Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Content warning: <\/strong>this article contains spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even Deadpool himself couldn\u2019t have been prepared for the chaos he met in \u201cDeadpool and Wolverine.\u201d Between Charles Xaviers\u2019 psychotic sister, his universe on the chopping block and one reluctant Wolverine, the titular anti-hero certainly has a lot on his plate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In this third installment in the \u201cDeadpool\u201d universe, movie watchers will see a continuation of Marvel\u2019s \u201cMultiverse Saga,\u201d which began with the series \u201cWandaVision\u201d and will be completed in 2027 when \u201cAvengers: Secret Wars\u201d hits theaters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When the Time Variance Authority \u2014 TVA \u2014 knocks on Deadpool\u2019s door, he learns that his universe\u2019s anchor being is dead and his timeline has been fading ever since. The TVA offers to put him in the \u201cSacred Timeline,\u201d or the timeline most people think of when they think of Marvel, but Deadpool refuses. Instead, he goes searching across the multiverse for a replacement anchor being, which is revealed to be Wolverine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Deadpool finally finds a suitable replacement for his anchor being, the unlikely duo is sent to the Void \u2014 where variants are sent for misbehaving in the multiverse or when their universe is destroyed. There they meet variants of superheroes who have already graced the screen or whose movies did not come to fruition, and of course, the fourth-wall-breaking Deadpool knows all about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many of these variants are already well-known. Jennifer Garner returns as Elektra, Wesley Snipes as Blade and Dafne Keen as X-23, a Wolverine variant. Even the canceled 2014 \u201cGambit\u201d movie was referenced, with Channing Tatum filling the role he was originally intended to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A plethora of memes have arisen from the movie, as well as collaborations with the popular video game Fortnite, fast food company Jack in the Box and motorsport company Alpine Racing. Ryan Reynolds has a stake in Alpine Racing, explaining the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d by NSYNC and \u201cLike a Prayer\u201d by Madonna were both played in the movie, and both have once again found themselves on Billboard\u2019s Top 30 chart, with \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d sitting at number eight and \u201cLike a Prayer\u201d resting at number 16. Their streams have increased globally by a total of 50% and 62% respectively, thanks to social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, as well as the use of \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d as an emote and jam track in Fortnite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDeadpool and Wolverine\u201d grossed $211 million on its opening weekend at the box office and has earned $1.305 billion globally. It is currently the seventh highest-grossing Marvel movie in both domestic and global earnings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It has not yet been announced when \u201cDeadpool and Wolverine\u201d will hit streaming services, but fans anticipate a late October or early November date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor Content warning: this article contains spoilers Even Deadpool himself couldn\u2019t have been prepared for the chaos he met in \u201cDeadpool and Wolverine.\u201d Between Charles Xaviers\u2019 psychotic sister, his universe on the chopping block and one reluctant Wolverine, the titular anti-hero certainly has a lot on his plate. 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