Deadpool's creator says Deadpool 3 is going to have "face-melting" shocks, heavily ing long-standing theories that the X-Men appearing in the movie. Deadpool 3 is a unique movie installment in that it is scheduled to bring the anti-hero and his R-rated antics canonically into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, despite this being something previously thought to be more or less impossible. While the f-bombs and gore the series is known for are still relatively at odds with the average MCU movie, this seemingly hasn't stopped the series from becoming part of the greater franchise - suggesting a careful plan is in place regarding the Merc With A Mouth's future.
This delicate placing in the current superhero movie landscape makes it all the more exciting that the teases and hints about Deadpool 3 from those in the know appear to hold so much promise. This is especially true when it comes to Rob Liefeld's genuine seeming excitement for the project, given his status as Deadpool's co-creator, alongside writer Fabian Nicieza. Though unable to reveal specific details, an interview with Nuke The Fridge saw Liefeld provide some interesting teases regarding Deadpool 3 - most notably discussing how the information he has about the movie would blow audience's minds.
Rob Liefeld's X-Men Rumor Response Explained
In the interview with Rob Liefeld, the creator mentions that what he knows about Deadpool 3 would "melt people's faces", stating "all I'm saying is I saw that cast list, and I think people are just going to get blown away," in response to questioning regarding how the comic book creator feels about the rumors and theories surrounding the movie, and if any have gotten close to the actual truth of the movie. The direct question that prompts this from Liefeld actually closes with, "there's a lot of rumors of some legacy X-Men characters that might be showing up," meaning the creator's response does suggest that the X-Men could well appear in the MCU via Deadpool 3.
It's also worth noting that Rob Liefeld discusses the complicated series of events between Fox and Disney and how this changed plans regarding Deadpool as a franchise after Deadpool 2, saying "time es and there's been no Deadpool and no Fox anything, and I just think that the timing couldn't be better," which also serves to the theory, as Liefeld isn't held to secrecy about the Wolverine appearance in the movie, and thus would've likely just said if he meant there had also been many years since the last movie with Wolverine in as well.
Why The X-Men Fit Deadpool 3's Face-Melting Secrets
Rob Liefeld's Deadpool 3 cast hints lean towards the idea of the X-Men being involved in the movie in part because of what the public already knows about the movie, and because few other appearances could garner a reaction that would "melt people's faces". There are other figures that the cast list comment could be in reference to, but none work quite as potently as a proper X-Men appearance - for example, while Deadpool and Spider-Man have some iconic and hilarious comic scenes together, Holland's last movie showcased just how possible bringing franchises together through the multiverse is, meaning it wouldn't provoke a major meltdown from people to see him in Deadpool 3.
With the MCU having already set the stage for mutantkind with everything up to She-Hulk's finale explicitly name-dropping the X-Men, Deadpool 3 makes the most logical sense as the movie to introduce the X-Men, unless the MCU intends to hint at them for a number of further years. This would also explain why information regarding Hugh Jackson's Wolverine appearing in Deadpool 3 was revealed to audiences instead of being kept under wraps, as this information is likely only the surface of a major proverbial iceberg regarding what is to come for the movie - an idea ed by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart's superhero movie teases regarding Professor X and Magneto's return.
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