The Deadpool & Wolverine trailer demands a breakdown
The first Deadpool & Wolverine trailer has arrived, and as Marvel diehards predicted, it’s here to shake up the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 2024 Super Bowl spot arrives with just enough to tease before the movie’s July 26 release: a premise, loads of tie-ins, and most importantly, multiversal chaos that could leave the MCU in a welcome state of disarray.
When Disney absorbed 20th Century Fox in one of the great seismic entertainment industry shifts of the last decade, there was one notable casualty: Deadpool. In 2019, it looked as if there was no hope for an R-rated character in Disney’s all-audiences MCU pantheon. How times change.
While we barely got a good look at Hugh Jackman’s return to the role of Logan in a not-Fox take on the X-Men character, the Ryan Reynolds-heavy trailer gave fans plenty to chew on. Here’s a breakdown.
Dopinder, Shatterstar, Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Yukio, Blind Al, Peter, and Vanessa appear in the trailer’s opening, all characters from previous installments in the Deadpool cinematic universe — it’s nice that they get to come back for a bow! But so far, Josh Brolin’s Cable does not appear to be returning. Apologies to X-Force.
Deadpool 3 borrows Loki’s TVA, featuring the new agent Paradox — likely inspired by a TVA judge called Paradox who appeared in a single issue of She-Hulk (2005). It’s a great name for a TVA agent, after all.
There are lots of bald guys in comic books, but where the X-Men are concerned, there’s one conspicuous one: Professor Xavier. We’ll see if that pans out (McAvoy was recently asked about returning to the Marvel Universe and didn’t swear it off...) or if this is just a big bald herring.
The hair is a dead giveaway for Wolverine, even from the back — but his white suit is a reference to Logan’s most notorious alter ego: Patch. It’s an identity he assumes whenever he’s in Madripoor, where he starts sporting an eyepatch and a spiffy white suit and bowtie.
RIP.
Aaron Stanford (12 Monkeys)
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