3. Wolverine
This is just one idea for what could happen. Maybe they could hang out and do each others’ makeup?
Given how much stick Hugh Jackman came in for in the first movie, having Wade’s fellow Weapon X test subject, fellow Canadian and everybody’s favourite X-Man show up in the movie seems like not only a recipe for plenty of filthy celluloid lucre but also for an explosive fight scene or two. Judging by the fan reaction when Wolvie was teased in the latest X-Men: Apocalypse trailer, it would seem like an almost catastrophic error not to have him at least appear for one scene.
This gives the writers acres of space for more callback gags to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, like for example “Hey Logan, remember that time we fought when I had my mouth stitched shut and I had blades in my arms and optic blasts and teleporting powers? No? Me neither!”. It doesn’t have to be exactly that, obviously, but that one IS free, writer guys! And that’s why I’m not making millions writing screenplays for Fox!
2. Another hilarious opening sequence
Not pictured: “God’s Perfect Idiot” credit
Before I saw the first movie, I was told by a friend that the opening sequence was, by itself, entirely worth the entry fee. I would be lying if I said that I thought that assessment was wrong. Both as a demonstration of the prowess of director Tim Miller‘s VFX company, Blur Studios, and as an introduction to the character and movie, those first few minutes were hilarious bliss. My face and ribs hurt from so much laughing. The blend of self-referential humour and sight gags was heaven to me. What I’m basically saying is “More of this please”. I’m not about to dictate a specific scene with which to do it, but this needs to happen! It could be the comic-book equivalent of the James Bond opening credits scenes.
1. Deadpool recognising Stan Lee in his cameo
Come on Fox, give us what we want!
No Marvel character movie is complete without a cameo from Stan Lee, and no Deadpool movie is complete without fourth wall breaking craziness. This final thing that I want from Deadpool 2 is one that has been floating around the internet since at least May of 2015: Deadpool recognising Stan Lee as Stan Lee and pointing it out. As soon as I read that, I fell in love with the idea. And then, when February came around and knocked my socks off with the first movie, the one thing that didn’t refresh me the way I wanted to be refreshed was the cameo. Fox now have a big opportunity to repair my broken heart (And everyone else’s hearts, obviously!) by making it happen in Deadpool 2. But let’s face it, as meta-humour goes, this has to be near the top of the list of gags that will break the internet.
So, these are the six things that I, as a big Deadpool fan, would love to see in Deadpool 2. I dug deep into the Deadpool archives and tried to pick the things that would make my inner fanboy squeal with excitement. Of course, if you’re reading this then there’s a good chance that you’re all fans too, so we want to hear what you want from Tim Miller and Co.’s next outing for the Merc with the Mouth. Did I miss anything? Do you disagree with my suggestions? Sound off in the comments or send us your thoughts on Twitter!
