14 Marvel movies to watch before "Deadpool & Wolverine"
The next superhero comedy will merge the elements of some different properties.
The X-Men finally join the MCU. When Disney acquired 20th Century Fox in 2019, Disney - which has the Marvel cinematographic universe - also obtained rights on X men characters . X men is a Marvel comic strip, but the heroes of the comics were divided between the film studios. (For example, Spider-Man is always a Sony property, even if the character is also authorized to be used in the MCU thanks to an agreement.) Aside from the commercial affairs of several billion dollars, the fact is that the characters From X-Men can now join their brothers as Marvel superheroes on the big screen, and the first film up is Deadpool and Wolverine , which will be released in theaters on July 26.
Ryan Reynolds returns to Wade Wilson / Deadpool while Hugh Jackman Will play James Howlett / Logan / Wolverine again. The film takes place six years after Deadpool 2 And sees Deadpool being summoned in action by the Time Variance Authority (VAT) to undertake a mission to save his universe. He is joined by Frenemy Wolverine, and they will have to fight on the same side despite their constant quarrels.
Shawn Levy , the director of Deadpool and Wolverine said viewers did not need prior knowledge of the Marvel cinematographic universe to watch the film. "I made this film a lot with certainly healthy respect and gratitude to the database of rabid fans which has a mastery of mythology and the tradition of these characters and this world", " Levy said The Associated Press. "But I didn't want to presume this. This film is designed for entertainment, without an obligation to prepare with previous research."
That said, if you are a fan of superhero movies and want to familiarize yourself or yourself refresh with the characters and delicate situations in which they have been before, then there are several films that you should check Before going to the multiplex to Deadpool and Wolverine . Below, you will find an overview of all the films that present Deadpool by Jackman's Wolverine and Reynolds, as well as information on a particularly relevant television series. WARNING: Spoilers to come.
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1 X men (2000)
Jackman played Wolverine for the first time in 2000 X men . The film presents to Various mutants - humans with a variety of superpowers - and focused on a rivalry between the X -Men, led by Charles Xavier ( Patrick Stewart ), and the fraternity of the mutants, led by Magneto ( Ian McKellen ).
2 X2 (2003)
In X2 , the mutant brotherhood and the X-Men combine to avoid being killed by the villain William Stryker ( Brian Cox ), which wants all mutants to be exterminated from the earth. As for the first film, it presents an overall casting, including Halle Berry as a storm, James Marsden As a cyclops, Rebecca Romijn as mystical, and Anna Paquin As a thug.
3 X-Men: the final confrontation (2006)
X-Men: the final confrontation sees the superheroes introduced to a "remedy" for the mutants which would exceed them from their special capacities. Although this calls for certain mutants, it becomes clear that the remedy can also be used against those who want to keep their powers by those who want to make them fall. This film also tells how Jean Gray ( Famke Janssen ) Involuntarily becomes Phoenix, an evil and ultra-powerful version of herself which turns against her allies.
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4 X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
As you can see from the title, X-Men Origins: Wolverine Tell the original story of the superhero and is a prequel to the X men Films that preceded. It starts with a young James Howlett ( Troye Sivan ) Life in Canada in the mid-1800s. He and his half-brother, Victor Creed / Sabretoth ( Liev Schreiber ), which is also a mutant, fights in wars together during several decades, James takes the name of Logan, and they are finally wanted by Stryker ( Danny Huston ). Stryker wants to experience them, and although Logan resists, he ends up fighting other than Wade Wilson / Deadpool, which is played by Reynolds, which makes it his first time to play the role.
5 X-Men: First class (2011)
Here is where things become a little confusing about how these films are all assembled. X-Men: First class is both a restart and a prequel to everything that preceded. He shows the first lives of Magneto (played here by Michael Fassbender ) and Charles Xavier ( James McAvoy ) and reveals how they created their mutant groups. The other superheroes are played by different actors in this 1960s film, and new characters from the comics are brought. For example, Jennifer Lawrence takes on the role of mystique, January Jones Play Emma Frost, and Nicholas Hoult Play the beast.
6 Gluton (2013)
Gluton is the second film focused on wolverine after X-Men Origins: Wolverine and takes place after the events in X-Men: the final confrontation . He sees Wolverine reconcile for being forced to kill Jean Gray after she became Phoenix. It takes place in Japan, where Wolverine was summoned by Ichirō ( Haruhiko Yamanouchi ), a soldier whose life he saved during the Second World War. However, it turns out to be a plot for Wolverine's healing capacities to be removed and to be used for the use of Ichirō.
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7 X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
The X-Men of the few original films and the prequel X-Men: First class meet Future days , which depends on time trip. In order to save mutants in the future (which was in 2023 in this film), Wolverine returned in 1973 and interacts with the youngest versions of superheroes. It does effectively First class More a prequel than a complete restart of the franchise.
8 dead Pool (2016)
The first one dead Pool The film arrived in 2016, seven years after Reynolds played the character for the first time. This film shows the original story of Deadpool - he acquired his mutant powers when he also performed that his cancer would be healed - which is different from that shown in X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The film also differs from others in the X men Franchise given his note R and his adult subject and his jokes.
9 X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse takes place in 1983, it is therefore a series of First class And Future days And the third prequel film. This time, the heroes are fighting in Sabah Nur / Apocalypse ( Oscar Isaac ), a mutant from ancient Egypt, which is awakened in the modern world and must be shot before trying to destroy society. (After this film, another film in the prequel series, 2019 Dark phoenix , which presents neither Wolverine or Deadpool.) AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
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10 Logan (2017)
Wolverine is over 200 years old, but in Logan We actually see him aging due to the decline of his healing capacities. This film takes place in 2029, when Logan takes care of an Xavier (Stewart), almost 100 years old, and agrees to transport a young girl, Laura ( Dafne Keen ), with mutant capacities to a sanctuary. He discovers that Laura was created using her own DNA, so they have similar abilities.
It should also be noted: Logan dies in this film, and Jackman intended to no longer play the character. Obviously, he changed his mind. "I just wanted to do it and I felt it in my instinct," The actor said The Guardian to return to Wolverine once again. "I can hit Ryan Reynolds' [explanive] every day."
In a Promotional video of the new film With the two actors, said Reynolds, " Logan takes place in 2029. Totally separated. Logan died Logan . Not touching that. "It could mean that wolverine Deadpool and Wolverine is that of a different universe or that the film takes place earlier in the chronology.
11 No good action (2017)
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No good action is a short film that was out next Logan , play before the film in theaters. It is a three-minute comedy about Deadpool tries to help an old man who is attacked but who does not happen to him in time because he has trouble entering his superhero uniform.
12 Deadpool 2 (2018)
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THE dead Pool The continuation was published in 2018 and includes Deadpool forming the X-Force group and the combat cable ( Josh Brolin ), a time travel mutant who visits Deadpool time to kill a young mutant, Russell Collins / Firefist ( Julian Dennison ), who will kill the cable family in the future.
13 Deadpool and Korg react (2021)
Deadpool and Korg react is another short film - this teasing deadpool joining the MCU. He features Deadpool and Korg ( Taika Waititi ), which was introduced in Thor: Ragnarok . Together, they watch the trailer for the unremitted film by Reynolds Free guy And talk about the idea that Deadpool crosses Marvel's other cannon.
14 Loki (2021-2023)
The intrigue of Deadpool and Wolverine Includes the Time Variance Authority, an organization responsible for maintaining the multiverse by keeping deadlines in order and eliminating the dangerous. With the multiverse now an important part of the MCU, viewers have learned how various versions of the same characters can exist in different universes. VAT is a central part of the television series Loki . In Avengers: end of game , when the heroes go up in time to recover the stones endlessly before Thanos can get them, Loki - the villain of the first Avengers —Ccluses at this stage of history, contrary to the way in which the 2012 film takes place. As a "variant" of itself, it is found by VAT, then charged by the agency to help them catch other variants of Loki which cause chaos on several deadlines. There are two seasons of the program on Disney +.