Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine. You might go into Deadpool & Wolverine expecting to see familiar faces from comic-book movies past, but the sheer specificity of its many, many cameos may still take you by surprise. Between a story that involves Marvel’s “multiverse” and the merc-with-the-mouth’s proclivity for fourth-wall breaking, the Deadpool threequel is practically tailor-made for special appearances.
These cameos include existing Marvel characters, several who starred in pre-MCU movies from other studios, and even casting rumors that will only make sense if you’re attuned to comic-book movie production news (à la Nicolas Cage’s Superman in The Flash ). While their sheer variety borders on gratuitous, they also happen to lead several genuinely hilarious and meaningful moments. And since the movie is scant on coherent drama for its leads (and cuts away quickly the moment its action threatens to become cool), these surprise appearances may just be the best part of Deadpool & Wolverine , whether they’re in-jokes for the fans, or serve an actual purpose in the plot — or in some cases, both.
Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan The first cameo is a low-key one: Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan, friend and security chief to the unseen Tony Stark. This scene, set in the main Marvel universe six years in the past (while Stark was still alive), sees Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) sitting down for a job interview to become an Avenger. He gets.