Deadpool & Wolverine executive producer reveals scrapped idea that would have revealed Wade Wilson was in the MCU all along.

For Deadpool and Wolverine became one of the biggest films of the year, there were many different concepts for what the film could be, including one that would have revealed that Wade Wilson had been in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) the whole time.

“We had a ‘Deadpool’s Deleted Scenes Extravaganza’ where we tried to show that he was in the MCU the whole time – you just didn’t see his scenes, they were all on the cutting room floor,” explained executive producer Wendy Jacobson Compiled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverineadding that they “I’m really just trying to find a reason for this movie.It would have been a nice idea, but once Hugh Jackman entered the picture as Wolverine, the film found its purpose.

Jacobson said another concept was a shot-for-shot remake of Thor: The Dark World with Deadpool. It’s probably for the best that none happened.

Set six years after the events of the last film, Deadpool and Wolverine finds Wade Wilson (Reynolds) toiling away in civilian life with his days as Deadpool behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, he must readjust and convince a reluctant Wolverine (Jackman) to help save his universe. In addition to Reynolds and Jackman, the cast also includes Matthew Macfadyen, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, Brianna Hildebrand, Shioli Kutsuna, Rob Delany, Stefan Kapičić and more.

Our own Chris Bumbray had a lot of fun with it Deadpool and Wolverinewhich sounds like a real crowd pleaser. “Have you ever been to a concert and wished your favorite band would stop playing their not-so-good new songs and play the hits? That’s exactly what Marvel is doing Deadpool and Wolverine,Bumbray wrote in his review. “After a rough run of films, with many saying their Phase 5 was disastrous, this feels like anything but an attempt by the company to win back those fans who feel alienated by the new direction the company seemed to be going. What you have with this is a rock-’em-sock-em thrill ride that gives fans exactly the movie they wanted to see, without any message amid all the charred, sliced, and diced corpses our heroes leave in their wake. It’s wonderfully fun.The film is now available on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/DVD and just premiered on Disney+.