Deadpool and Wolverine is full of surprises. Hugh Jackman making an unexpected return to superheroics after seemingly leaving his iconic character behind for good with 2017's Logan is a great example of that, but he isn't the only actor making a surprise comeback here. This is the first Deadpool film since Disney acquired Fox – a move which has brought the Merc With a Mouth, the X-Men, and a host of other superheroes formerly controlled by Fox crashing into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
There's an unreal amount of Deadpool and Wolverine cameos in this film, a pure celebration of some of the best superhero movies from the last two decades. But one cameo is especially unexpected. The odds were always pretty good that this actor would return to superhero movies eventually – everyone just assumed he'd be playing a different superhero than he does in Deadpool & Wolverine…
