For months now, rumours have persisted about Earth-838 playing a key role in Deadpool 3. If various "leaks" are to be believed, the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness have left that reality in disarray, primarily because the Scarlet Witch brutally murdered the Illuminati.
That power vacuum supposedly means Magneto has reshaped the world in his image, with the TVA tasking Deadpool and Wolverine to put an end to a reality which could pose a threat to the entire Multiverse.
It's hard to imagine the Scarlet Witch not somehow being involved in that, whether it's to loosely adapt the events of House of M or just as a way of dealing with the fallout from what Earth-616's Wanda Maximoff did to her alternate reality counterpart.
However, one reliable scooper claims that neither Scarlet Witch Variant will appear in Deadpool 3.
This isn't massively surprising, especially as we know both Agatha: Coven of Chaos and the rumoured Witches' Road Special Presentation are set to address the mystery surrounding Wanda's disappearance (she's thought to be alive but possibly in some sort of self-imposed exile).
It's a shame in many ways as Magneto's rumoured role in Deadpool 3 would have given Marvel Studios the chance to finally explore his and Wanda's father/daughter dynamic. That can still happen without the character being present, of course, and we dread to think about what happened to Earth-838's Wanda after she laid waste to the leaders of her totalitarian world.
It's always best to take rumours like this with a pinch of salt. Similar to the Doctor Strange sequel, there are a lot of wild claims swirling around Deadpool 3 but until we see something official, nothing is confirmed!
Deadpool 3 is currently set to be released in theaters on May 3, 2024.
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