‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Ending Explained: How It Sets Up ‘Secret Wars’
Don’t let them snikt up on you — the following post contains SPOILERS for the end of Deadpool & Wolverine.
Deadpool & Wolverine leaves the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed forever. It doesn’t bring Deadpool into the MCU; it confirms he’s been in it all along as part of the Fox X-Men universe, which is a part of the massive Marvel multiverse. But the film doesn’t end that universe once and for all, it actually reestablishes it — paving the way for it to collide with the Sacred Timeline in future films — perhaps in Avengers: Secret Wars.
So what does this movie mean for the future of the MCU? And exactly what happens in that ending? Our latest Deadpool & Wolverine video answers all your questions about the film’s world-changing finale. How do Wolverine and Deadpool survive the Time Ripper that was supposed to destroy them? Why did Wolverine dying in the future of Logan affect the Fox X-Men Universe in the present? We’ll discuss all of this and a whole lot more in our video; watch it below...
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