Deadpool & Wolverine: Release date, trailer, cast, plot & more

❘ Updated: 2024-02-29T15:40:59

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson in Deadpool 3.

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Deadpool & Wolverine is the MCU’s biggest new movie of 2024, so here are the juicy details about the superhero team-up, including the Deadpool 3 release date, trailer, cast, and story.

The Merc with a Mouth is finally bringing his sweary, ultraviolent, fourth-wall-breaking shtick to the MCU.

The X-Men movies timeline will collide with Wade Wilson’s, with some of the best characters from it sure to make an appearance — including Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.

In the lead-up to the new movie, we’ve got countless Deadpool & Wolverine Easter eggs and plenty of power ballads to sing.

What’s the Deadpool & Wolverine release date?

The Deadpool & Wolverine release date is Friday, July 26, 2024.

While production was halted due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year, filming resumed back in November 2023 and wrapped in January 2024.

The release was originally planned for September 6, 2023, and then November 8, but Disney has shaken up a lot of dates for its upcoming Marvel movies.

Is there a Deadpool & Wolverine trailer?

The first teaser trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine dropped during the 2024 Super Bowl on February 11, 2024, and the full trailer was released on April 22, 2024.

The full Deadpool 3 trailer was much more Wolverine-forward, referencing 2017’s Logan, showing us his full classic costume, and giving us a first look at the dynamic between him and Wade.

Turns out, this Wolverine variant has let people down. That doesn’t stop Wade from being determined to recruit his help, though, and so the team-up is on. Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone… until Deadpool forces his way into your life.

In the teaser trailer, Wade Wilson calls himself “Marvel Jesus”, references Disney, and is even tracked down by the TVA, an organization that has only appeared in the Loki TV series thus far.

The footage also revealed just how closely connected the Merc with a Mouth will now be to the greater MCU timeline.

Deadpool & Wolverine cast: Who’s in it?

Ryan Reynolds is reprising his role as Wade Wilson for Deadpool 3, and (as you’ve probably guessed by the title) he’ll be joined by Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

Morena Baccarin in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Baccarin has been in every Deadpool movie so far.

The Deadpool 3 cast:

Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Morena Baccarin as Vanessa
Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox
Owen Wilson as Mobius
Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova
Karam Soni as Dopinder
Leslie Uggams as Blind Al
Stefan Kapicic as Colossus
Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio
Rob Delaney as Peter
Jennifer Garner as Elektra

In addition to Reynolds, Morena Baccarin is returning from the first two Deadpool movies as Wade’s charming and funny wife, Vanessa.

Karan Soni and Leslie Uggams are returning as Dopinder and Blind Al. Stefan Kapicic is back as Colossus, while Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio also return. The trailer also gave us a glimpse of another familiar face, with Rob Delaney playing X-Force member Peter once again.

One notable addition is The Crown’s Emma Corrin, who will play the villain, Cassandra Nova.

Elektra will be involved thanks to Jennifer Garner, who played the character in the early 2000s. There are rumors she could be joined by Ben Affleck’s Daredevil and Channing Tatum’s Gambit but these are unconfirmed.

Mobius’ (Owen Wilson) small role could also signal Cable’s potential appearance, as he has long been an enemy of the TVA.

Mobius’ good friend, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), played it coy when asked if he would be popping up in the new movie. “I don’t know, and if I did… I might not be allowed to tell you,” he said. “Marvel is correctly protective of their information.”

The main TVA agent appears to be Paradox, played by Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen. He has a huge part in the trailer, and could well be the secondary antagonist to Wade, making life difficult for the anti-hero, until Cassandra shows up and causes more chaos.

Zazie Beetz will not be returning as Domino, despite the actor stating that they were open to reappearing. Beetz said [via ScreenRant], “I am crossing my fingers, hoping that Domino will be a part of this and if not, that’s also all good. But it’s just such a great crew, such a great team. I just love Deadpool. If it’s not this, maybe I’ll do my own Domino origins or something like that.”

Finally, there’s talk of Daniel Radcliffe appearing in a secret cameo, though that is pure speculation. Could he finally be making those fan-casting dreams come true by playing a variant of Wolverine — Patch, perhaps?

Deadpool & Wolverine plot: What is it about?

Deadpool & Wolverine will see the Merc with a Mouth crashing through different timelines and finding himself in the MCU, with a little help from Wolverine.

Deadpool and Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Wade finds Logan hiding out at a bar.

First off, Deadpool will be fully integrated into the MCU, with the TVA from the Loki Disney+ series recruiting the anti-hero to help bring balance to the cinematic universe.

If you’re wondering how Wolverine is alive, this one is different than the one we saw in Logan or the 2000s X-Men — he’s a variant.

Many fans believe the movie will be a loose adaptation of the ‘Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe’ storyline, with Owen Wilson’s Mobius and the TVA pursuing the masked assassin through different timelines as he causes all sorts of bloody chaos.

Is Deadpool & Wolverine R-rated?

Despite Deadpool now falling under the Disney umbrella, it has been stated multiple times by a variety of Marvel people that Deadpool 3 will retain its R rating and won’t need to dial anything back.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine.

This is a version of Logan we haven’t met.

As stated by Shawn Levy [via Deadline], “Our movie is raw, audacious, very much R-rated. We went to great lengths to not shoot it on soundstages with digital environments. The internet has proven that by revealing pictures of our shoot.”

“But no, we wanted something that felt grounded and real. You put Hugh Jackman in his most iconic character alongside Ryan Reynolds in his most iconic character, I would say it’s more a descendant of Midnight Run, 48 Hours, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles than it is a descendant of Airplane.”

Will Deadpool & Wolverine be on Disney Plus?

Deadpool & Wolverine will be released exclusively in theaters at first, but it will end up on Disney Plus months later.

The streaming release will all depend on how financially successful the third movie is at the box office, but it’ll likely be at least a couple of months before it lands on Disney+.

Before that, you’ll likely be able to find it available to rent or buy digitally shortly after it leaves theaters.

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