Summary
TheMCU’s biggest box office bomb could be worth revisiting as it revealed howDeadpool and Wolverinecould return to the MCU.Deadpool & Wolverineis a massive win for Marvel as it continues to break records at the box office. It crossed $1 billion worldwide and became the highest-grossing R-rated film ever with $1.15 billion.Deadpool 3’s success arrived when Marvel needed it, especially after its last film’s box office results. 2023’sThe Marvelswas the MCU’s biggest box office bomb, and was the cherry on top of a disastrous year for Marvel and Disney.
The Marvelsis the sequel to 2019’sCaptain Marveland includes leading roles for Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau fromWandavision. Unfortunately, the trio’s team-up didn’t interest audiences as it grossed $206 million worldwide against a budget of $274.8 million. It also wasn’t a hit with critics as it received a mixed 62% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. However,The Marvelsis still important to the events of the MCU, partly due to its post-credit scene, which could set upDeadpool and Wolverine’s return.
How Each Marvel Legacy Hero From Deadpool & Wolverine Could Return In The MCU
Deadpool & Wolverine featured multiple legacy Marvel heroes, and all of the exciting surprise stars could return to the MCU in different ways.
The Marvels Ended With Monica Rambeau Stuck In What Might Be The Fox Universe
InThe Marvels’climax, Monica Rambeau gets trapped in an alternate universe after closing the rupture between realities that developed after their fight with Dar-Benn. DuringThe Marvels' post-credit scene, she wakes up in a strange hospital room, unsure of how she got there. She sees an alternate version of her mother, Maria, who is Binary in this universe rather than the Captain Marvel variant fromDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Monica also meets Kelsey Grammer’s Beast, who is trying to figure out how she got into their universe.
While it’s unclear what dimension she’s in, some hints indicate she may be in the Fox universe. Beast is played by Grammer, who last played the part inX-Men: The Last Stand. It could be a variant of Beast, butit also presents the possibility that it’s the same Beast from the original X-Men trilogy. This scene also uses themes fromX2andX-Men: Days of Future Past, further hinting it may be Earth-10005 a.k.a. the Fox universe. While Binary was never in Fox’s X-Men films, there’s a chance she joined the team after these films ended.
Deadpool And Wolverine Could Go To The MCU With Monica
Deadpool Could Help Monica Find Her Way Home
Deadpool & Wolverineends with Wade Wilson and Logan staying in the Fox universe aftersaving it from Cassandra Novaand the TVA. However, there is a chance they could still be important to the MCU, and the Avengers may need their help. The question becomes how do these characters cross over to Earth-616? Fortunately,Monica’s arrival in the Fox universe could create a bridge between the two realities. Monica needs to find a way back to her reality and could require Deadpool’s help.
Deadpool is the only character in the Fox universe who has been to the MCU. He used Cable’s time-travel machine fromDeadpool 2to travel to Earth-616, attempting to join the Avengers. After Happy Hogan rejected him, he traveled back to the Fox universe, disappointed but fully aware of the MCU. Sincehe is the only person who knows where Monica is from, he could use Cable’s device to get him and Monica back to the MCU, taking Wolverine as well. He could also ask the TVA for a favor since he stopped the Time Ripper from destroying every universe.
Could Deadpool And Wolverine Appear In Captain Marvel 3?
Audiences Still Don’t Know When Deadpool And Wolverine Will Return
Captain Marvel 3likely won’t happen afterThe Marvels' disastrous box office performance. Marvel is shifting its strategy, focusing on more trustworthy brands that are guaranteed to return a profit. However, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau still have a future in the MCU, and they could connect with Deadpool and Wolverine.If Deadpool does travel to the MCU with Monica Rambeau, it would likely happen inAvengers: DoomsdayorAvengers: Secret Wars.
Secret Warsis a massive crossover event between multiple universes, setting up a collision course between the MCU and the Fox universe. These aren’t the only universes that will collide, asSecret Warscould also connect to Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man universe, andwhatever universeFantastic Four: First Stepsoccurs in.Deadpool & Wolverinemay not be the last time these characters appear in an MCU project, but don’t expect them to be in anotherCaptain Marvelsequel.
