Marvel’s latest, which grossed $1 billion at the box office, is already the franchise’s most successful production in recent years
Deadpool & Wolverinethe latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has broken a new record. The film, which has been in theaters for about a month, is already the most successful in the franchise since Spider-Man: No Way Home2021 — surpassed Joker and became the highest-grossing R-rated film in history.
Last weekend, the novelty, which stars Ryan Reynolds (Imaginary Friends) and Hugh Jackman (The Greatest Showman) has grossed $1.142 billion at the worldwide box office, surpassing the $1.078 billion it grossed in 2019, when it was released.
On social media, Marvel celebrated the success of Deadpool & Wolverine: “It’s fantastic to see that audiences are loving this film as much as we loved making it. All those conversations were worth it.”declared Kevin Feigepresident of the studio.
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What is the story of Deadpool & Wolverine?
In Deadpool & Wolverineafter a great disappointment in his life, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) decided to retire Deadpool and chose to continue as a simple — and impatient — car salesman.
However, when the Chatty Mercenary is kidnapped by the Time Variance Authority, the AVT, he discovers that his reality is at risk of being extinguished, along with the love of his life, Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), and his friends.
At the agency, Deadpool also discovers that he needs his arch-enemy, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), to try to reverse the situation. Annoyed, he goes after the hero, but when he thinks he has everything in hand to solve the problem, the duo’s path crosses with that of Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin, The Crown), the professor’s evil twin sister Charles Xavier.
Who else is in the cast of the new feature?
Deadpool & Wolverine still counts on the returns of Stefan Kapicic as Colossus, Brianna Hildebrand as Megasonic Teenage Missile, Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio, Rob Delaney as Peter, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al and Lewis Tan as Shatterstar.
Completing the cast Aaron Stanfordof X-Men 2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2007), which returns as Pyro; Daphne Keenof Logan (2017), which comes back to life Laura/X-23; and Matthew Macfadyen from the series Succession (2018-2023), which plays the Mr. Paradoxan AVT agent.
Deadpool & Wolverine is directed by Shawn Levy (Free Guy: Taking Control) based on the filmmaker’s own script in collaboration with Ryan Reynolds and Rhett Reeseof Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). Watch the trailer:
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