From the moment Marvel Studios announced the return of Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool, one question was on fans’ minds. Would the movie, produced solely by Marvel, make the character canon to Marvel’s cinematic universe? Reynolds’ take on the merc had always been relegated to Fox’s X-Men universe, but with the studio joining the Disney family, Deadpool was free to follow suit.
But Deadpool & Wolverine made it clear that officially crossing over into the MCU is easier said than done. Deadpool does take a brief trip to Earth-616, the timeline that hosts most MCU heroes, in an attempt to join the Avengers. After a whirlwind trip through the multiverse, however, Deadpool ultimately chooses to stay put in his own timeline. It’s a fitting end to his three-film story, making Deadpool & Wolverine more of a farewell than a new beginning. Had Reynolds gotten his way, though, Deadpool would have done more than simply visit the Sacred Timeline; an initial pitch for Deadpool & Wolverine would’ve revealed that he’d been there all along.
