Many circumstances have contributed to Deadpool 3 being able to hit theater screens ahead of its scheduled release date, which means it will be released sooner than initially planned. The production of Deadpool 3, which is now in its early stages, has been through an interestingly peculiar development process. The original two Deadpool movies were produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox before Disney acquired that studio. Deadpool 3 will be a part of the family-friendly Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still, it will maintain its R rating when it is released. Eventually, Marvel Studios will get the ball rolling on the film. Hugh Jackman, who originated the role of the renowned Wolverine, will also be appearing in the film.
Due to the ongoing strike by the Writer’s Guild of America, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been forced to rearrange its future slate of movies. The release date of Avengers: Secret Wars, the concluding chapter of Phase 6, has been moved to May 7, 2027. On the other hand, the release date for Deadpool 3 has also been moved. Despite this, the premiere will take place on May 3, 2024, six months before the release date of November 8, 2024. Although it may come as a surprise that Deadpool’s crossover with Wolverine will be released in theaters sooner despite the WGA strike, this is a common occurrence with The Merc with a Mouth. However, the circumstances surrounding Deadpool 3 are exceptional.
The production of Deadpool 3 started on May 22, 2023, just a few days before the WGA strike began on June 1, 2023. Because of this, production on Deadpool 3 might have begun with the script already finished; however, failure to have the proper contracts signed before the WGA strike would have prohibited production from the beginning. In addition, the production schedule for Thunderbolts ended up being significantly less advantageous than the schedule for Deadpool 3, even though the former was supposed to come out before the latter.
Because production on Thunderbolts could only get underway after the WGA strike, the film’s originally planned release date of July 26, 2024, is far less likely to occur. This is the primary reason for the film’s new December 20, 2024, release date. Additionally, Captain America: Brave New World’s release date has been moved to July 26, 2024, placing it further behind Deadpool 3 than previously. Deadpool 3 is up against one significant obstacle connected to the WGA. Still, it is also an obstacle that it can overcome rather simply.
Is it possible to Film Deadpool 3 and fix it Later?
Even though production of Deadpool 3 has begun with a script in place, the film still faces a significant challenge in the form of the fact that one of its co-writers, Ryan Reynolds, is contractually prohibited from improvising language as Wade Wilson for the length of the Writers Guild of America strike. This could be a difficulty comparable to sewing Wade’s mouth shut, considering that Deadpool’s snark and one-liners are a significant component of his nature as a character. Wade’s one-liner quota is much easier to fulfill in post-production because Deadpool wears a mask that hides his full face, as Deadpool’s creator, Rob Liefeld, has mentioned.
Any sequence in Deadpool 3 in which Wade is fully masked—likely to be the majority of the film—presents an easy opportunity for Ryan Reynolds to insert a plethora of ad-libbed one-liners into the film. Due to both of these factors, as well as the fact that production on the film began before the WGA strike, Deadpool 3 is well equipped to avoid the silence of Wade, something that the portrayal of Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine demonstrated to be a falsehood. Arguably, shifting Deadpool 3’s release date up by six months to the beginning of the 2024 summer movie season is the greatest option for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Three. The upcoming film The Marvels is practically the only MCU movie that can reach its current release date of November 10, 2023.
