Warning! Spoilers ahead forDeadpool & Wolverine.
Summary
Only two characters are missing from the multiversalMCUcrossoverDeadpool & Wolverineseems to be setting up.Deadpool & Wolverine’s plot centers around the interplay between different Marvel universes. Deadpool manages to sneak into Earth-616 to apply for a job with the Avengers at the beginning, and both Wolverine and X-23 get the chance to live in Earth-10005 inDeadpool & Wolverine’s heartwarming ending. Characters from other Marvel universes also participate either inDeadpool & Wolverine’s brief cameosor in the titular characters' full-fledged war against Cassandra Nova and her forces in the Void.
Henry Cavill’s Wolverine and Channing Tatum’s Gambit certainly make an impact with theirDeadpool & Wolverineappearances, but Chris Evans' Human Torch, Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, and Wesley Snipes' Blade bring Marvel’s movies full circle. WhileFantastic Four,Daredevil,Elektra, and theBladetrilogy weren’t as critically and commercially successful as most of the MCU’s projects, their characters hold a special place in many fans' hearts.Deadpool & Wolverinemight not be the last time they will appear after their long-deserved return. In fact, a huge team-up may be coming sooner rather than later.
The MCU Is Yet To Bring Back Eric Bana’s Hulk And Nicolas Cage’s Ghost Rider
The MCU Hasn’t Acknowledged Hulk (2003) And Ghost Rider (2007) Yet
Apart from the multiversal team Deadpool and Wolverine assemble in the Void inDeadpool & Wolverine, the MCU has already paid homage to previousnon-MCU Marvel moviesduring the Multiverse Saga. Characters such as Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Men inSpider-Man: No Way Home, Patrick Stewart’s Professor X inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Kelsey Grammer’s Beast inThe Marvelsreturned years after their Marvel debut outside the MCU.As of 2024, almost every major pre-MCU Marvel movie or franchise has had one of their characters appear in an MCU movie.
The Amazing Spider-Man(2012)
Spider-Man: No Way Home(2021)
Hulkwas the first Marvel movie to feature a CGI Hulk andGhost Riderwas the first movie to introduce the Spirit of Vengeance. Although neither of these movies were as popular as Sam Raimi’sSpider-Mantrilogy or the earlyX-Menmovies, they helped lay the foundations for the MCU and still have their fair share of fans. A cameo by Eric Bana’s Hulk and Nicolas Cage’s Ghost Rider in upcoming multiversal MCU movies or shows would be a respectful tip of the hat that would round out Marvel Studios' homage to Marvel’s early-aughts movies.
Deadpool & Wolverine: 100 Marvel Easter Eggs & References Explained
Deadpool & Wolverine quite literally has over 100 different Easter eggs, references, and cameos galore. Here are all the ones we found.
What Eric Bana And Nicolas Cage Have Said About A Potential MCU Return
Bringing Back Eric Bana And Nicolas Cage For An MCU Cameo Isn’t Harder Than What Marvel Has Already Accompished
On a May 2024 episode ofSiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Show,Eric Bana said that he"can’t see"an MCU returnin a movie likeDeadpool & Wolverinehappening. Speaking toUproxxin December 2023, Nicolas Cage admitted he’s"not saying no entirely"to reprising some of his famous roles, like Ghost Rider. Although Bana’s comments and Nicolas Cage’s new role as Spider-Man Noir could complicate their return, Marvel Studios has already proved that nothing is impossible with Hugh Jackman, Wesley Snipes, Chris Evans, and Robert Downey Jr.’s recent MCU roles.
