TVA agent Paradox, and Emma Corrin portrays a villain who appears to be Charles Xavier's twin sister Cassandra Nova.