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A few years ago, Marvel surprised comic book fans and Hip-Hop heads alike when they dropped a variant cover for Deadpool No.1, which featured the legendary Notorious B.I.G. Now, they’ll once again be calling on Big Poppa to grace another variant cover for the Merc with a Mouth.
For the upcoming issue to Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII No. 3, the Black Frank White will once again be visiting the Marvel universe as Deadpool and Wolverine go toe-to-toe. Drawn up by Salvador Larroca, the special variant cover to the issue is available on Hustl.agency and is limited to just 3,000 copies, with an extra special spotlight virgin variant limited to just 1,000 pieces.
In a press release for the special edition comic, we get a quick explanation behind Biggie’s second appearance in the world of Marvel comic books:
The Notorious B.I.G. returns to Marvel Comics as the undisputed mayoral figure of Brooklyn. On his streets, he plays the diplomatic peacemaker, living out his iconic lyrics, “Spread Love, It’s the Brooklyn Way.” In Biggie’s second variant cover appearance, he comes back to break up the animosity between Deadpool and Wolverine on the very streets he helped build. Although Biggie is not in the story or series, the special variant cover is a limited-edition collectible issue.
If anyone can tame the likes of Wolverine while matching the wits of Deadpool, it’s Biggie.
Check out pics of the variant cover to Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII No. 3 above, and let us know if you’ll be picking up a copy in the comments section.
Turns out, Deadpool is an *NSYNC fan!
Four out of five members of the group (Justin Timberlake is currently on his Forget Tomorrow world tour) attended the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine on Monday (July 22) at New York City’s David H. Koch Theater. JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick were seen posing on the red and yellow carpet together in videos circulating social media.
The appearance isn’t completely random, as *NSYNC’s 2000 hit “Bye Bye Bye” is featured on the film‘s eclectic soundtrack, alongside tracks like Avril Lavigne’s “I’m With You,” Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris,” Fergie’s “Glamorous,” “The Greatest Show” from The Greatest Showman and “You’re the One that I Want” from Grease, among many others.
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Per the film’s description, Deadpool & Wolverine follows Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds), who has left his time as Deadpool behind before the Time Variance Authority, which monitors the timeline in which we exist, calls him in for a new mission and pairs him up with an even more reluctant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to save the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Reynolds recently opened up to SiriusXM about how he and Jackman were able to convince Madonna to approve the use of “Like a Prayer” in Deadpool & Wolverine. “It did involve a personal visit to Madonna, where we showed Madonna the sequence where ‘Like a Prayer’ would be used,” the film’s director Shawn Levy said.
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Reynolds added, “Also, let’s preface it with the fact that they don’t license — that Madonna doesn’t just license the song, particularly that song. It was a big deal to ask for it and certainly a bigger deal to use it. We went over and met with her and and sort of showed her how it was being used, and where, and why.”
Madonna ended up granting them permission to use “Like a Prayer” and even provided some ideas on how to use the classic track in the film. “She gave a great note,” Reynolds recalled. “She watched it, and I’m not kidding, [she said], ‘You need to do this.’ And damn it, if she wasn’t like spot on.”
Deadpool & Wolverine hits theaters on Friday (July 26).
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On Sunday (Feb. 11), comic book fans were elated when Marvel Studios finally dropped the first trailer for the highly-anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine. And judging from the amount of views the trailer got online, it might very well do Avengers: Endgame numbers at the box office.
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Deadline is reporting that in just 24 hours after it was released online, the trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine was viewed a whopping 365 million times! The amount of views sets the new record as it beat out Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s original record of 355 million views. Deadpool & Wolverine actually broke that record in a single day. Amazing.
In Deadpool & Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds resumes his roles as the Merc With A Mouth while Hugh Jackman reprises his place in the MCU as Wolverine aka Logan. Although we didn’t get to see Jackman in all his Wolverine glory, we did get to see his shadow at the end of the trailer. Couple that with scenes that include the heroes from the main Marvel Cinematic Universe, our first look at the main villain, Cassandra Nova, and fans swearing that Doctor Doom made a quick appearance, the trailer is loaded with reasons to keep re-watching to catch whatever Easter eggs they could find. So yeah, we’re not surprised it got viewed that many times in a short amount of time.
That being said, tickets for the film should be hard to come by whenever pre-sales go live. With the film slated to release July 26, expect them to go on sale in May or June. Be ready, y’all. Hype for this film still hasn’t even hit fever pitch. Once it does, it might be over.
Are you hype for Deadpool & Wolverine? Let us know in the comments section below.
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We’re still months away from finally seeing Hugh “Struggle Legs” Jackman reprise his iconic role as Wolverine in Deadpool 3 and while we still await a trailer for the highly anticipated film, principal photography for the project has officially wrapped according to the movie’s star, Ryan Reynolds.
Taking to Instagram to announce that the film is finally in the can, Ryan Reynolds shared a pic of his lower extremities in his Deadpool garment and in the caption shared his gratitude to the cast and crew who took part in completing the film’s production.
“The suit hides blood. Also sweat… But today, with Deadpool wrapping, it’s mostly tears. A giant and forever thanks to the cast and crew of our film who battled wind, rain, strikes and @thehughjackman… all under the stalwart leadership of @slevydirect
I got to make a movie with my closest pals and that doesn’t happen very often. See ya July 26th…”
Hugh Jackman also took to his Twitter page to express his gratitude and said he “love every minute of making this movie” while sharing pics of himself getting a shape-up.
Leg day, Hugh. Leg. Day.
With Deadpool 3 being the only Marvel film releasing this year rumors have it been running rampant that the film will feature cameos from everyone who’s taken part in every single Marvel film released over the past few decades. From OG X-Men characters to actors who took part in 2005’s Fantastic Four and of course characters currently in the main Marvel Cinematic Universe. There’s even rumors that we’ll see Wolverine shoot the fair one with Eric Bana’s iteration of The Incredible Hulk. Keep your fingers crossed!
What do y’all expect from Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool 3? Will it live up to the hype? Let us know in the comments section below.
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When Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine in the highly-anticipated Deadpool 3, fans will finally be able to see Wolverine in his comic-accurate custom glory and the film’s director explains how and why exactly this happened.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Shawn Levy admits he too has been waiting on an X-Men film where Wolverine would finally be rocking one of his few classic superhero bodysuits from the comic books and now that he had the chance to get it done, he jumped at the opportunity.
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“Like the rest of the world, I’ve waited two decades to see Wolverine in a whole movie with Deadpool, and I don’t know if this is our last shot at Wolverine on screen, so I was going to make goddamned sure we get the old yellow and blue just once, and that we get it right,” Levy tells EW at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, in an interview for his upcoming Netflix series based on the novel All the Light We Cannot See.
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Levy explains that he and his team went through “multiple, multiple, multiple iterations and fittings” to make sure the suit was correct. “It also helps that I’m making this movie within the MCU, so I have access to an army of the nerdiest nerds available to a Marvel project,” he continues.
Seems like just yesteryear the term “nerd” was considered slander by, well, nerds. We’ve come a long way in a short amount of time.
As for rumors about the film and all the Marvel characters that are set to make cameos or appearances such as Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) taking on the Dark Phoenix (Famke Janssen) or Wolverine finally taking on Mark Ruffalo’s The Hulk, one would only hope such a spectacle will take place, but Levy did throw a little cold water on those takes.
“I’d rather not weigh in on that, but I’ll say this,” Levy teases. “The rumors of actors, singers, sports stars who are all apparently in Deadpool 3 are fabulous. If all I read was the internet, I would have the greatest cast ever assembled in the history of cinema, so I’ll simply say that some of those rumors are true, and some of them aren’t.”
Guess we’ll have to wait and see. Deadpool 3 is set to hit theaters sometime in 2024. We. Can’t. Wait.
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Outside of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the last few films released under the Marvel Cinematic Universe umbrella have been struggle and fans have grown tired of what the MCU has been churning out as of late. But can Deadpool 3 revive an allegedly floundering comic book universe? Seems like it just might.
On Monday (July 10), Deadpool star, Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to share a shot from the set of the highly-anticipated Deadpool 3 and in the process blew away fans with a sight we’d never thought we’d see. In the post, we find Reynolds in full Deadpool attire and next to him we see Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine draped in the classic yellow and blue costume from the comic books that fans have known and loved for decades.
This was especially surprising given the fact that throughout the numerous X-Men and Wolverine films that Hugh Jackman has starred in, he’s never worn any of the classic Wolverine costumes from the comic books. Now we finally get to see the OG Wolverine costume in all its glory on the silver screen. We. Can’t Wait.
While plot details about the film are being kept under wraps, rumors have been circulating that the film will find Deadpool crossing over into the MCU via the TVA (Time Variance Authority) who punish Deadpool for messing with various timelines at the end of Deadpool 2. Aside from Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and Jennifer Garner’s Elektra being confirmed for the film, rumors also have Elizabeth Olsen reprising her role as The Scarlet Witch and Ian McKellen as Magneto in a House of M situation that’s supposed to play out during the film.
Needless to say, Deadpool 3 is about to get alllll the comic book fanboy money.
What do y’all think? Are y’all as excited about Deadpool 3 as we are? Will you be rushing to theaters when it premiers on May 3, 2024? Let us know in the comments section below.
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