Deadpool & Wolverine is the formerly Fox-owned merc with a mouth’s first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and given Ryan Reynolds’s passion for comic books, it makes sense that the film is bursting with winks and nods to comics and movie lore alike. Some of these references arrive in the form of cameo appearances that leaked well before release. But even if you read every trade and watched every trailer, there are still plenty of surprises in store for you onscreen.
We hacked and slashed our way through an entire carton of Easter eggs to bring you a comprehensive list of the movie’s sneakiest references. Spoilers ahead, naturally. Deadpool & Wolverine opens with Deadpool (Reynolds) digging up Logan’s (Hugh Jackman) body from the gravesite where he was buried at the end of Logan (2017), after the character died while saving his daughter, Laura (Dafne Keen).
Deadpool assures audiences that Wolverine can’t really be dead because of his mutant power of accelerated healing. Still, all Deadpool digs up is Wolverine’s adamantium-coated skeleton, showing that the events of Logan remain unchanged. Deadpool takes a meeting with Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) about becoming an Avenger.
Happy, of course, has been a mainstay in the MCU since Iron Man (2008), introduced as Tony Stark’s chauffeur and later bodyguard. He currently appears to be in charge of maintaining the Avengers’ legacy and he has a few reminders in his office to show for it, including Tony Stark’s f.