Key Takeaways
- Deadpool brought excitement and success to the MCU, especially in a buddy movie with Wolverine.
- Deadpool’s popularity presents challenges for Marvel in integrating him into other films.
- Balancing Deadpool’s unique tone with MCU norms poses difficulties for future projects.
Many fans were excited to see Deadpool join the Marvel Cinematic Universe due to the potential possibilities, and with Deadpool and Wolverine, Marvel Studios certainly delivered. The buddy-style movie was a love letter to friendship and saw the multiverse explode in an engaging and entertaining film unlike anything else within the MCU.
However, for all of the positives that Deadpool’s inclusion in the MCU has brought, there are equally as many problems and questions about his long-term future as a character. This is what makes Deadpool a tricky character for Marvel to deal with, which could become problematic.
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Deadpool’s Popularity Demands More From Him
From the moment Ryan Reynolds properly brought the character to life in the way he wanted to, and fans expected, Deadpool has become one of the most popular superheroes. The Merc with a Mouth brings something completely different to any other character, which has led to him becoming a hit with audiences worldwide. It is also why Marvel Studios eventually decided to take the risk of bringing Deadpool into the MCU, as the original two movies proved to be a hit commercially and critically.
Putting Deadpool in the MCU also ended up being a success. The movie thrived at the box office and has continued to be beloved on Disney Plus. The fact that it brought Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine alongside him certainly helped, as the excitement surrounding that project was huge. The movie performed well, and it has left audiences clamoring for more Deadpool content, whether that’s in his own movie once again or in a supporting role elsewhere. However, making that happen is more complex than it might appear.
Why Deadpool Will Be Difficult To Place In Other Movies
Deadpool comes with a different set of rules to every other character in the MCU, making him challenging to place into movies that aren’t built around him, like Deadpool & Wolverine. That film was able to keep the tone that audiences expected because everything was built around him, with Wolverine then falling into that world to add a little more flavor. Marvel took that risk, and the audience they knew enjoyed that type of content, ensuring it paid off. However, they are unlikely to do that in future projects such as Avengers: Doomsday.
The way Deadpool acts isn’t going to fly in other films because that isn’t the way those characters act. Marvel has set a tone over decades of movies, and that’s not going to be messed with just to accommodate Deadpool. Hearing him swear or cut characters apart violently while breaking the fourth wall isn’t going to happen in other films, which causes further problems because it’s what audiences expect from the character. Not being able to deliver that from Deadpool would cause issues as audiences could become frustrated, leading to further problems as Marvel wouldn’t be catering to anyone.
Deadpool Is Going To Be A Problem For Marvel
Getting Deadpool into the MCU is only one part of the puzzle for Marvel because now he’s involved, the questions are already turning to what will happen next. Audiences want more and aren’t happy with him just being used for Deadpool and Wolverine and then not again. However, because Marvel kept the character the same as it had been used before, they have set an expectation among audiences that he will always be used that way.
Marvel now faces a difficult juggling act when it comes to Deadpool’s future, as just relying on him for one-off films means it will be harder to link him with the wider storylines taking place. People want him to interact with more characters such as Thor, Hulk, and Ant-Man, but it’s going to be a serious problem to make that happen in a manner that works best for everyone. Balancing the tone of Deadpool with how other MCU projects work will be a complicated situation for any writer, but it’s a problem that Marvel now faces as people want to see Reynolds put on the suit one more.
Even in Deadpool & Wolverine, many of his potential problems are addressed self-deprecating, such as the fact that the character is a one-trick pony. That’s something that Marvel needs to consider moving forward when putting him into any films that feature multiple characters. While he will work perfectly fine in a future movie based purely on him where others can jump in, such as Deadpool & Wolverine, that’s not the case if he’s going to be in larger projects which is ultimately what audiences want as seeing him mix it up in the grander Marvel Cinematic Universe could create some fantastic scenes and memorable moments. However, it’s going to be problematic for Marvel Studios to make that happen in the first place.
Deadpool
Deadpool is a franchise focused on the Marvel antihero Deadpool, the cheeky red masked mutant who is famous for often breaking the fourth wall. Originally a terminally ill cancer patient, Deadpool was given a serum that activated a gene in his body to heal his illness. This left him severely disfigured, hence his trademark outfit.