Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy wanted to show spoiler-free footage, and perhaps it is, but, boy was it hysterical. In the nine minutes shown Ryan Reynolds is adjusting to normal life, content to aim for the middle, because you never miss.
He sasses his way around his birthday party where his tells his blind friend Al (Leslie Uggams) she can’t or say cocaine (“Do you want to build a snowman?” she asks and jokes in code). Monica Baccarin’s Valerie is seeing another guy, so we’re told. A black-clad SWAT team arrives at Wade’s apartment where he’s taken to Matthew Macfadyen’s Mr. Paradox who wants to bring Deadpool back to work or as our hero refers to himself “Marvel Jesus”. In another sequence, Deadpool insults Wolverine for leaving his house dressed like an LA Rams fan which ticks off the hand-fanged hero.
Before the footage was shown, Marvel Studios Boss Kevin Feige marveled over how fun it is to make an R-Rated movie with the F-word. Levy said that Reynolds is excited by the mere fact that Feige F-bombs.
Disney‘s afternoon CinemaCon session kicked off with a hysterical ‘Turn Your Cellphones Off’ PSA from Deadpool and Wolverine. Walking down a hallway, Deadpool says, “Secret Wars was finally going to introduce…” before he’s interrupted by a cell phone ringing. Wolverine turns to the screen and threatens to shove the phone up our a*sses. “Easy now! So much testosterone!” says Deadpool trying to calm him down. One thing is clear, Deadpool and Wolverine call to mind the riotous banter between Charles Grodin and Robert De Niro in Midnight Run.
The threequel sees Ryan Reynolds reprising his titular role and Hugh Jackman coming back as Wolverine. In addition, the pic stars Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Jennifer Garner, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni and Matthew Macfadyen.
Disney starts overseas rollout on Deadpool & Wolverine on July 24 internationally and releases July 26 domestically.
The trailer that dropped during the Super Bowl in January smashed records when it nabbed 365 million views in its first 24 hours.
Co-written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, Reynolds and Levy, Deadpool 3 is produced by Levy, Reynolds and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.
