‘Deadpool 3’ Rumored to Pair Ryan Reynolds With Marvel’s New Head of Illuminati, Hint at Scarlet Witch Connection

Published 08/12/2023, 6:42 PM EDT

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Deadpool 3 has already set expectations high with the involvement of the X-Men franchise’s Wolverine. Hugh Jackman has been one of the oldest actors who has played comic book superhero characters in all its movies. And now his role alongside Ryan Reynolds and his Deadpool franchise is set to be the latest X-Men x MCU collaboration. While Wade Wilson enjoyed a comic-perfect costume, it will be the first time for Logan Paul to don his comic book one. 

Meanwhile, the production process of the film has stopped due to ongoing actors’ guild strikes. With the dates of release unsure, the film’s insider has proved it to be worth the wait with the latest update. 

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New information from The Cosmic Circus revealed an interesting connection between Deadpool 3 and its preceding X-Men featuring movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The Dr. Strange movie featured a pivotal moment centered on the leader of the Illuminati. This leader died, leaving behind a “power vacuum.The dystopian future following that would have Magneto rise in the position of power. 

The planet, named Earth 838, would see the rise of Sir Ian McKellen’s Magneto. The report further revealed that Magneto would shockingly be a father or a father-like figure to Maximoff. These events will conspire to intertwine with those in the upcoming Deadpool 3.

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The new arc of Deadpool and Magneto made the movie more anticipatory. But dialing back to the X-men connection in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the next movie will have an interesting new character: Nova. 

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The death of Professor X aka Charles Xavier marked the end of the first X-men appearance in a Doctor Strange movie. Reports revealed that Cassandra Nova, the twin of Xavier will star alongside Reynolds. Emma Corrin will portray the character, a sister who escaped her own twin brother’s death grasp.

Xavier’s exact opposite will counter his previous debut in Marvel. Previously, another interesting Marvel tie with Deadpool resurfaced. The new trailer of Loki Season 2 featured Deadpool. The reports of Nova’s part as an agent from Loki’s time variance authority, TVA, are only more convincing.

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Rishika Bhardwaj

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Rishika Bhardwaj is an entertainment reporter at Netflix Junkie. She has a knack for giving unbiased reviews and is always excited about providing readers with both sides of a coin. Although she is new to the scene, her love for crime and dark comedy dramas goes back a long way.

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