Deadpool & Wolverinebrought the titular characters to theMarvel Cinematic Universeand bid farewell to Fox’s X-Men universe. However,recent events have suggested that their goodbye may be much more short-lived than expected.Whilespeculation about of aDeadpool & Wolverine 2has continued to circle, it seems that the larger franchise may be taking some surprising cues from the world of the X-Men. This brings a few scenes fromDeadpool & Wolverineforward as potentially being confusing.
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds were not announced as part of thecast ofAvengers: Doomsday, but many characters that are important to them were.Alongside a cast that mostly brings in performers fromThe Fantastic Four: First StepsandThunderbolts*,there are manysurprising Marvel actors missing fromDoomsday. However, there are just as many additions to the film that were totally unexpected, especially as their inclusion might contradict the ending ofDeadpool & Wolverine.
Deadpool & Wolverine Was Supposed To End The Fox Era
The Film Ended With A Montage Of Fox Superhero Films
Deadpool & Wolverinewas all about saving Deadpool’s universe from destruction and, while this was achieved in theending ofDeadpool & Wolverine,all signs seemed to suggest that this would be the end of Fox’s X-Men universe on the big screen.The studio was bought out by Disney, and there has since been talk about anMCU X-Men movieto reboot the franchise. With even casting rumors about this reboot being spread around online, it seems that this is very close to happening.
Thepost-credit montage ofDeadpool & Wolverinealso spent a great deal of time saying goodbye to the franchise.Behind-the-scenes looks at all kinds of Fox films were featured, including both eras ofX-Men,Blade: Trinity,Daredeviland more.This heartwarming montage was set to “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day, and seemed to say goodbye to Fox’s superhero franchises. With that scene done, many did not expect to see any of those characters return again.
Avengers: Doomsday Just Made Fox’s X-Men Important Again
The Cast For The Next Avengers Film Includes Several Surprising X-Men Stars
This month saw production begin onAvengers: Doomsday, with thecast being shared in an unusual 5-hour streamon YouTube and social media sites. This cast included many expected members, including Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, and Florence Pugh, but it also featured a surprising number ofX-Mencast members. Channing Tatum is perhaps the most surprising of the cast, after his recent turn as Gambit, butsome of the more unexpected names include Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romjin, and Alan Cumming.
Notably, theDoomsdaycast reveal did not provide answers as to whom each cast member will be playing, but the lineup makes it very likely thatMagneto, Mystique, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler will be present in the new film. With Kesley Grammer returning after hispost-credit scene inThe Marvelsand Patrick Stewart coming back afterDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it seems that the X-Menuniverse will be important to the upcoming events. This is surprising, as it seemed like the franchise was done with these characters.
Holy Crap, Professor X & Magneto Are In Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel Studios has confirmed that two more X-Men actors are set to reprise their roles in Avengers: Doomsday as the MCU film is in production.
While it’s exciting to see what so many X-Men characters are doing inAvengers: Doomsday, it raises so many questions about the story of the film. Clearly,the ending ofDeadpool & Wolverinedid not wrap things up nearly as neatly as was expected.Future stories seem set to use many of these familiar characters and, while this may make the post-credits scene fromDeadpool & Wolverinefeel somewhat hollow, there is clearly more for these characters to do in this world.
