Top 10 Easter Eggs in Deadpool and Wolverine
There's no shortage of epic Eater Eggs in "Deadpool and Wolverine"! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best Easter Eggs in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine!”
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00:00You were always the wrong guy.
00:03Till you weren't.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the best easter eggs in Marvel's Deadpool and Wolverine.
00:11However, since we've already made a list of the best cameos, we won't be including any of those here.
00:17Waited a long time for this team up.
00:20Number 10, Witch Punisher.
00:22See you in hell.
00:24I see you anywhere near hell, I'll kick your ass up.
00:28Although he didn't appear in Deadpool and Wolverine, there were several nods to the Punisher.
00:33When mentioned by the Void's resistance group, Deadpool asks which one they mean as there have been so many of them.
00:39Indeed, four actors have played the character in live action.
00:43Dolph Lundgren, Thomas Jane, Ray Stevenson, and Jon Bernthal.
00:47That kid right there.
00:49The one whose head you got that gun on, you see, I'd do anything for her.
00:53Anything.
00:56So why don't you take that weapon, and point it at me.
01:00However, when the group attacks Cassandra Nova's base, Blade uses the fallen anti-hero's rocket launcher.
01:06This could point to an infamous scene in Punisher Warzone in which Ray Stevenson uses the same weapon to shoot a bad guy out of the air.
01:14Interestingly, one of Cassandra's henchmen is the Russian, a goon wearing a red and white t-shirt who also appeared in the 2004 film starring Thomas Jane.
01:26Ugh!
01:28Number 9. All in the Family.
01:31You know what, Blair? I am gonna go to that show, and I'm gonna sit front row, and I'm gonna enjoy every minute of it.
01:36There are several Easter eggs about Ryan Reynolds' family spread across the movie.
01:40Before Deadpool fights TVA agents during the opening, he tells the audience there are 206 bones in the human body, but 207 if he's watching Gossip Girl.
01:50This joke references Reynolds' wife, Blake Lively, who starred in the show.
01:54Before he and Wolverine fight in the Deadpool variants, Nicepool mentions that Ladypool just had a baby.
01:59Lively and Reynolds welcomed their fourth child in February of 2023, just months before filming began in May.
02:06Their children also play noteworthy roles.
02:099-year-old James played a screaming mutant, 7-year-old Inez voiced Kidpool, while 1-year-old Olin played Babypool and got his own popcorn bucket.
02:19Meanwhile, 4-year-old Betty is credited as Hugh Jackman Wrangler in the credits.
02:34Number 8. A Hidden Body Double.
02:37We know we said we were not doing cameos, but this small one likely went over the heads of many viewers.
02:50When news broke that Vinnie Jones turned down the offer to reprise his role as Juggernaut, that told viewers that the character would probably still appear somewhere.
02:59The villain is one of Cassandra Nova's henchmen, and is played by bodybuilder Aaron Reid.
03:08Fans may not have realized it, but Reid has worked with Ryan Reynolds and director Sean Levy before.
03:14He was the body for Dude, a muscular version of Reynolds' character in the 2021 action-comedy Free Guy.
03:21Reid is still modeled after the Last Stand version of Juggernaut, as opposed to the one in Deadpool 2, which, funnily enough, was played by Reynolds.
03:30It has always been a dream of mine to see my face reflected in your helmet as you charge at me with murderous intent. I don't mean right now.
03:37Number 7. The Shawarma Revolution.
03:46There are many ways in which Deadpool tries to be worthy of the heroes who came before him.
03:50In addition to idolizing the Avengers, Deadpool is fond of their post-battle meal.
03:55After the climax, he suggests getting shawarma with Wolverine.
03:59While eating, he makes a remark about the Avengers inventing it.
04:02This, of course, is a callback to the group's 2012 team-up, in which Iron Man requests shawarma after the big fight since he's never tried it.
04:10Have you ever tried shawarma? There's a shawarma joint about two blocks from here. I don't know what it is, but I want to try it.
04:17While it's obviously a joke that they invented it, the film did have a huge impact on making many of us in the West aware of it.
04:24In fact, after it debuted, sales of shawarma skyrocketed in major U.S. cities like Los Angeles and Boston.
04:35Number 6. The Friendly Neighborhood Stan Lee.
04:38You know, I guess one person can make a difference.
04:45Enough said.
04:46For an extremely long time, Marvel legend Stan Lee cameoed throughout live-action Marvel movies, even those before the MCU.
04:55Following his death in 2018, it seemed like the last time we may see him on screen were his posthumous cameos.
05:01However, Deadpool and Wolverine did include a nice reference to Lee.
05:07The fight against the Deadpool variants eventually takes the heroes into a bus.
05:13You might not have noticed given all the carnage, but the bus has an ad on the side.
05:18It's for a company called Stanley Steamers, featuring the likeness of a smiling Lee with the tagline,
05:24Your Friendly Neighborhood Cleaners, a clear nod to Spider-Man, one of his most famous co-creations.
05:33Number 5. Liefeld's Just Feet.
05:37Right before the Stan Lee Easter egg is a reference to Deadpool's own co-creator.
05:42The fight against an army of Deadpools begins in front of an orthopedic store called Liefeld's Just Feet.
05:48Comic fans will know Rob Liefeld as one of two who first gave Deadpool his voice, along with Fabian Nicieza.
05:55It isn't just a nod to Liefeld though.
05:58It has long been a running joke that the creator isn't great at drawing feet.
06:07This also isn't the first time the Deadpool movies have poked fun at this.
06:11There's also a line in Deadpool 2 about his inability to draw feet when Domino,
06:16who debuted in the same issue of The New Mutants as Deadpool, is being interviewed for X-Force.
06:31Number 4. A ton of insider jokes.
06:37The intro of the Resistance group comes with several jokes meant for those who follow behind-the-scenes movie news.
06:42Gambit mentions feeling like he was born in the void, referencing that Channing Tatum's solo movie never got made.
06:49I think it was really at an interesting mark in the trajectory of the superhero movies
06:54that it was a bit of a paradigm shift and we were trying to make something at a time
06:59and trying to do some different things and we just kept running into doors.
07:02Elektra seems pretty okay that Daredevil didn't survive.
07:06Funny considering Jennifer Garner starred alongside now ex-husband Ben Affleck in the 2003 film.
07:11Deadpool aims a similar joke at Wolverine, claiming he's let himself go since the divorce.
07:17Hugh Jackman and Debra Lee Furness announced their separation in September 2023.
07:22Blade tells Deadpool he doesn't like him and gets the response,
07:26you never did, a reference to the actor's tumultuous relationship while filming Blade Trinity.
07:36He also claims there will only ever be one Blade, triggering Deadpool's knowing look into the camera,
07:42a nod to Mahershala Ali's struggles in getting the MCU project off the ground.
07:53The Void is a treasure trove of Easter eggs.
07:56Buried in the sand, you may spot Thor's helmet, Cap's World War II era shield
08:01and the corpse of a Chitauri Leviathan from the Avengers.
08:05I'm bringing the party to you.
08:10There are also a ton of iconic Marvel vehicles.
08:13Cassandra's group of villains have repurposed Red Skull's car from the first Captain America movie,
08:18as well as a Fantasticar, which has yet to appear in any of the Fantastic Four films.
08:23Scattered throughout the wasteland, you can spot a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier,
08:27Peter Quill's ship from Guardians of the Galaxy and a Black Order ship from Infinity War.
08:32Deadpool and Wolverine even use a Sentinel boot to escape Cassandra's forces after their first run-in.
08:37Additionally, the stone carving of Scarlet Witch from Multiverse of Madness
08:41can be seen in the Resistance group's hideout.
08:44You break the rules and become a hero.
08:46I do it and I become the enemy.
08:49That doesn't seem fair.
08:54The movie opens with Deadpool visiting the MCU
08:57and interviewing with Happy Hogan for a chance to join the Avengers.
09:00Around the room are multiple Easter eggs.
09:03Some are obvious, like the keepsake arc reactor from Iron Man
09:06and the prototype Captain America shield from Iron Man 2.
09:09What's this doing here?
09:13That's it.
09:15Bring that to me.
09:16You know what this is?
09:17It's exactly what I need to make this work.
09:19There's also a Forbes magazine featuring Pepper Potts,
09:22the suitcase suit from Iron Man 2
09:24and Coulson's Captain America trading cards from the Avengers.
09:27Guess he never did get you to sign them.
09:31Hmm.
09:33Notably, one shot shows the framed picture of Tony Stark with Peter Parker,
09:38with Peter covered up,
09:39presumably due to licensing issues with Sony.
09:42However, he's covered by an Iron Man mask,
09:46the same mask worn by a young boy in Iron Man 2,
09:49tying in with the now-canon theory that this boy was Peter.
09:53Nice work, kid.
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10:16When Deadpool goes looking for Wolverine replacements,
10:19he visits several different universes.
10:21In addition to the comic-accurate Short King and the Henry Cavill cameo,
10:25many were great nods to the character's storied history,
10:28and none of them was particularly happy to see Deadpool.
10:38The Merc has confrontations with Patch,
10:40an alter-ego for Wolverine undercover.
10:43We also get Old Man Logan
10:45and the one-handed version from the Age of Apocalypse storyline.
10:48Some reference iconic covers,
10:50like the crucified Wolverine of Uncanny X-Men number 251
10:54and one of his many fights against the Hulk in The Incredible Hulk number 340.
10:58This last one in particular causes Deadpool to geek out
11:01over the classic brown and yellow suit,
11:03just like the rest of us.
11:11Did you notice any other great Easter eggs in Deadpool and Wolverine?
11:15Let us know about them in the comments.
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