Ryan Reynolds and High Jackman join forces in Deadpool and Wolverine.
If there's one thing the Deadpool franchise is known for, it's R-rated fearlessness. The upcoming Deadpool and Wolverine has plenty of that, but the final trailer strikes an unusually somber tone, reminding us just what Wade Wilson/Deadpool has to lose if Wolverine isn't up to the challenge. Bonus: There's a surprise cameo from Hugh Jackman's co-star in Logan.
As previously reported, Ryan Reynolds found the perfect match with 2016's Death Polestarring Wade Wilson, a former Canadian special forces operative (dishonorably discharged) who develops regenerative healing powers that cure his cancer, but leave him permanently disfigured and scarred all over his body. Wade decides to become a masked vigilante, turning down an invitation to join the X-Men and abandon his bad-boy ways. The first Death Pole was a huge success, grossing $782 million worldwide at the box office, receiving critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination. Deadpool2 was released in 2018 and was just as successful.
Deadpool and Wolverine reunites Reynolds with many familiar faces from the first two films. Morena Baccarin returns as Wade's girlfriend Vanessa, along with Leslie Uggams as Blind Al; Karan Soni as Wade's personal chauffeur, cab driver Dopinder; Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead; Stefan Kapičić as the voice of Colossus; Shioli Kutsuna as Negasonic's mutant girlfriend, Yukio; Randal Reeder as Buck; and Lewis Tan as X-Force member Shatterstar.
Along with Sabretooth, mutants Toad and Dogpool should be there to cause some trouble. New to the franchise are Matthew MacFadyen as a Time Variance Authority agent named Paradox and Emma Corrin as the main villain. Rumors have it that Owen Wilson's Mobius and the animated Miss Minutes from Loki can also appear in the film.
Marvel released a two-minute teaser for the new film during the Super Bowl in February, featuring the trademark cheeky irreverence that helped audiences initially embrace Reynolds’ R-rated superhero, plus a glimpse of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine – or, rather, his signature shadow. And yes, Marvel is keeping that R-rating, a big step considering that every previous MCU film has been clearly PG-13. Marvel dropped a full-length trailer in April , filled with lame jokes, meta references, slo-mo action, and more than enough F-bombs. And last month, it dropped another one-minute trailer featuring a surprise appearance: Sabretooth, played by the same actor, Tyler Mane, who played the character in the 2000s X-Men.
Someone needs a pep talk
This latest trailer takes a completely different tone, playing like a love letter to the Wolverine of the X-Men franchise. It’s actually Wade/Deadpool having a heart-to-heart with this alternate-timeline Wolverine. “I know I’m turning this into a joke, but I care,” he says in a voiceover over footage from past X-Men films rendered in nostalgic shades of gray. “I’ve been waiting a long time for this team-up. In my world, you’re well-regarded. You were an X-Man. Fuck that, you were THE X-Man. The Wolverine. He was a hero in my world.”
Wolverine's response: “Yeah, well, he ain't no shit in me.” We learn that this version of Wolverine has resisted all attempts to convince him to officially don the suit and join the X-Men and now believes that it's simply too late to make a difference. As a last resort, Wade shows him a picture of the nine people he loves and who make up his entire world and tells him that he has no idea how to save them, but Wolverine does.
And who shows up at the crucial moment but Dafne Keene’s Laura Kinney, the cloned mutant formerly known as X-23, who inherited the Wolverine mantle in the comics. When Wolverine insists they have the wrong man, she responds, “You always were the wrong man… until you weren’t.” We bet Wolverine will step up.
Deadpool and Wolverine will be released in theaters on July 26, 2024.
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