Deadpool & Wolverine Set Photos Shared By Director Reveal Full Look At 4 Major Marvel Movie Cameos (2024)

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.

Most of 's hero cameos come together in new set photos. were a big part of the discussion in the lead-up to the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest hit. While not all rumors were true, many of them did pan out, with some incredible surprises mixed in. Now, Marvel is opening the door on the film's surprises with the first set photos of Deadpool & Wolverine's surprise heroes together.

On Twitter, Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy shared the first official look at Blade, Gambit, Elektra, and X-23 together with Deadpool and Wolverine in set photos.

The set photos show the first official look at Dafne Keen's X-23, Wesley Snipes' Blade, Channing Tatum's Gambit, and Jennifer Garner's Elektra alongside Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. The heroes are part of the Void's resistance against Cassandra Nova and play a key role in .

How Deadpool & Wolverine Pulled Off All Their Marvel Movie Cameos

The MCU Movie Avoided Spoilers

There were many rumors about which characters could appear in Deadpool & Wolverine. The movie’s multiverse story and the Deadpool franchise’s origins in the Fox Marvel universe made it possible for several characters from the MCU and past Marvel movies to appear. Due to that, many characters and actors were rumored to be in the movie, but despite some pretty popular rumors, a large portion of them would not pan out.

Marvel tried its best to keep Deadpool & Wolverine’s major surprises a secret until the movie was released. While previous MCU movies teased or revealed their big cameos in trailers, Deadpool & Wolverine mostly kept them under the radar. Marvel used smaller returning characters from the Fox X-Men movies to generate hype for Deadpool & Wolverine, with the biggest trailer reveal being Dafne Keen’s X-23, who was only shown so that the actress could get her wish to go to the movie’s premiere.

It has also been revealed that Marvel used fake leaks to throw off expectations for Deadpool & Wolverine. It is possible that major rumors like the return of original Fox X-Men heroes such as James Marsden's Cyclops, fan-favorite candidate for the MCU's Wolverine Daniel Radcliffe appearing as a Wolverine variant, and Taylor Swift being in the movie were among the fake leaks. In the end, that helped Marvel keep most of the movie's secrets a surprise until release, with Deadpool & Wolverine's cast now celebrating the movie's success in the open.

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A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox.

Director

Shawn Levy

Release Date

July 26, 2024

Writers

Rhett Reese , Paul Wernick , Shawn Levy , Ryan Reynolds , Zeb Wells , Rob Liefeld , Fabian Nicieza

Cast

Ryan Reynolds , Hugh Jackman , Emma Corrin , Morena Baccarin , Rob Delaney , Leslie Uggams , Karan Soni , Matthew Macfadyen , Brianna Hildebrand , Shioli Kutsuna , Stefan Kapicic , Lewis Tan , Randal Reeder , Jennifer Garner , Aaron Stanford , Billy Clements , Ollie Palmer , Chris Hemsworth , Rob McElhenney

Runtime

127 Minutes

Source: Shawn Levy/Twitter