To beat the paparazzi to the punch, Marvel Studios released a first look at the Merc with the Mouth and Wolverine suited up in Deadpool 3 earlier this year.
Both characters look like they've stepped straight off the page, something which has been cause for celebration among Logan's sizeable fanbase. The character has never worn a comic-accurate costume on screen, with the closest we've come to seeing that being a deleted scene from The Wolverine.
The only real issue for fans was the fact Hugh Jackman's clawed mutant was wearing sleeves. That's never been the case on the page and, as great as the suit looks, they do stick out like a sore thumb.
There have been rumblings online that it's to protect the actor's arms from being exposed to the elements for too long due to his previous battle with skin cancer. Now, though, we have some good news for those of you unhappy with that deviation from the source material.
According to online scooper @CanWeGetToast, there will come a point in Deadpool 3 where Wolverine tears the sleeves off his suit. It's unclear when or why that will happen, but it means we'll eventually see Jackman in a costume that's 100% faithful to the comics. It's feasible that Jackman only wanted to cover his arms for the sequence we've seen in set photos which have been shot outside.
The leaker also reiterates recent claims that, when Wolverine wears his mask, it will have white lenses and be perhaps the most comic-accurate suit we've ever seen in the MCU.
With that in mind, we'll likely end up seeing something along the lines of this recently revealed Hot Toys figure (which is based on the comics, and not Deadpool 3).
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 set to return in this threequel.
Emma Corrin is expected to play Cassandra Nova, while Matthew Macfadyen will likely take on the role of a TVA agent named Paradox. It's also been 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 appear.
Deadpool 3 is set to be released in theaters on July 26, 2024.