Clearly, Deadpool will be coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The only question is when and where. It’s a secret Marvel is guarding closely and the company seems worried that disclosures in the ongoing Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni dispute could ruin the surprise.
In a new document reported on by Deadline, lawyers representing Marvel and Disney explain that releasing documents regarding the development of Nicepool, a character in Deadpool & Wolverine, could be detrimental to the company. “The requested documents are particularly sensitive because they relate to the development of a character in an ongoing movie franchise,” the letter reads.
“Marvel has built the success of the MCU in large part by interconnecting storylines, plots, and characters across its titles, including ‘crossover’ events and sequels. Whether and how such elements will appear in upcoming, unreleased projects is the subject of much public interest, and this information is closely guarded by Marvel.”
This all started in 2024 when Lively accused her It Ends With Us co-star and director of misconduct while making the film. Baldoni countersued and it’s all been a big mess. Soon, Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds was brought into it alongside claims that the character of Nicepool was created as a subtle dig at Baldoni. Investigation into that meant Marvel might have to release documents regarding the development of the film and that’s how this week’s letter came to be. It’s hoping to not have to do that.
You can read much, much more about it over at Deadline. But, as is often the case with legal things, it’s all very awkwardly worded and full of jargon. For us, the story boils down to Marvel is clearly planning to bring Deadpool back at some point and wants to keep that information guarded. Whether or not the information stays guarded, however, remains to be seen.
When do you think Deadpool will be popping back up in the MCU? Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027 seems like the best bet, right? And some kind of more focused solo movie has to be in the cards at some point too, one would imagine?
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