Audiences everywhere are seeing the Marvel multiverse in a new light after Deadpool & Wolverine, with the Marvel Studios film shattering expectations and delivering some truly wacky connections to past movies. While one of Deadpool & Wolverine‘s biggest cameos was Chris Evans’ Johnny Storm / Human Torch from Fox’s Fantastic Four movies of the 2000s, theories swirled prior to the film’s release that there would be some sort of cameo from a cast member of Fox’s critically-panned 2015 reboot Fan4stic. In a recent interview with Collider, franchise star and producer Ryan Reynolds revealed that there were conversations about including a cast member from Fant4stic, but the issue of licensing for the R-rated film stopped it from happening.
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“Yeah, that was a part of it,” Reynolds explained. “But like that, you’re never going to get the mislead with like, Chris Evans, you know, with him doing it and the kind of license to thrill after that, with Chris. So you know, and also, we were trying to be mindful of the budget. We were trying to make the movie. We always understood it’s rated R, you know. It isn’t a blank check, and part of our responsibility is to return the investment that they’re making in us. So I never want a budget that I don’t feel like I can make good on. And the more kind of toys you start asking for and the more kind of characters you start wanting to license, the deeper in that sort of point of no return becomes.”
What Isย Deadpool & Wolverineย About?
In Marvel Studios’ย Deadpool & Wolverine,ย Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) will change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). The film also starsย Matthew Macfadyenย as Paradox, andย Emma Corrinย as Cassandra Nova, with the return ofย Deadpoolย alumsย Morena Baccarinย as Vanessa Carlysle,ย Leslie Uggamsย as Blind Al,ย Karan Soniย as Dopinder,ย Stefan Kapiฤiฤย as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus,ย Brianna Hildebrandย as Negasonic Teenage Warhead,ย Rob Delaneyย as Peter, andย Lewis Tanย as Shatterstar.ย Aaron Stanfordย is returning as Pyro from theย X-Menย film series, withย Jennifer Garnerย rumored to return as Elektra Natchios.ย
Kevin Feige, Ryan Reynolds,ย Shawn Levyย and Lauren Shuler Donner produce withย Louis D’Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen,ย Rhett Reese,ย Paul Wernick, George Dewey andย Simon Kinbergย serving as executive producers.ย Deadpool & Wolverineย is written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick &ย Zeb Wellsย & Shawn Levy.ย Deadpool & Wolverineย was released exclusively in theaters on July 26th.
