Deadpool & Wolverine

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Deadpool & Wolverine

film by Levy [2024]

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Deadpool and Wolverine, in comic-accurate costumes, standing side by side. — Deadpool and Wolverine, in comic-accurate costumes, standing side by side Publicity still of Ryan Reynolds (left) as the Marvel comic book character Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in a scene from the 2024 movie Deadpool & Wolverine, directed by Shawn Levy. This marks the second time Reynolds and Jackman have teamed up as the titular characters: the first was in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which was made by 20th Century Fox prior to that studio's acquisition by Disney.

Deadpool & Wolverine is a 2024 film featuring the Marvel Comics characters Deadpool and Wolverine. Hugh Jackman reprises his role as Wolverine, a character known for his adamantium claws, rapid healing, and reinforced skeleton. Ryan Reynolds stars as Deadpool, an antihero created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza, recognized for his ultraviolence, breaking the fourth wall, and constant quips.123

Wolverine first appeared in The Incredible Hulk in 1974 and later became a prominent member of the X-Men. Deadpool debuted in The New Mutants in 1991. This film marks the first appearance of both characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.23

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Deadpool
Impact and legacy
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) marks the first appearance of either character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of the studio’s “Phase 5” of storytelling.
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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) marks the first appearance of either character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of the studio’s “Phase 5” of storytelling.
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Hugh Jackman
Later roles
…Wolverine, joined Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine.
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…Wolverine, joined Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine.
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Matthew Macfadyen
Other screen roles from the late 2010s and early 2020s
…Universe with a role in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). He later starred as Charles J. Guiteau, the assassin of James A. Garfield, in the Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning (2025).
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Ryan Reynolds
Hollywood career
…star opposite Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine.
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…star opposite Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine.
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supervillain
Modern villainy
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Wolverine
…screen alongside Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Deadpool & Wolverine marked the debut of both of the title characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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…screen alongside Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Deadpool & Wolverine marked the debut of both of the title characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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