Deadpool & Wolverine is an American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Deadpool and Wolverine, produced by Marvel Studios, Maximum Effort, and 21 Laps Entertainment and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). The film was directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay he wrote with Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Zeb Wells. Reynolds and Hugh Jackman respectively star as Wade Wilson, Deadpool and Logan, Wolverine, alongside Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Aaron Stanford, and Matthew Macfadyen. In the film, Deadpool learns that the Time Variance Authority is set to destroy his universe and partners with a reluctant Wolverine from another universe to stop this.
Development on a third Deadpool film began at 20th Century Fox by November 2016, but was placed on hold after the studio was acquired by Disney in March 2019. Control of the character and Fox‘s X-Men film series was transferred to Marvel Studios, which began developing a new film with Reynolds.
It integrates Deadpool with the MCU and retains the R rating of the previous Deadpool films, marking a first for the MCU. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux–Logelin joined in November 2020 as writers. Reese and Wernick returned from the previous films for rewrites by March 2022, when Levy was hired as director.
They, along with Reynolds and Wells, had difficulty figuring out the film’s story until Jackman decided to reprise his role as Wolverine from the X-Men films in August 2022. Several other actors from the X-Men films and prior Marvel productions also returned as part of the film’s multiverse story, which serves as a farewell to Fox‘s Marvel films.
Filming began in May 2023 at Pinewood Studios in England, with additional filming in Norfolk and at Bovingdon Film Studios. Production was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, but resumed in November and wrapped in January 2024. The film’s title was revealed a month later.
Deadpool & Wolverine premiered on July 22, 2024, at the David H. Koch Theater in New York City, and was released in the United States on July 26 as part of Phase Five of the MCU. It has grossed over $630.6 million worldwide, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2024.
Deadpool & Wolverine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the Marvel Studios film Deadpool & Wolverine. It was released by Hollywood Records on July 24, 2024, with a physical release on July 26. A separate film score album, Deadpool & Wolverine (Original Score), composed by Rob Simonsen, was released digitally on July 24 with a regular edition and a deluxe that also includes the soundtrack album.
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Multicolor 2 LP Vinyl
Tracklist:
Disc 1
- Only You (And You Alone) Performed By the Platters
- Bye Bye Bye Performed By *Nsync
- Angel of the Morning Performed By Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts
- Slash Performed By Stray Kids
- Glamorous Performed By Fergie
Disc 2
- Iris Performed By the Goo Goo Dolls
- The Power of Love Performed By Huey Lewis & the News
- I’m a Ramblin’ Man Performed By Waylon Jennings
- You Belong to Me: Performed By Patsy Cline (Featuring – the Jordanaires)
Disc 3
- The Lady in Red Performed By Chris de Burgh
- I’m with You Performed By Avril Lavigne
- “The Greatest Show” (From “The Greatest Showman”/Soundtrack Version) Performed By Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya and the Greatest Showman Ensemble
- You’re the One That I Want Performed By Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
Disc 4
- I’ll Be Seeing You Performed By Jimmy Durante
- Make Me Lose Control Performed By Eric Carmen
- You’re All I Need to Get By (With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) Performed By Aretha Franklin
- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Performed By Green Day
- LFG (Theme from “Deadpool & Wolverine”/Edit) Performed By Rob Simonsen
