PEOPLE IN THE NEWS ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ makes splash with cheeky new footage
It’s hard to fathom what’s more exciting, Deadpool finally diving headfirst into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or Ryan Reynolds’ beloved wisecracking oddball getting his own popcorn bucket.
The good news from CinemaCon is that superhero fans are getting both. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige teased at the convention of theater owners that Deadpool is “designing” a collectible container to sell at concession stands l and director Shawn Levy introduced nine minutes of new footage from “Deadpool & Wolverine” (in theaters July 27).
Fans wondering if it’d be the same cursing, fourth wall-breaking Deadpool from the previous Fox films got their answer with a whole bunch of f-bombs. In the sneak peek, Wade Wilson (Reynolds) has literally hung up his tights and is now selling cars. His friends throw him a birthday party – complete with cocaine riffs and “Frozen” jokes – but Wade gets nabbed by a goon squad from the Time Variance Authority (see: “Loki” Seasons 1 and 2).
He’s taken to see Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen of “Succession” fame), and this cryptic guy shows him scenes from Marvel movies and tells Wade he can finally be the hero he’s always wanted to be. So Deadpool gets a new costume and, in meta fashion, agrees to leave his timeline for the MCU. “Suck it, Fox! I’m going to Disneyland,” Deadpool says into the camera before busting it.