Deadpool and Wolverine reunites many familiar faces from the first two films: Reynolds and Baccarin, obviously, but also Leslie Uggams as Blind Al; Karan Soni as Wade’s personal chauffeur, taxi driver Dopinder; Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead; Stefan Kapičić as the voice of Colossus; Shioli Kutsuna as Negasonic’s mutant girlfriend Yukio; Randal Reeder as Buck; and Lewis Tan as X-Force member Shatterstar.
We’re also getting some characters drawn from various films under the 20th Century Fox Marvel umbrella: Pyro (Aaron Stanford)—last seen in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand—and Jennifer Garner’s Elektra who appeared in the 2003 Daredevil film as well as 2005’s Elektra. Apparently, the mutants Sabretooth and Toad will also appear, along with Dogpool. New to the franchise are Matthew MadFadyen as a Time Variance Authority agent named Paradox and Emma Corrin as the lead villain. There are rumors that Owen Wilson’s Mobius and the animated Miss Minutes from Loki will also appear in the film, which makes sense, given the TVA’s key role in the plot.
The teaser opens with Wade celebrating his birthday with Vanessa and all their friends, only to then have a group of formidable TVA agents knock on his door, brandishing their wands. (“Is that supposed to be scary?” Wade responds. “Pegging isn’t new for me, friendo, but it is for Disney.”) He’s tossed through a portal and ends up at TVA headquarters, face to face with Paradox, who offers him a chance to be “a hero among heroes.” And Wade decides he’s game, declaring himself a superhero Messiah: “I… am… Marvel Jesus.” He suits up as Deadpool, and violence inevitably ensues.
Then comes the shot we’ve all been waiting for: Deadpool lying on his back on icy terrain after being tossed through a wall, with a Wolverine-shaped shadow falling across his body. “Don’t just stand there, you ape—give me a hand up,” Deadpool says, and then sees the claws. We get the briefest glimpse of Wolverine’s trademark yellow X-Men uniform before the credits roll.
Deadpool and Wolverine hits theaters on July 26, 2024.
