Deadpool’s MCU Debut Should Copy One Aspect Of The Previous Movies
With the MCU showing no sign of slowing down and only continuing to expand, and Wade Wilson hurtling towards it like a foul-mouthed, fourth-wall-breaking meteor, there are plenty of ways in which Deadpool can join up with the MCU stable of properties. In 2021 Kevin Feige confirmed that Deadpool 3 would be part of the MCU and that it will remain R rated, what remains to be seen is how the merc with a mouth is going to make his MCU debut.
While Reynolds has appeared in character alongside fan-favorite Korg from Thor: Ragnarok in promotion for Reynolds' film Free Guy, he's yet to make his official debut. How can Marvel capitalize on the success of the first 2 Deadpool films and use what worked in them to make a successful MCU debut for the character?
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Deadpool is the king of meta and pop culture references. To bring him into the MCU, Marvel should lean into aspects of the first two Deadpool movies that made them great — self-referential humor and tacit acknowledgment of the studio restrictions on characters. The films have never shied away from calling out the restrictions on characters and studio politics. In the first film, Deadpool explicitly references how there is never anyone at the X-Mansion apart from Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead, a reference he doubles down on in Deadpool 2 after Colossus drags him back there after Deadpools' repeated attempts at ending his existence.
During the scene, Wade expounds about the studio not throwing them a bone and wanting an appearance from just one X-man while the cast of the more recent reboot quietly shuts the door on him. Fleeting cameos like this are, although small, such a fun way to include audiences and get
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