"Deadpool & Wolverine" has no shortage of cameos, but one infernal Marvel character failed to make his way into the MCU with its newest installment. Again.
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00:00Deadpool and Wolverine has no shortage of cameos, but one Infernal Marvel character
00:04failed to make his way into the MCU with its newest installment, again.
00:09It's a light year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, all things considered.
00:12While fans have become accustomed to around three movies per year in the Behemoth franchise,
00:162024 sees just one in the form of Deadpool and Wolverine.
00:20But that single movie is trying to make it count as the first R-rated movie in the history
00:24of the MCU, and one that brings together a long-awaited duo.
00:28Let's give the people what they came for!
00:30Villain Cassandra Nova is also getting her live-action debut, played by The Crown star
00:34Emma Corrin.
00:35However, the filmmakers considered at least one other villain from the comics before deciding
00:39to use Professor X's evil twin.
00:41In an interview with Collider, director Sean Levy asked star Ryan Reynolds,
00:45"...what was the name of the villain that we flirted with?
00:47Was it Mephisto?"
00:49Reynolds then confirmed that, yes, Mephisto was indeed considered as an antagonist for
00:53Wade and Logan, but they didn't end up going down that road.
00:56As Levy further explained, the writing process for Deadpool and Wolverine was one of trial
01:00and error, which involved bringing up the possibility of several different bad guys.
01:04He continued,
01:05"...we went through a lot of almost versions of the story before we landed on this.
01:09First it was the infamous call from Hugh, but then this idea of Cassandra Nova as a
01:13sibling to Charles.
01:14That was very quickly thereafter, because Cassandra's link to Professor X creates an
01:18interesting dynamic and fascination in Cassandra about Logan."
01:21"'Boys are so silly!"
01:23So what made them move ahead with Cassandra Nova?
01:26Reynolds admitted,
01:27"'It was the panels of Cassandra with her hands in someone's skull, and it was so gross
01:30and cool.
01:31And we were like, that's our villain.'"
01:33Cassandra Nova does have a wild backstory in the pages of Marvel Comics, with her link
01:37to Professor X serving as just the tip of the iceberg.
01:40That said, Mephisto has been waiting decades longer, waiting to make his grand debut.
01:45Created by the legendary figures Stan Lee and John Buscema, Mephisto has been an evil
01:49presence in the Marvel Comics universe since his creation in the 60s.
01:53He first appeared within the pages of Silver Surfer No. 3 in December 1968 as an enemy
01:57of the metallic hero.
01:59It's not exactly subtle, but Mephisto is essentially the Marvel Universe version of the Devil.
02:04He's been associated with characters like Doctor Strange and Ghost Rider, and he even
02:08made a contract with Spider-Man in one of the web-slinger's most controversial storylines.
02:12He's also someone that MCU fans have been speculating wildly about for several years
02:16now.
02:17This all truly kicked off when WandaVision was airing in early 2021, with fans speculating
02:22that Mephisto was going to be behind everything that was going on.
02:26That proved not to be true, and showrunner Jack Schafer admitted that she didn't even
02:29know who Mephisto was until the speculation started.
02:32She told Mashable,
02:33"...there was never any conscious intention on my part to create any Mephisto red herrings
02:37because I didn't know who Mephisto was until I started doing press."
02:40Be that as it may, Mephisto has essentially become a meme and a constant point of continued
02:45speculation for seemingly any MCU project since then.
02:48Since he didn't get the call for Deadpool and Wolverine, the gag will continue for the
02:52foreseeable future, but it might end as soon as 2025.
02:56Reports have swirled dating back to late 2022 that comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is going to
03:00appear as the villain in the upcoming Ironheart series.
03:03If Mephisto rears his demonic head then, many fans will likely rejoice, and it'll open up
03:08plenty of possibilities for the future of the MCU.