Marvel Studios released the first trailer for Deadpool 3 Deadpool & Wolverine during the Super Bowl on Sunday night and it's left fans with plenty to discuss.
The hype surrounding the movie was already through the roof but the sneak peek never shows the Merc with the Mouth and Wolverine standing side-by-side. Why? Well, like Spider-Man: No Way Home's three Spider-Men, it seems Marvel Studios wants to make us wait for the sight of them sharing the screen.
As noted, however, the trailer still includes plenty of huge reveals, many of which have left us with some big questions. In this feature, we take a closer look at those and do our best to answer them. That includes the role of the TVA, the biggest Easter Eggs, and this movie's place in the wider MCU.
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5. What Does The TVA Want From Wade?
In Deadpool 2, Wade Wilson used Cable's time-travel device to save the lives of his friends and alter history. Once, we'd have said his action should have put him on the TVA's radar as a prime candidate for pruning, but now there's an endless Multiverse at play, he hasn't technically done anything wrong.
Instead, it may be the Merc's experience with time travel that's made the anti-hero someone they can make use of.
It's clear he's being recruited for something important and, when all is said and done, Wade seems to believe he's going to save the Marvel Universe. So, we have a rough idea but nothing too specific..the biggest question remains what the TVA wants from Deadpool and how that ultimately lands him in The Void with Wolverine.
4. Is That The MCU's Wolverine?
Hugh Jackman will return as Logan in Deadpool & Wolverine, but this trailer largely keeps the clawed mutant hidden as a means of building excitement. Yes, we comic book fans have seen the set photos, but for regular moviegoers, that glimpse of the claws and title reveal is an effective means of blowing their minds.
Before we get to that, though, we see someone with Wolverine's iconic hairstyle and wearing a white suit in a bar/club of some sort. A quick look at the comics all but confirms we're looking at Patch here, the moniker Logan adopted during the time he spent in Madripoor.
According to one online scooper, that is indeed the MCU's Logan and they're played by someone other than Jackman. Taron Egerton? Daniel Radcliffe? We'll have to wait and see, but are they destined to be Earth-616's permanent Wolverine or could "Patch" be a powerless lookalike?
3. How Does Any Of This Tie Into Loki?
At the end of Loki season 2, the God of Mischief created a new Multiverse which he sits at the centre of. As a result, the TVA's focus appears to have shifted from pruning errant timelines to maintaining that and hunting down Kang's Variants.
The problem is, we've seen a major disconnect between big and small screen projects during the Multiverse Saga. As a result, there's a risk Deadpool & Wolverine will fail to properly link up with Loki, creating confusion among fans and robbing us of the continuity which served the Infinity Saga so well.
We hope that's not the case; if nothing else, delays caused by the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes might have helped with this potential pitfall. It's just a shame the TVA agent who recruits Wade isn't Mobius; then again, it's an awful big place so why not explore a few new corners?
2. Is That Avengers: Age Of Ultron?
Back to the TVA and it feels a lot like they plan on sending Wade to Earth-616. We see footage from several MCU movies and the Merc with the Mouth even appears to salute Captain America!
The preview makes a point of highlighting that memorable shot of Earth's Mightiest Heroes leaping into action in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Later, we see Wade battling TVA agents in a snowy setting which looks extremely similar...could it be that Deadpool was somehow part of that battle with HYDRA?
When you throw in the fact Cassandra Nova makes an appearance elsewhere in the preview and that Deadpool even finds himself sitting in The Hulk's bed from Thor: Ragnarok at one stage, it's impossible to say where this threequel is taking us. We sure are excited, though!
1. Is That Lady Deadpool?
Set photos have confirmed Deadpool & Wolverine will feature Variants of Wade, but who do these hands belong to? Taking a closer look at the comics (and the size of the hands themselves/design of the gloves), we believe that's Lady Deadpool!
Depending on who you believe, either Blake Lively or Taylor Swift will play the character. Either is a fun choice and we're hoping the character gets a decent role here.
How will Deadpool's Variants factor into this story? Well, if the TVA betrays Wade - and let's face it, in the wake of He Who Remains' demise, the organisation has become a little lawless - then perhaps he assembles them to deal with this particular group led by Paradox? If so, can we expect an army of Wolverines too?!