Marvel Studios already has the perfect idea for anMCUsequel toDeadpool & Wolverine, thanks to a canceled six-year-old plan for aDeadpool 2spinoff in 20th Century Fox’sX-Menfranchise. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s debut MCU movie as Deadpool and Wolverine has quickly become one of the franchise’s most successful installments, which makes the development of a sequel all but inevitable. Whether Jackman reprises his long-running role of Wolverine yet again or not,Deadpool’s return to the MCUcould open up wild new opportunities for the ever-growing franchise.
Deadpool & Wolverinewas initially expected to bring Wade Wilson’s Merc with a Mouth permanently into the MCU’s main continuity of Earth-616, but this didn’t happen. Instead, the 2024 movie ended withEarth-10005, the designation of Fox’sX-Menuniverse, surviving Mr. Paradox and Cassandra Nova’s attacks, and the universe’s deterioration following its Anchor Being’s demise was averted. This suggests that there will be another Earth-10005-set project bringing Deadpool into the MCU, and the perfectsequel toDeadpool & Wolverinecould revive one of Fox’s oldX-Menmovie spinoff plans.
An X-Force Movie Would Be Deadpool & Wolverine’s Perfect Sequel
Deadpool Could Form His Own Team In The MCU’s Future
Ever since Ryan Reynolds first brought his reimagined, more-comic-accurate version of Deadpool to life in 2016’sDeadpool, the Merc with a Mouth has made countless jokes about joining the X-Men, when really all he wants is to be a part of his own team and family. He teamed up with Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead at the end ofDeadpool, became a trainee X-Man inDeadpool 2, and fought alongside anew team inDeadpool & Wolverine.It would be great to finally see Deadpool form his own team of formidable mutants in the wake ofDeadpool & Wolverine.
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X-Force first formed in Marvel Comics in 1991, when the members of the New Mutants changed their name, though Deadpool didn’t join the roster until 2010’sX-Men: Second Coming #2. While Marvel Studios prepares to introduce theX-Men in the MCU’s near future, it would also be fantastic to see Deadpool create a new iteration of the X-Force team in live-action.Deadpool & Wolverinereminded audiences just how great this could be, while introducing X-Force creates the opportunity for some different mutants to get attention in live-action, and this could be inspired by Fox’s own canceled plans.
Fox Planned An X-Force Movie After Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 Introduced X-Force To Fox’s X-Men Franchise
2018’sDeadpool 2saw Wade Wilson bring together his own team of mutant antiheroes who would be prepared to do the dirty work that the X-Men were too moral to carry out.Dubbing his team X-Force, Deadpool set up potentially years worth of stories in Fox’sX-Menfranchise, which would have kicked off with anX-Forcemovie. Aproject focused on X-Forcehad been in the works since 2013, whichKick-Ass 2andFantasy Islanddirector and writer Jeff Wadlow had been tasked with developing. By February 2017, the script was being reworked by Reynolds andThe Blacklist’sJoe Carnahan.
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That September,Cloverfield, Lost, DaredevilandThe Martianwriter Drew Goddard was working on Fox’sX-Forcemovie, which was expected to be R-rated and follow on from the introduction of a primitiveX-Force team inDeadpool 2. Unfortunately,X-Forcewas one of several movies canceled following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019, but the franchise being revisited inDeadpool & Wolverinecreates the opportunity for these plans to be revived. A new X-Force team could look similar to that set up inDeadpool 2, or introduce completely new mutants to the MCU altogether.
Deadpool & Wolverine Reminded Us How Great X-Force Could Be
Deadpool Already Proved The Value Of Superhero Teams
Even though the Phase 5 movie didn’t include an exact mention of the X-Force team,Deadpool & Wolverinepartnered its titular mutants with some powerful characters residing in the Void at the End of Time, forming a formidable new superhero team. TheResistance team’s battle against Cassandra Nova’s forcescontributed to one ofDeadpool & Wolverine’smost memorable moments, asGambit, Blade, Elektra and Laura all showed off their incredible abilities and their brilliant teamwork. This has simply reminded audiences how great a strong superhero team can be.
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Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)
The Multiverse Saga has, until recently, been without a superhero team, as the Avengers have been noticeably absent, and the Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four haven’t yet made their MCU debuts.This gave the Resistance inDeadpool & Wolverineeven more impact, and proved that bringing a team such as X-Force into the MCU would work perfectly. Adapting X-Force for the MCU could even pose an exciting future forChanning Tatum’s Gambit, who many want to see return after he finally appeared as the Cajun mutant inDeadpool & Wolverine.
X-Force Could Debut New & Exciting Mutants In The MCU
X-Force Would Bring Something Fresh To The MCU, Rather Than Just Recreating The X-Men
The line-up of theMCU’s upcoming X-Men teamhasn’t yet been revealed, though it seems likely the team will include some well-known mutant characters, such as Professor X, Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm. After over two decades, it’s high time some lesser-known mutants from Marvel Comics got some attention in live-action, and bringing X-Force into the MCU would be a great way to accomplish this.Psylocke has been seriously underutilized in live-action, but was a crucial member of the X-Force team for many years in the comics, so it would be great to see her developed in much more detail.
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Aside from Psylocke, Marvel Studios could include founding X-Force members Meltdown, Cable, Cannonball, Shatterstar, Feral and Warpath in the MCU’s version of the team, perhaps led by Deadpool, similarly to theDeadpool 2team.There are a plethora of underused or unseen mutants included in Marvel Comics' X-Force teams, such as Siryn, Elixir, Cypher, Fantomex, Forge, Marrow and Kid Omega, among many others, who would be great to see in the MCU. AfterDeadpool & Wolverine, the X-Force possibilities in the MCU are endless, so Marvel Studios should certainly debut some of these new mutants.
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A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
