Through a teaser video was released by Wade Wilson himself, that is Ryan Reynolds, we were shown more of what seemed more like a preview of real life than a trailer.
But Reynolds reveals that Deadpool 3 is on the way and, more importantly, that Hugh Jackman will reprise his role as Wolverine in the film.
The film even has a release date: September 6, 2024.
In the clip, Reynolds explains that they’ve been working on the movie for a long time, but have no ideas on how to revive the mercenary for the MCU.But they have a trick up their sleeve, Reynolds says, and that’s when Hugh Jackman slips into the background. Reynolds quickly invites him to return to his most famous role.
The video then shows a Deadpool logo with the familiar three-claw slash right in the middle of it.
The return of Wolverine with Deadpool
The Merc with a Mouth could join Disney’s MCU big tent, but don’t expect Ryan Reynolds’ character to get the Disney treatment.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in January 2021 that Reynolds was overseeing a script for an R-rated movie, written by Wendy Molyneux and Lizzy Molyneux-Loeglin (Bob’s Burgers). Shawn Levy, who also directed Reynolds’ Free Guy in 2021, is directing Deadpool 3.
Deadpool was one of the characters licensed by 20th Century Fox (along with The X-Men and The Fantastic Four) in a deal dating back almost two decades.
Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox meant those heroes and their super teams could now join the cinematic universe that Disney has run since 2009.
Development on Deadpool 3 apparently predates the Fox-Disney deal, which closed in early 2019. The first Deadpool was released in 2016 and was followed by Deadpool 2 in 2018; both were critical and commercial successes.
But in 2018, as Disney finalized its acquisition, Reynolds suggested the deal had put a third movie in jeopardy.
As for Jackman’s Wolverine, this return is at least a little surprising. While the actor has tried and failed to give up his most iconic character multiple times, the 2017 Wolverine movie Logan seemed to be the character’s final farewell.
But it seems that Jackman just couldn’t say no to another twist with the adamantium claws, especially when it was Reynolds and Feige who brought the invitation.
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