Summary
Deadpool & Wolverinemay have done enough to convince me that the biggest theory surroundingAvengers: Secret Warsis true.Deadpool & Wolverinewas always expected to be a major installment in the multiverse saga that will tie into the list ofupcoming Marvel moviesset for release. After viewing the movie, I was surprised to discover that, for the most part, this is not necessarily true.
By the time ofDeadpool & Wolverine’s ending, it was clear the film was a love letter to the Fox movies of the past, more so than it was a vehicle for the titular duo to join the MCU. While there were someMarvel cameos inDeadpool & Wolverinethat I was incredibly excited by, they were more linked to the FoxX-Mentimeline than any other. The final scene of the movie then proved to me even further thatDeadpool & Wolverinewas content to honor the past of Marvel, which ironically made me even more confident concerning a massive theory about the franchise’s future.
The Complete X-Men Movie Timeline Explained (From 2000 To Dark Phoenix)
The X-Men movie timelines can get pretty confusing, but this breakdown guides you from X-Men to Days of Future Past, and on to Dark Phoenix.
Deadpool & Wolverine Kept The Fox X-Men Universe Alive
The Return Of Fox Characters In The MCU’s Future Is Even More Likely
Firstly, it is worth exploring the element ofDeadpool & Wolverine’s ending that surprised me the most. I was expecting the film to end with the destruction of theFoxX-Menuniverseas a way of, for lack of a better word, cleansing it from Marvel’s cinematic future. The Fox franchise was admittedly turbulent, yet I was incredibly happy to be wrong when I realized how emotionally impactfulDeadpool & Wolverine’s reverence of that series was. By the end of the movie, the Fox franchise remained intact.
Deadpool returned to his home alongside the Wolverine variant from the movie, and the two began a seemingly normal life as friends. Combined with X-23,the possibilities for the future of the FoxX-Menuniverse lived on. Not only could Deadpool, Wolverine, or X-23 return in future multiversal movies, but any character in the entire FoxX-Menuniverse could too. As I have alluded to, this came as a very welcome surprise that could tie into the major reveals Marvel unveiled at SDCC 2024.
I’m Confident Avengers: Secret Wars Will Merge Marvel’s Biggest Movie Timelines
Deadpool & Wolverine Gave Me Hope For Avengers: Secret Wars
Concerning howDeadpool & Wolverine’s ending impacted my view ofAvengers: Secret Wars, I am confident the latter movie will merge Marvel’s biggest movie timelines together. In the 2015Secret Warscomic book run, a group of powerful beings known as the Beyonders create people called Molecule Men and sprinkle them throughout the universe. These Molecule Men serve essentially as time bombs and, upon detonating, destroy the universe they are part of. This was so the Beyonders could destroy the multiverse in a deadly experiment.
I believe the universes that will collide to create Battleworld are those from Marvel’s cinematic past…
Doctor Doom receives word of this and begins destroying Molecule Men to lessen the damage. Unfortunately, this only creates incursions and sees every single timeline in the multiverse destroyed barring a few. Doom harnesses the power of the Beyonders and merges the final few multiversal strands remaining, creating a plane called Battleworld.
In the case ofAvengers: Secret Wars’plot, I believe the universes that will collide to create Battleworld are those from Marvel’s cinematic past. Naturally, the main timeline of the MCU will be one such universe. Others will include the Fox universe and the two live-actionSpider-Manuniverses starring Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. Others could even be involved, like Sony’s SSU, theSpider-Versetimeline, and so on. This would not only fit with the story of Marvel Comics’Secret Wars,but it would explain whyDeadpool & Wolverinekept the Foz franchise alive, for example.
Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield have been rumored to return for Avengers: Secret Wars, making this theory all the more likely.
Avengers: Secret Wars Looks Even More Like An MCU Reboot Now
Deadpool & Wolverine Lends Credence To The Secret Wars Reboot Theory
If the aforementioned franchises merge forAvengers: Secret Wars, the film can act as a finale for every single live-action universeit includes. As is the case in theSecret Warscomic books, the power of the Beyonders can then be used to build an entirely new multiverse out of the ashes, giving creative freedom for a soft reboot. It remains to be seen if this is the direction the Russo Brothers go down, but I personally am more convinced than ever afterDeadpool & Wolverine’s ending.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Cast
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.
