Deadpool 3 director suggests it won’t be a mindless cameo-fest: "We let the story dictate the characters"
May. 8, 2024Shawn Levy says “we didn’t start off with a wishlist”
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Deadpool & Wolverinedirector Shawn Levy has suggested the upcoming R-Rated threequel won’t be packed with mindless fan service and cameos, even pointing to a returning X-Men actor as proof of concept.
“I’ll say we didn’t start off with a wishlist,” Levy toldEntertainment Weekly. “From the day we started devising this Deadpool and Wolverine story, we let the story dictate the characters, not the other way around.”
Among them – in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it comeback during theDeadpool 3 Super Bowl trailer– is Pyro, the fire-based mutant played inX2andX-Men: The Last Standby Aaron Stanford.
“Aaron and his return as Pyro was an outgrowth of that, and that applies to pretty much all the characters you’ll see in the movie.”
In line with that philosophy, Levy previously stated thathomework is off the tablefor Deadpool & Wolverine – and you won’t need to watch a single MCU movie before watching Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine join forces.
“I very much made this film with certainly a healthy respect and gratitude towards the rabid fan base that has peak fluency in the mythology and lore of these characters and this world,” Levy said in an interview withAP News. “But I didn’t want to presume that. This movie is built for entertainment, with no obligation to come prepared with prior research.”
Deadpool & Wolverine, the latest entry inMarvel Phase 5, is set to release on July 25 in the UK and July 26 in the US.
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