With Taylor Swift expected to be in attendance, Sunday's Super Bowl LVIII will be one of the biggest yet for advertisers. The Kansas City Chiefs will battle the San Francisco 49ers, but for many of you, we know it will be what happens in those commercial breaks which is of the greatest interest.
According to Variety, the current expectation is that Disney will indeed share a first look at Deadpool 3 on Sunday night. The only Marvel Studios movie set for release in 2024, it makes sense to kick off its marketing campaign during one of the biggest sporting events of the year.
Inside Out 2 and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes are also expected to be highlighted by the House of Mouse.
Warner Bros., Sony, Netflix, and Amazon are all sitting out the event but Paramount+ will be bringing a first look at Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off Knuckles, The Tiger’s Apprentice, The Family Stallone, and The Chi. Halo and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning spots are also expected.
On the theatrical side, the trade expects previews for A Quiet Place: Day One, IF, and Bob Marley: One Love.
Universal is keeping its offerings under wraps but may offer fans new looks at Wicked, The Fall Guy, Kung Fu Panda 4, and Twisters, the loose sequel to Twister.
Super Bowl Sunday is always an exciting time for movie fans and it sounds like plenty of big reveals are heading our way this weekend. It's a little surprising Sony Pictures isn't bringing Madame Web to the Big Game, but that studio typically gives the event a miss (no great surprise when commercials start at $7 million each).
Alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, Deadpool franchise vets Karan Soni (Dopinder), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Stefan Kapicic (Colossus), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio), and Rob Delaney (Peter) are all confirmed to return in Deadpool 3.
Emma Corrin is expected to play Cassandra Nova, while Matthew Macfadyen will likely take on the role of a TVA agent named Paradox. The trades have confirmed that Jennifer Garner will reprise her role as Elektra, with Wesley Snipes, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Dafne Keen, and even singer Taylor Swift among those rumoured to make cameo appearances in this Multiversal adventure.
Deadpool 3 is set to be released in theaters on July 26, 2024. Check back here on Sunday for all the biggest trailers!