Deadpool 2 introduced several members of X-Force... before killing most of them off in various gruesome and hilarious ways in one of the sequel's most memorable sequences.
Zeitgeist, Bedlam, Shatterstar, Vanisher and poor ol' Peter all met their makers, and even though The Merc with a Mouth (Ryan Reynolds) did go back in time to save his "Sugar Bear" in the mid-credits scene, it was generally assumed that the others were going to be one-hit wonders.
However, the recent trailer for Deadpool and Wolverine confirmed that Wade must have managed to rescue at least a few of his other pals, as Lewis Tan's alien swordsman can be glimpsed celebrating Mr. Pool's birthday alongside Colossus and Dopinder.
Tan had previously indicated that Wade actually prevented the entire team's demise with Cable's time machine, and was confident that he would be a part of the now defunct X-Force movie.
"You’re going to see more of my character in the X-Force film... that's what it's looking like," he said in an interview back in 2018. "Thankfully, Deadpool went back and had a little time machine that he stole, so in the post-credits scene he brought back Peter, and it’s assumed that we’re all going to come back as well."
Now, the Mortal Kombat actor has taken to Instagram to share a new behind-the-scenes look at his character to mark the trailer topping the first look at Spider-Man: No Way Home to become the most-viewed teaser of all time.
Quite a few cameos have been lined up for the threequel, including several other X-Men characters (Storm, Cyclops, and Jean Grey among them), and possibly even Channing Tatum and Taylor Kitsch as different Variants of Gambit.
A recent rumor claimed that Liev Schreiber is also set to reprise his X-Men Origins: Wolverine role as Victor Creed (that appeared to be Tyler Mane in the recent set photos). Variants of the Merc With a Mouth are also rumored to appear, including Dogpool (since confirmed), Kidpool, Lady Deadpool, and more.
The one major return that had been confirmed by the trades is Jennifer Garner as Elektra, but the Alias alum declined to confirm anything in a recent interview.
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) and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), whose will (reportedly) play Cassandra Nova and a TV Agent named Paradox.
A recent synopsis for the movie reads: "After facing some professional setbacks while going through a midlife crisis, Wade Wilson decides to officially retire Deadpool and becomes a used car salesman. But when his friends, family, and the whole world are at stake, Deadpool decides to bring his katanas out of retirement," the synopsis continues. "He recruits an unwilling and wary Wolverine to not only fight for their survival, but ultimately, their legacy."