Deadpool & Wolverine: Final release date, countdown, and more

Deadpool & Wolverine is scheduled to hit theaters on July 26, 2024. It is the third film in the Deadpool trilogy that arrives 6 years after the second installment. It will see Ryan Reynolds return as the Merc with a Mouth. However, this time he will also be joined by Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.

Jackman will be putting on the claws once again after previously retiring from the character, following the release of Logan in 2017. Being Marvel and Disney's biggest release of 2024, the anticipation for Deadpool & Wolverine is quite high. Directed by Shawn Levy, the film will see Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool make a jump to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

This will also be the first film in the MCU that will officially be led by a character who first appeared during the 20th Century Fox era of Marvel X-Men films.

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Deadpool & Wolverine release date explored

Deadpool & Wolverine is slated to be released exclusively in theaters on July 26, 2024. It was originally in production at 20th Century Fox after the release of Deadpool 2 in 2018. However, following the purchase of 20th Century Fox by Disney in 2019, the film was put on the backburner for a while. The writers of the first two films and Ryan Reynolds decided to take a break from the character.

The film was eventually announced to be in production in 2022, with Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Wolverine. This is also set to be the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Deadpool & Wolverine cast explored

Here is the list of actors featuring in Deadpool & Wolverine:

• Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool
• Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
• Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova
• Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox
• Morena Baccarin as Vanessa
• Rob Delaney as Peter
• Leslie Uggams as Blind AI
• Karan Soni as Dopinder
• Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead
• Stefan Kapičić as Colossus
• Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio
• Lewis Stan as Shatterstar
• Aaron Stanford as Pyro

The film is directed by Shawn Levy with Levy, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese, Ryan Reynolds, and Zeb Wells writing the script.

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What is Deadpool & Wolverine about?

Deadpool & Wolverine is set to pick up six years after the events of Deadpool 2. It features Wade as he goes through a mid-life crisis following his breakup with Vanessa. However, he is pulled into a mission by the TVA (Time Variance Authority) who reveals that his world is about to come to an end. This leads Wade to seek help from Wolverine, who then unites with the Merc with a Mouth to save his world.

Deadpool is also the first character from the 20th Century Fox era of Marvel films to lead his own film in the MCU. Alongside this, fans can also expect a ton of X-Men cameos in the film as the trailer already teased characters like Pyro, Sabertooth, Lady Deathstrik, Azazel, and more.

Fans can check out the film in theatres soon.