Marvel’s success in bringing back Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine has been seen by Kevin Feige as a “good sign” that other characters could also return.
Spoilers for Deadpool vs. Wolverine ahead (unless you’ve seen the final trailer for the film, which gave away too much).
One of the big things that both Jackman and his co-star Ryan Reynolds wanted to make clear after Deadpool vs. Wolverine was announced was that the final version of Jackman’s previous character, Logan, would not be altered. They knew full well that if Logan was ruined in any way, fans would be extremely upset and the upcoming third sequel would not be well received. The solution? Have the Deadpool vs. Wolverine version of the character come from another universe – no, not from Fox’s X-Men movies, but from an entirely different universe. Or at least, that’s what it looks like based on the final trailer.
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Whether or not this ultimately works for you is something you’ll have to wait and see, but in the eyes of Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, it’s a powerful way to bring the characters back. In an interview discussing the film, Feige talked about how the “key” to bringing characters back in a satisfying way is to respect their legacies, which is important if Marvel is trying to bring back Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark/Iron Man or Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers/Captain America.
“That’s the key, right? How do you do it in a way that preserves what came before and does it great?” Feige said. “You know, we spent over two years figuring this out for Wolverine. So, what’s next? We’ll see. We’re proud, and I think we’ve figured it out for Wolverine. I think the look of Hugh and the starring role are [Deadpool & Wolverine] It’s a good sign that with great care it can be done.”
Personally, I think that even though character deaths and resurrections are common in comics, it’s harder to do that in movies, especially when a lot of moviegoers aren’t used to that kind of storytelling. Steve Rogers and Tony Stark’s stories also had happy endings, so it just feels like a marketing gimmick, even if they did a lot of work to justify it narratively.
You’ll find out soon enough whether Deadpool vs. Wolverine itself narratively justifies bringing Jackman back when it hits theaters on Friday, July 26.
