Some things just go together: peanut butter and jelly, peanut butter and chocolate, peanut butter and well anything, really. But food pairings aside, Marvel may reportedly be introducing an unlikely holy trinity of Spider-Man, Wolverine and Deadpool.
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Marvel recently revealed that they have planned for nine Spider-Man movies, including Homecoming and Far From Home. If you're not good at math, that means we've got seven still coming. And given that there can only be so many plot points for Peter Parker, I'm guessing there will be loads of crossovers - well according to sources close to wegotthiscovered.com
We don't know a lot about the crossover. Really, we don't know anything at all. When will the movie come out? How many films will there be? What will they be about? But what we do know is that Tom Holland, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds would have some crazy on-screen chemistry.
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I mean, just look at the banter between Ryan Reynolds and Tom Holland. There have been occasional Deadpool and Spider-Man crossovers throughout the years. And sometimes they've even transitioned off-screen. In 2017, Ryan tweeted a photo of himself with the Vancouver Police Department after they'd helped close down streets for filming Deadpool. And he poked fun at Tom Holland while doing so.
But the social media fun doesn't stop there. I mean, take a gander at Hugh and Ryan's Twitter trolling as they jokingly pitted their coffee and gin companies against each other.
While we sit back and wait for news on the next Wolverine, and whether or not this epic crossover will happen, I'm going to continue to watch celebrities troll each other on social media. I mean, I can only imagine the amount of online banter we'll get with the release of this (potential) movie.
Ever since the acquisition of Fox by Disney went through, there's only one thing on the minds of comic book fans: when are we going to get Deadpool cracking wise with the rest of the colourful cast in the MCU?
It took us a while to get a faithful adaptation of the character to screen (better luck next time, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), but we eventually got there, and it's made us hungry for even more Deadpool interacting with more characters - just like in the comics.
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If you're an avid comic reader, you'll know that some of the best Deadpool collabs are the team-ups between Deadpool and the other wisecracker in a red costume, Spider-Man. And if Marvel are to be believed, that tried-and-tested route could be the best avenue for Deadpool to make it into the MCU.
At the moment, Marvel are trying to figure out what to do with Deadpool now that they own the character once more, and one of their options is to introduce him in the third Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland, which will follow July's Spider-Man: Far From Home.
MCU Cosmics say that Disney subsidiary Marvel are exploring different ways of bringing the Merc with a Mouth into the MCU.
While there are rumblings of him being introduced to the Disney+ streaming platform or having his own solo movie, having him in the next Spider-Man film does indeed confirm that there'll be at least one more solo film with Tom Holland as everybody's favourite arachnid-based superhero.
Check out Tom Holland training in the gym for his Spider-Man role. This is seriously impressive:
The Disney+ option may be a no-go, since all the shows on there at the moment are at a PG 13 rating, while Deadpool... is decidedly not that. We might have a solo movie to look forward to, but regardless of whether he's in the next Spider-Man film, we can start to look forward to Deadpool in the MCU at some point!
It's a battle that has raged on for years, superhero versus superhero, Deadpool versus Wolverine. But you'll all be pleased to know that last night the war came to a sweet conclusion. Ryan Reynolds, who has played Marvel antihero Deadpool since 2016, has enjoyed taking swipes at his fellow Marvel star, Hugh Jackman on social media. Striking up a faux feud, Jackman and Reynolds have been throwing shade at each other since 2017, beginning with Reynolds commenting on a picture of the X-Men star posing with fans in Bejing: "Pretty sure those are protesters."
Hugh playfully responded, "Really... Guy... Really?!", and from there the trolling battle commenced. If Jackman posted on social media, you could be sure that Reynolds would soon be there with a witty comment at the ready. Posting a heartfelt message about his wife on their 22nd wedding anniversary, Hugh wrote: "I believe in life we need to see and truly be seen by the most important people in our lives. Deb, from day one, we had that. 22 years later ... it only gets deeper. You and the kids are the greatest gift I will ever receive. I love you a gazillion times around the world [sic]." Just a few hours later, Reynolds hilariously commented: "I gave this 3 months. Tops. I was wrong."
More recently it's been Hugh firing the shots, teaming up with actor Jake Gyllenhaal to prank Ryan. Gyllenhaal, who is due to star in Spider-Man: Far From Home as villain Mysterio, and Jackman seemingly tricked Reynolds into thinking a party they were attending was "ugly sweater" themed. It wasn't.
Reynolds shared the picture with his Twitter followers, garnering over 1,100,000 likes and 203,000 retweets. Fans seemingly love the duo's comedic jabs at one another, relishing in seeing the two stars interactions. Reynolds has said in interviews that his main goal in all of this is to try and convince Jackman to star as Wolverine in a Deadpool movie. Reynolds has gone as far as including a scene in the first Deadpool movie in which the titular character wears a mask of Hugh Jackman!
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Jackman has stated that he wouldn't return as the character after retiring from the role after 2017's Logan. Talking to Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan said:
"I would love to do a Deadpool, Wolverine mashup at some point, some kind of Logan thing. I don't know. He's on this kick ball change kick right now. I can't seem to bring him back. I can't seem to bring him back to the violence and mayhem. I'm trying. I talk to him every other day. Every other-other day he takes the call. But yeah, no, it's not really a rivalry. It's war."
However, the feuding has come to an apparent end, with both stars tweeting out pictures of the two shaking hands. Ryan was the first to post the image, with the caption: "Official truce with @realhughjackman! As a gesture of goodwill, I’m gonna make a beautiful ad for his company, Laughing Man Coffee. Can’t wait!" Jackman the picture soon after, writing: "Official truce! I’m going to make the most amazing ad for Aviation Gin. And, look forward to seeing what @Vancityreynolds comes up with in return."
Although we're all sad to see the end of such an iconic feud, we're all excited to see what the duo come up with next - fingers crossed it's the Wolverine/Deadpool crossover we've all been craving!
Tom Holland isn't exactly best known for keeping secrets, so seeing him try his best not to spoil the massive Marvel blockbusters he's starring in while on the press circuit can be pretty entertaining.
The actor is currently promoting the upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home, where he returns to the role alongside the new addition of Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio.
Now that the eventful Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame movies have come and gone, the 23-year-old has less to worry about spoiling. Once Far From Home hits theatres, he'll have even less to worry about - but that doesn't mean everyone's not keen to find out what's planned for the character further down the road.
After the huge success of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse last year, audiences are coming around to the (very comic-booky) idea of a multiverse with various versions of the same character. If Miles Morales can meet Spider-Ham, then why can't some of the live action interpretations of the popular superhero cross over somehow?
It might sound like a pipe dream for those who miss Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Men, but given the fact that Disney are practically printing money at the moment, there's always the chance it could happen.
The possibility of this team-up was put to Holland in an interview recently, in which the actor quickly turned quiet, trying his best not to say the wrong thing (as usual).
Along with his Far From Home co-stars, Holland played it cool but agreed that the idea of bringing Maguire and Garfield back into the mix would be an interesting one. "Of course I would love to make a movie with those guys, it would be so cool!" Holland told host Jake Hamilton.
"It would be amazing, it would be really, really cool. And it's something that the fans really want. So whether Marvel and Sony decided to do that, it's up to them. It's not up to me, I can't walk in like 'Kevin [Feige], this is what we're doing on the next one.' But it would be really awesome."
Whether it can happen is up in the air - as is the future of this version of the webslinger. Marvel Studios are currently making the Spider-Man movies after striking a deal with Sony (following the box office disappointment of The Amazing Spider-Man 2), but there's only one film left in that contract after Far From Home.
They may re-up and keep Spidey around in the MCU for longer, but it's hard to tell at this point. Either way, it sounds like Holland is into the idea of meeting his predecessors.
The second trailer for the highly-anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine movie has dropped - and it may just be the greatest Marvel trailer ever released.
Check it out below:
The movie sees Ryan Reynolds once again return as the "Merc with a Mouth", marking the fourth time the 47-year-old actor has played Deadpool in a feature film.
"Fourth?" I hear you cry. "But this is the only third Deadpool movie."
Well, that's because Reynolds actually played a version of Wade Wilson in the 2009 X-Men spin-off movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And fans can all agree that the version of Deadpool in that movie was a sack of s***.
(Apologies, my personal feelings coming out there.)
Regardless, Reynolds never lost hope in Deady-Pool, and in 2016, his version of the character returned to the big screen in Deadpool - a movie that received high praise from fans and critics alike. As did the 2018 sequel, Deadpool 2.
Now, Deadpool is back, and he's returned with one of Marvel's most beloved big-screen heroes: Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.
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With the chemistry between the two actors being intoxicating off-screen, the trailer was pretty much everything fans had been hoping for from the two stars - as it's full of humor, violence, and F-bombs.
But one other detail has left Marvel fans aghast - the sighting of what appears to be the corpse of one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Avengers.
In one brief moment from the trailer, viewers were startled by what seemed like a door opening aboard a mysterious vessel. At first glance, it appeared ordinary, but upon closer inspection, fans were met with a chilling revelation: the object in motion was none other than giant Ant-Man's iconic helmet.
What made the scene particularly unnerving was the unsettling sight within the helmet: the unmistakable outline of teeth and the bottom of a skull.
This revelation has sparked widespread shock among fans, especially considering that the last time audiences saw Ant-Man was in the 2023 movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania... and he was alive at the end of that movie.
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Over on X, fans had a lot to say about the revelation. "I mean if none of you are going to talk about, I’m going to. Someone made a base out of Antman," one person tweeted.
Another added: "The actual Antman skull under there is an incredible/disturbing detail #DeadpoolAndWolverine."
"It's so over for Ant-Man because they're using his body as an enemy base," wrote a third.
But look closer at the scene - as it also appears to show that Azazel (from X-Men: First Class) and Lady Deathstrike (From X2) are back.
Is Deadpool & Wolverine part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Up until recently, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the X-Men universe had been kept very separate. This is mainly due to 20th Century Fox having the rights to the X-Men characters, before the movie studio was purchased by Disney in 2019.
Of course, Disney also owns Marvel Studios and is the mighty force behind the MCU.
Recently, we've seen other heroes from other studios appear in the MCU - most notably, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Sony Spider-Mans (Spider-Men?) in 2022's Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Additionally, up until 2022's Ms. Marvel, the word "mutant" or "mutation" was never used in the MCU. This came at the very end of the series when Bruno mentioned Kamala's powers were the result of her "mutation".
At the time of Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Bob Iger announced that Deadpool would be part of the MCU. And seeing as he's dragging Wolverine and Logan's long history with the X-Men with him, it appears that the X-Men will now officially be part of the MCU.
Of course, it'll be interesting to see how all of this adds up - seeing as mutants have been absolutely despite by humanity in the X-Men movie series, but the MCU heroes have been adored and admired.
Additionally, Deadpool & Wolverine will mark the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
When is Deadpool & Wolverine set?
Okay, this is going to get complicated again.
Let's just start by assuming that the events of X-Men: Days of Future Past are still in place and that the events of the first three X-Men movies didn't happen.
At the very end of 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past, Wolverine awakens in a new timeline to find all of his friends are still alive and safe from the Sentinels in 2023.
But in 2017, Hugh Jackman returned as Wolverine for what many believed to be the last time in the critically acclaimed Logan.
Sadly, that movie - which was set in 2029 - ended with Logan being killed.
Therefore, we can assume that Deadpool & Wolverine takes place at some point in between these movies - potentially around the time that many of the X-Men were killed by Charles Xavier's seizure. (As mentioned in Logan.)
But with multiverses and time travel prevalent in the MCU these days, we'll have to wait and see if Logan can be put on another path that won't end with him being impaled on a log with a weeping X-23 by his side.
Nerds assemble! Because MCU star and everybody's favorite Spider-Man Tom Holland has announced that he will be hosting a Marvel-themed virtual pub quiz over Instagram next week.
The quiz has been organized by The Brothers Trust, an organization set up by Tom's parents, Nikki and Dom Holland, back in 2017 that aims to "shine a light on charities that are small and where your generous donations can be used to maximum effect."
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Speaking with Jimmy Kimmel earlier this week, the Spider-Man star explained the importance behind The Brothers Trust. He said:
"The Brothers Trust is a fundraising vehicle that we use to raise money from the general public that we feed towards charities that we feel need the light and the support. But we felt a little bit uncomfortable asking people for money at this difficult time so we as a collective have been doing the donations.
"The reason why we're doing the pub quiz is to just galvanize people and to give people a sense of community and to kind of bring people and to just have a laugh, and have a good time. That's essentially what we're trying to do."
Check out Holland's full appearance on Kimmel below:
Holland then revealed that despite plans to stop drinking this weekend (something I'm sure we've all told ourselves), Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds sent him a case of his Aviation American Gin.
"I actually said this weekend that I was going to stop drinking for a week," Holland said, adding: "I was going to have a week off. And then literally Monday morning, Ryan Reynolds sent me a case of gin.
"I was literally like: 'I'm not drinking for the whole week, not drinking at all', and then the doorbell rang and there was a case of gin from the lovely Ryan.
"It says here on the box, it says: 'Some friendly neighborhood spider gin, love Ryan'."
Check out the heroic moment Holland actually saved a fan from an overexcited crowd:
With lockdown in effect, now is the perfect time to swot up and binge all the Marvel movies - from the MCU to X-Men to all three reincarnations of Spider-Man.
The quiz will kick-off on Wednesday at 15:00 EST / 20:00 BST.
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