Shawn Levy Says DEADPOOL 3 Will NOT Be Final Title; Confirms LOGAN Is Canon

Shawn Levy Says DEADPOOL 3 Will NOT Be Final Title; Confirms LOGAN Is Canon

Director Shawn Levy has confirmed that Deadpool 3 will not be the official title of the upcoming MCU threequel. He also makes it clear that the events of James Mangold's Logan are canon...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 31, 2023 05:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Deadpool & Wolverine

When it was announced that Hugh Jackman would be reprising the role of Wolverine for the third Deadpool movie, fans of the Aussie actor's take on the iconic X-Men hero were understandably excited, but there was also some concern that the events of James Mangold's much-loved Logan would be ignored.

This was certainly a possibility, especially if Marvel Studios planned to have Jackman stick around as Wolvie for more than one movie (we still don't know what's in the pipeline post Deadpool 3), but director Shawn Levy has now made it clear that his film will not discount or retcon anything that happens in Logan - including the title character's death.

“I have always said that I can’t wait for Deadpool 3 to come out because all I want to do is give interviews alongside Ryan where we talk about our reverence for the movie Logan,” Levy explained to BroBible’s Post Credit Podcast. “Logan is canon. We love Logan. That happened. I want the world to know, as the producer and director, all of us share a deep love and respect for Logan, every aspect of how it’s crafted, and all the events that take place.”

In a separate interview with The Wrap, Levy confirmed that "Deadpool 3" will not be the movie's final title.

“No, there’s no title yet. I sometimes refer to it as Deadpool vs Wolverine or Deadpool and Wolverine or Deadpool 3 With Wolvie — we’ve got a few titles we’ve been bandying about, but boy, it’s a tough one.”

While speaking to Jakes Takes, Levy also shared Jackman's reaction to the news that he'd be donning Wolverine's classic blue and yellow costume for the first time. In short, "f*ck yeah."

Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Karan Soni (Dopinder), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Rob Delaney (Peter), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) And Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio) will all return as their respective characters, and they'll be joined by franchise newcomers Emma Corrin (The Crown), who is believed to be playing Cassandra Nova, and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession).

Specific lot details remain a mystery for now, but Wade and Wolvie are expected to find themselves (trapped?) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A recent report claimed that Loki's TVA, including Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson) and Miss Minutes, will be involved. We have also been led to believe that Wade's MCU debut will be far more integral to Phase 5 and beyond than we first realized.

Deadpool 3 was scheduled to hit theaters on May 3, 2024, but the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike will likely cause a delay. Though nothing has been made official, the trades believe the film will be pushed back to July.

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NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 10/31/2023, 5:11 PM
Deadpool in the TVA of Madness. XD
thewanderer
thewanderer - 10/31/2023, 6:14 PM
@NinnesMBC - Deadpool Saves the Multiverse
Steel86
Steel86 - 10/31/2023, 6:20 PM
@NinnesMBC - Multiverse of Madness
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/31/2023, 6:32 PM
@NinnesMBC - Deadpool and Wolverine in the Multiverse of Deadpool Killing The Marvel Universe of Madness
JonAwesome
JonAwesome - 10/31/2023, 7:11 PM
@NinnesMBC - Deadpool + Wolverine, in a Romeo + Juliet style.
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 10/31/2023, 8:05 PM
@thewanderer - More like Deadpool and Wolverine Save The MCU… and Disney.
Origame
Origame - 10/31/2023, 10:24 PM
@thewanderer - Deadpool kills the mcu
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 11/1/2023, 1:43 AM
@JonAwesome - I think that one might just be it, with Logan aiming his claws very close to his jaw or head while Deadpool tries his best to appear as lovey-dovey as possible while also pointing a gun to his head and the TVA/Fox-Xmen are on both sides of the poster.

Wow now I really want to see it like that. XD Good prediction.
CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 10/31/2023, 5:20 PM
Deadpool v Logan: The Chimichanga Chronicles
RedFury
RedFury - 10/31/2023, 5:25 PM
Levy comes across as a good dude in all of his interviews. While he may not be the most inspired choice, I can definitely see why they want to work with him. His level of excitement, respect, and positive attitude give me hope that we're going to at the very least get something that's a great deal of fun.
Repian
Repian - 10/31/2023, 5:39 PM
@RedFury - If the guy really does his job well, I would see him as an option to work at Alpha Flight. Also, Levy is Canadian and you know that Feige will choose a Canadian for Canada's first mutant team.
RedFury
RedFury - 10/31/2023, 5:51 PM
@Repian - as a Canadian myself I would love both an Alpha Flight flick, and a Canadian director! Eh.
ElvenKingSlayer
ElvenKingSlayer - 11/1/2023, 1:22 PM
@Repian - Who's the artist?
tb86
tb86 - 10/31/2023, 5:40 PM
So does that mean the Wolverine in this film is the same one from Logan? If that's is true I guess there is some truth to those comics Laura had. Logan was set 2029 and I guess (in the MCU universe as least) this could be set close to maybe 2026 a few years before Logan. I say that because The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was set in 2025 which means that Vol. 3 (which came out this year) would be set in 2026 too. I kind of assumed this wolverine was a variant like maybe from Earth-838.
Jackraow21
Jackraow21 - 10/31/2023, 5:54 PM
@tb86 - I predict he gets taken from his timeline between the happy ending of Days of Future Past, set in 2023, and the tragically unhappy events of Logan, set in 2029. He gets stuck in the MCU for a bit, joins a multiversal team of Avengers and fights and defeats Kang, or the Council of Kangs, and then gets returned to his timeline at the end prior to the whole post-SW "soft reboot" of the MCU. This will be doubly sad because the audience knows he's going back to his timeline to die.. maybe even Deadpool knows it, and tells him this... and then in the most characteristically Wolverine moment ever, he lights a cigar and shrugs, "We all gotta die sometime, Wade" and goes through the damn portal like a boss. Boom! That's what I hope to see anyway.
RedFury
RedFury - 10/31/2023, 6:15 PM
@Jackraow21 - you definitely presented it in a cool way. But I kind of hope that it's a variant of Wolverine rather than the one we know from the fox franchise. Or at the very least a branched time line they pluck him out of.

Watching the film Logan, knowing that he actually went through the multiverse and etc, would make it feel strange to me. It would kind of impact Mangolds film in a way he didn't intend it to.
Jackraow21
Jackraow21 - 10/31/2023, 6:27 PM
@RedFury - Not really IMO. The same dude time traveled in DoFP, albeit in a different manner. He's seen alternate timelines already, fought evil mutants, ninjas, soldiers, and killer robots in the FOX films. And perhaps some of the fights he gets in during his stint in the 616 MCU actively contribute to the wear and tear on his body that we see by the time we're at the events of the Logan film even... a fight with the Hulk, or an evil future version of him (Maestro), for example, could do that.

I don't think it impacts Mangold's film at all, other than being one more of the many adventures he went on between 2023 and 2029. At least as I see it. In fact, if handled right, it could be really cool.
RedFury
RedFury - 10/31/2023, 6:48 PM
@Jackraow21 - all good points for sure. I just can't help but feel tying into a movie that was made several years before Deadpool 3 and etc. Is strange narratively. I'm expected to believe that Wolverine is going to go on living his life in the same way to lead him into the plot of Logan, after he's been through different time lines, seen multiple versions of himself, and saved the existence of time, so on and so forth? It just doesn't sit with me unless they can write a really good reason for it. I'm of course open to whatever happens but I still hope its a variant of some sort so that they avoid adding any confusion to the fox-verse.

Again though, I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
Order66
Order66 - 10/31/2023, 7:01 PM
@tb86 - he’s either going to be the same Logan from the X film universe or a variant of Logan. My guess is that it’s the same Logan from the X film universe.
Order66
Order66 - 10/31/2023, 7:03 PM
@Jackraow21 - exactly. Logan is actually used to time traveling and alternate universes so I believe this is the Logan from the X movies and he gets picked up after waking up in the X mansion in DOFP. So these events happen between DOFP ending and Logan.
Order66
Order66 - 10/31/2023, 7:07 PM
@tb86 -

OLD TIMELINE
First Class
Origins
X1
X2
X3
The Wolverine
DOFP

- - - - Logan time travels to the past and changes events

NEW TIMELINE
First Class
DOFP (1970s events)
Apocalypse
Dark Phoenix
Deadpool
Deadpool 2
New Mutants
DOFP ending (Logan wakes up in the mansion)
Deadpool 3
Logan
Jackraow21
Jackraow21 - 10/31/2023, 7:16 PM
@RedFury - He does it in the comics all the time. Just another day at the office. ;)
Jackraow21
Jackraow21 - 10/31/2023, 7:16 PM
@Order66 - Same.
Jackraow21
Jackraow21 - 10/31/2023, 7:19 PM
@Order66 - That's what I'm thinking. Could be wrong, though, and he's just another variant, like Professor X in Doctor Strange 2. But I don't feel the audience has the level of investment in some variant that they do FOX's version, hence why he's the "prime" version who is chosen (if that other rumor is true about why he ends up in the 616 MCU and in Secret Wars as part of the multiversal Avengers). I also think the version wearing the yellow suit is a variant that Deadpool fights, but maybe the "prime" FOX version takes it and wears it. Or maybe he wears a different suit, like the brown and tan one. That would be even better IMO. I've always preferred that color scheme to the bright yellow, personally.
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 10/31/2023, 8:09 PM
@Jackraow21 -

Can you help write this film?

That was a great idea!!
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/31/2023, 5:42 PM
I think Deadpool III works perfectly fine, especially with the claw scratch logo. But maybe just "Weapon X" could work since it encapsulates both Deadpool and Wolverine. The X also applies to Hugh Jackman's 10th time playing the part.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/31/2023, 5:45 PM
Deadpool Vs Wolverine:Dawn Of The X-Men
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 10/31/2023, 5:48 PM
By the time it comes out they should call it
“Finally! It’s Deadpool 3”
bcom
bcom - 10/31/2023, 5:52 PM
'Deadpool & Wolverine F@#K Up the Multiverse'... There you go, there's your title LOL.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 10/31/2023, 5:53 PM
As someone who finds the humor in both Deadpool movie taxing, I'm not going into this expecting to be laughing much, but I did at least have a fun time, and I hope they don't lean too heavy into gags or call backs... I hope there is a somewhat coherent story to follow that isn't just nonsense.
SpiderParker
SpiderParker - 10/31/2023, 5:53 PM
DvW: Rise of the Mouse, Fall of the Fox.
Or
DvW: When the Mouse ate the Fox.

JFerguson
JFerguson - 10/31/2023, 5:55 PM
“We have also been led to believe that Wade's MCU debut will be far more integral to Phase 5 and beyond than we first realized.”

How’s that R rating gonna affect the “integral” nature of this movie though 🤔
Repian
Repian - 10/31/2023, 5:55 PM
Me, Myself & Wolverine
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/31/2023, 5:57 PM
Well ofcourse it's canon. Since everything is in multiverse. And I kinda hope they use that to explain all he inconsistencies in the X-Men chronology (which I suppose are canon itself, going by the Official Timeline book that has Miss Minutes explain such inconsistencies)
LSHF
LSHF - 10/31/2023, 9:25 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Hope so. It could explain so very many things!
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 10/31/2023, 6:03 PM
So if Logan is canon to Deadpool 3, and Deadpool 3 is canon to the MCU... Logan is canon to the MCU???? I have a feeling that I'm not logicking correctly....
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 10/31/2023, 6:15 PM
@WeaponXCII - Branched timelines. Logan happened. Everything before it happened or is happening in alternative timelines within the same universe. Loki Season 1 explains this. The TVA would clip the branches in their sacred timeline to prevent variants and alternative possibilities. There is no TVA that we know of in the Fox Universe. So their branches are completely a mess.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/31/2023, 6:30 PM
@WeaponXCII - with the multiverse, anything is canon. I guess none of the FoX-Men movies are canon to the so-called Sacred Timeline though
Origame
Origame - 10/31/2023, 10:28 PM
@WeaponXCII - yeah, they have this weird concept of saying everything is Canon to the mcu when it's just another universe.

Freshman year was considered Canon to the mcu despite having clear deviations like Peter being recruited by Norman Osborne.
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