Versions of Deadpool
The film features a huge number of Mercs with a Mouth from different universes—some straight from the comics, while others were created by the writers of “Deadpool and Wolverine.” And these versions weren’t voiced or played by just anyone! Unfortunately, as often happens with dubbing, the joy of recognition gets lost.
- Lady Deadpool (Blake Lively). Yes, Wanda Wilson, one of the alternate versions of the anti-hero, was played by Ryan Reynolds’ wife. In another scene, before she appears on screen, Deadpool jokes that when he watches “Gossip Girl,” where Lively played the lead role, he gets an extra bone in his body. No further comment!
- Kidpool (Inez Reynolds). Ryan and Blake’s daughter played yet another version of the Merc with a Mouth.
- Dogpool, or Mary Pessins. A mix of a pug and a Chinese crested dog named Peggy was given the dubious title of “Britain’s Ugliest Dog.” But Deadpool absolutely adores her, and so do we!
- Headpool (Nathan Fillion). The zombie version of Deadpool, which is just a head with half a mouth, was voiced by the star of “Firefly,” “Castle,” and “The Rookie.”
- Cowboy Deadpool (Matthew McConaughey). With his characteristic accent!
- Welshpool (Paul Mullin). Here, the actor’s identity is more interesting than the character. Paul Mullin is one of the players for Wrexham FC, which is co-owned by Ryan Reynolds.
- Milpool. The actor listed as playing this role is a certain Gordon Reynolds—an alter ego of Ryan from several interviews and commercials. But while Gordon Reynolds is a rougher version of Ryan, Milpool is a sweeter and even more Canadian version of Deadpool. Unfortunately, he didn’t inherit the healing factor, which cost him his head.
- Peterpool, aka Peter Wisdom (Rob Delaney). A friend of Deadpool and his buddy in selling used cars. Peter first appeared in “Deadpool 2,” where he joined the X-Force despite not having any mutant abilities.
Wolverine Variants
There are fewer versions of Logan in the film than Deadpools, but none of them are random! Almost all are played by Hugh Jackman himself.
- Original Logan. Or rather, his corpse, which appears at the very beginning of the film when Deadpool digs up the hero’s grave. Then, using Wolverine’s adamantium bones, Deadpool takes down an entire squad of Time Variance Authority hunters.
- Short Wolverine. In the comics, Logan was one of Marvel’s shortest characters, and fans’ only complaint about Hugh Jackman was his height. In the movie, Deadpool meets a Logan in a bar who is even shorter than his comic version.
- Weapon Omega. The bearded, one-armed Wolverine appeared straight from the iconic crossover comic “Age of Apocalypse.” There, he lived in an alternate universe where a dark and grim future had arrived. Even the fact that in this version of the world, Jean Grey stayed with him instead of Cyclops doesn’t improve the hero’s terrible mood.
- Patch. More of an alter ego than a Wolverine variant, under which Logan worked as a spy on the island of Madripoor. After all, no one would recognize this stylish gentleman in a white tuxedo with an eye patch as a member of the X-Men! Patch even had his own mini-series of comics, released in 2022.
- Old Man Logan. An aged Wolverine from the cult comic of the same name, where villains united and wiped out nearly all the heroes, but Logan survived and lived into old age, tormented by guilt for not being able to save the other X-Men. He meets Deadpool with a shotgun blast.
- Crucified Wolverine on a Mountain of Skulls. Comes straight from the cover of “Uncanny X-Men #251” (1989).
- Wolverine in a Brown Suit by Jim Byrne. He first appeared in this suit in the comics in 1974 on the pages of “The Incredible Hulk #180.” And yes, he was fighting the Green Goliath then!
- Cavillmaha (Henry Cavill). An Australian version of Wolverine played by Henry Cavill—a nod to all the fan theories that pegged the actor for various Marvel roles after Cavill was freed from DC and “The Witcher.” Of course, Deadpool couldn’t resist taking a shot at competitors, promising that here “they’ll carry Cavill on their hands, unlike those jerks from that other studio.”
Who Else Was in the Film?
- Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau). Driver and bodyguard, as well as one of Tony Stark’s best friends, first appeared in the very first “Iron Man” (also directed by Favreau) and remains in the MCU to this day. He’s the one Deadpool talks to when he fails his interview for the Avengers at the beginning of the film.
- X-23 (Dafne Keen). A clone of the original Logan, for whom he sacrificed his life at the end of “Logan.” Leader of the organization Others—variants who oppose Cassandra Nova.
- Gambit (Channing Tatum). Tatum had dreamed of playing Gambit since the days of the third “X-Men” and spent several years trying to make a solo film about the hero, but the project fell victim to the Fox and Disney merger. Finally, in “Deadpool and Wolverine,” the actor’s dream came true. Since Tatum, like Remy LeBeau, is from New Orleans, he tried to deliver all his lines with a thick Cajun accent, so the other characters often don’t understand what he’s saying.
- Blade (Wesley Snipes). In 1998, Snipes was at the forefront of the superhero movie trend, starring in the adaptation of the vampire hunter comic. Now Marvel is trying to reboot “Blade” with Mahershala Ali in the lead role, but the project has been stuck in production hell for years. Naturally, “Deadpool and Wolverine” couldn’t ignore this fact. “There’s only one Blade,” Snipes says. “There will always be only one Blade.” The second genius joke from the character concerns Snipes’ relationship with Reynolds—rumors suggest the two actors did not get along on the set of the third “Blade.” So the first thing the vampire hunter says upon meeting Deadpool is, “You annoy me.” “You never liked me,” shrugs the Merc with a Mouth.
- Human Torch (Chris Evans). Before playing Captain America, the actor portrayed Johnny Storm in two “Fantastic Four” movies—films that are now often forgotten. So his appearance was quite unexpected. Even Deadpool expected Evans’ character to shout “Avengers Assemble!” instead of “Flame on!” And it turns out that the Torch is quite the potty mouth, which wasn’t obvious from the first two movies.
- Elektra (Jennifer Garner). The actress appeared as the assassin Elektra in the infamous “Daredevil” with Ben Affleck and then even got her own spin-off—the even more disastrous “Elektra.” In the movie, Deadpool expresses regret that Affleck’s Daredevil didn’t live to see this moment, but the warrior woman dismissively brushes it off. The joke becomes funnier when you remember that Garner was married to Affleck at the time, but their marriage eventually fell apart.
- Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku). The TVA agent from “Loki,” who rose to one of the leadership positions.
- Sabretooth (Tyler Mane), Pyro (Aaron Stanford), Juggernaut (Aaron Reed), Toad (Daniel Medina Ramos), Azazel (Eduardo Gago Muñoz), and Lady Deathstrike (Jade Ly). Villains from different “X-Men” movies, now working for Cassandra. But only Sabretooth and Pyro were played by their original actors.
- The Punisher. He doesn’t appear in person, but when Deadpool learns that the antihero died trying to attack Cassandra Nova, he asks, “Which one?” The character has been played by Dolph Lundgren, Thomas Jane, Ray Stevenson, and Jon Bernthal in different adaptations.