Summary
The incredible furor surroundingDeadpool & Wolverinecould never have occurred if not for Hugh Jackman’s rescue after theMCU’sDeadpool 3was nearly scrapped.Deadpool & Wolverineis slated for releaseon July 26 and has already been breaking records with pre-sold cinema tickets and trailer views. Asthe MCU’s only current 2024 movie release, a lot is riding onDeadpool & Wolverineto help draw a line beneath a somewhat disappointing 2023 - and the prognosis looks decidedly positive.Deadpool’s MCU debutwasn’t always looking so rosy, however.
In aVanity Fairinterview, it was revealed thatHugh Jackman phoned Ryan Reynolds with the basic concept forDeadpool & Wolverinenot long before Reynolds was scheduled to call MCU boss Kevin Feigesuggesting thatDeadpool 3be put on hold. The save came after Shawn Levy and Reynolds labored over a potentialDeadpool 3concept that would fit the MCU while staying true to the first two movies before resolving that it was “not the right moment,” due to a lack of a sufficient story - only for Jackman to call and change things entirely.
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Hugh Jackman’s account of the moment preceding the interaction details a crucially timed brainwave while on a week-long vacation, after which he wasted little time in presenting Reynolds with the concept. After starring in the Broadway showThe Music Manfor nine months, the vacation offered a chance for Jackman to take his mind off of work; yet his thoughts drifted to Wolverine all the same and prompted him to make a call that altered the fate ofDeadpool 3- and maybe eventhe MCU timelinein general. Jackman’s recollection is as follows:
“I was sitting on a beach, not a care in the world, and for some reason, the thought came into my head: ‘What do you want to do?’ … Then, literally, I thought: Deadpool-Wolverine. I want to do that movie. That’s what I want.”
Jackman’s phone call was a complete game-changer, as Reynolds immediately presented Feige with the idea, insisting “This is a one in a billion chance.” DespiteLoganostensibly concluding his tenure as Wolverine, Jackman knew that starring alongside Deadpool would open up a fresh dynamic for him to explore with Wolverine, as his typically severe demeanor would be counterbalanced by Deadpool’s famously cavalier character. Reynolds, meanwhile, recalled thinking that this was exactly the story they had been searching for.
The consensus surroundingDeadpool & Wolverine’s timing mirrors this stroke of luck.The Marvelswas the MCU’s biggest box office flop, casting doubt and concern on the future of the MCU without a significant shock to help resuscitate the franchise.Deadpool & Wolverineappears poised to deliver precisely that, and may even go so far as to deliver thefirst billion-dollar movie for the MCU sinceSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Deadpool & Wolverine
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A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
