Though the buzz has understandably died down a little since the initial announcement back in September, fans remain very curious about Hugh Jackman's return as Wolverine for the third Deadpool movie, which will also mark the Merc With a Mouth's MCU debut.
Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have hinted at a few things here and there, and from what we can gather, Logan is going to have a substantial role in the threequel.
During an interview with SyFy.com, director Shawn Levy was asked what he could disclose about the movie and Jackman's reprisal after seemingly retiring from the role after James Mangold's Logan. While he declined to reveal very much (anything at all, to be honest) about the plot, Levy did tease an exciting team-up between "the ultimate Marvel icon and the ultimate Marvel iconoclast."
"I can’t say much," he admitted. "Thank God, Stranger Things has trained me to shut my mouth more than is instinctive for me. I’ll just say that to be developing and prepping this movie that has this iconic duo together in an entire movie for the first time — a pairing between Hugh and Ryan, Wolverine and Deadpool. [It's] very much a pairing that the world has waited for for over a decade, [and] I’m the lucky son of a b**** who gets to tell a story about that pair."
"The potential is so rich and every day that we work on the screenplay, there are ideas that we didn’t anticipate that appear because you’re talking about the ultimate Marvel icon and the ultimate Marvel iconoclast."
We have no idea how Logan will factor into the story (there are rumors that the TVA from Loki will be involved), but there's plenty of comic book material to draw inspiration from. Reynolds has previously revealed that his original pitch for a third Deadpool film focused on a road trip with Wade and Wolvie, so perhaps elements of that idea carried over?
Jackman's involvement also raises the question: is his take on Wolverine joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe along with Deadpool? We can't imagine the actor has committed to more than one additional appearance, but who knows?
All will be revealed when Deadpool 3 hits theaters on September 6, 2024.