Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy says the movie isn't actually Deadpool 3
Apr. 15, 2024Deadpool and Wolverine isn’t quite Deadpool 3
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Deadpool 3director Shawn Levy says that the movie isn’tstrictlyDeadpool 3.
The upcoming threequel, officially titled Deadpool & Wolverine, will see Ryan Reynolds’s Wade Wilson team up with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.
“As far as crafting the Deadpool & Wolverine story, I just felt privileged every day because you’re talking about two massive movie stars in their most iconic roles. It also gave me an opportunity. It’s the third Deadpool movie, but it’s not Deadpool 3,” Levy toldScreen Rantat CinemaCon. “It’s a different thing that’s very much Deadpool & Wolverine. And it’s not trying to copycat anything from the first two movies. They were awesome, but this is a two-hander character adventure.”
CinemaCon footage of the movie, which was screened behind closed doors, sees Matthew Macfadyen’s Mr. Paradox telling Wade that the Merc with a Mouth’s help is needed to save the Sacred Timeline.That has some people confused, though, considering the events ofLoki season 2. We’ll just have to wait and see how that plays out…
The footage also includes a Thor cameo, which sees the God of Thunder crying over Deadpool’s dead body, in footage reused fromInfinity War. Just what’s going on there is anyone’s guess.
Deadpool 3 arrives this July 26, and it’s the only MCU movie coming this year. Fittingly, it’s also set to have anobscene tie-in popcorn bucket,Dune 2-style.
You can keep up to date with all theupcoming Marvel movies and TV showscoming soon with our guide, or fill out your watchlist with our guide to the year’s most excitingmovie release dates.
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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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