10 Perfect Marvel Characters For Ryan Reynolds’ New Deadpool & X-Men MCU Team-Up Movie

ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and the X-Men should meet soon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and there are quite a few mutants who would be perfect for the planned team-up movie. Ryan Reynolds’ ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool trilogy had the character interact with a few mutants, but the Merc With a Mouth still has to meet most of the biggest mutants from Marvel Comics. While a ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine sequel will not be the place for that, a new project could be.

Ryan Reynolds is writing a ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and X-Men team-up movie. The project will reportedly feature three or four X-Men characters, with ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool playing a supporting role instead of leading the film, something Reynolds wants to be the character’s role in future MCU movies. Since the script is still in the early stages, no characters have been confirmed for the project. However, there are some X-Men characters who would be perfect for it, fitting ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool’s humor, violent tone, and more.

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Josh Brolin’s Cable

Appeared In ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 2

Cable and ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool have had countless adventures in the comics. The two were once set to be part of the same team in live-action. After debuting in ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 2, Josh Brolin’s Cable would have teamed up with Reynolds’ ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool again in an X-Force movie. However, the project never got made, and Reynolds’ new Marvel movie could be it.

An X-Force movie would suit the description of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and X-Men team-up film that Reynolds is writing. Cable’s inclusion would allow Marvel Studios to explore some of the funniest jokes from Fox’s ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool films. That is due to how the MCU’s Thanos actor would be playing Cable now within the franchise, opening the door for a treasure trove of jokes.

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Zazie Beetz’s Domino

Appeared In ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 2

Like Brolin’s Cable, Zazie Beetz’s Domino is another character who debuted in ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 2 and could have teamed up with Reynolds’ ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool again in the scrapped X-Force movie. Domino’s luck-based powers make her perfect for ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool’s comedic tone. With more mutants to bounce off her, Domino could have a lot of fun interactions.

Bringing back both characters would allow Marvel to later use them in the MCU’s X-Men reboot plans.

Many fans were upset that Domino and Cable were not in ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine after their exciting debut in ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 2. Bringing back both characters would allow Marvel to later use them in the MCU’s X-Men reboot plans. Domino’s sarcastic brand of humor would add to ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool’s outlandish comedic style in the team-up film.

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Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine

Appeared In Fox’s X-Men Franchise, The Wolverine Trilogy, ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine

If Ryan Reynolds’ ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool is coming back for another MCU movie, then that likely means Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine will be by his side. After all, ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time with $1.3 billion (via Box Office Mojo). The MCU movie’s success makes it easy to see how Marvel would want to pair the characters up again.

ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine ended with Jackman’s Wolverine having dinner with ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and his friends back in the mutant’s universe. They are now good friends, and it would be confusing not to have them together in the MCU movie Reynolds is writing, as they were last seen together and ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and Wolverine have impeccable chemistry.

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Dafne Keen’s X-23

Appeared In Logan And ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine

Like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, Dafne Keen’s X-23 was also last seen alongside Reynolds’ ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool. The way ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine ended with all three characters together and Reynolds is now writing a team-up film that will feature ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and three or four X-Men characters makes it seem like the trio will be back.

Keen has commented on multiple interviews about how she wants to continue as Laura in the MCU. At 20, Keen is quite young, making her perfect for the MCU’s X-Men plans. She could realistically stay in the franchise, playing X-23 for at least the next decade. While Marvel Studios’ X-Men movie does not come around, a team-up project with ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and possibly Jackman’s Wolverine would be perfect for X-23.

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Channing Tatum’s Gambit

Appeared In ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine

Continuing on the topic of ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine, Channing Tatum’s Gambit completely stole every scene he was in. The MCU movie finally allowed the actor to play Remy LeBeau, a decade after he was initially cast for the Gambit solo film that was never made. Tatum’s Gambit was so well-received that he is already back.

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Tatum was announced as one of the many X-Men actors to appear in Avengers: Doomsday. With Marvel Studios having plans for the character and Reynolds being the one to make Tatum’s Gambit dreams a reality, it would make sense for the ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool actor to include him in the X-Men and ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool team-up film. Gambit’s humor and powers fit ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool’s tone.

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James Marsden’s Cyclops

Appeared In Fox’s X-Men Franchise

Like Channing Tatum, James Marsden is one of the confirmed X-Men actors to appear in Avengers: Doomsday. Reynolds’ X-Men and ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool team-up movie could be one of the projects to redeem the hero. While Marsden was great as Scott Summers in Fox’s X-Men movies, his role was reduced with each movie to let Jackman’s Wolverine stand out more.

X-Men Movies In Release Order
X-Men (2000)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
The Wolverine (2013)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Logan (2017)
ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 2 (2018)
Dark Phoenix (2019)
The New Mutants (2020)
ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine (2024)

Now that the actor is back as Cyclops, the MCU could make the most of his return. Cyclops’ more serious personality would make him a great character for Reynolds’ chatty ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool to pair up with, much like how ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and Wolverine’s dynamic worked. The new movie could even feature Cyclops and Wolverine, but give Marsden the bigger role, changing the mutants’ X-Men movie dynamic.

4

Stefan Kapičić’s Colossus

Appeared In The ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool Trilogy

Colossus is the X-Men character with the biggest role in Fox’s ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool movies. He is a good person and a true hero, being in many ways the moving force for ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool to change his mind about being on a team. ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine only gave the ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool franchise characters a small role.

The ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & X-Men team-up movie could fix that. Based on their established dynamic and friendship, Colossus would easily fit into the project. The character was shown to be somewhat socially awkward, so putting Colossus in a team movie could lead to interesting situations. It would be great to see Colossus with other X-Men again on the big screen.

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Henry Cavill’s Cavillrine

Appeared In ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine

ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine had many surprise appearances. One of the biggest of them was that of former Superman actor Henry Cavill, who played a Wolverine variant. That has led to many fans wanting Cavill to be cast as the MCU’s version of Wolverine, given how Jackman is likely too old to play Logan for another decade.

Henry Cavill previously said he would also be open to playing Captain Britain in the MCU.

Cavill’s appearance as Wolverine in Reynolds’ ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and X-Men team-up movie could lead to that, with the character staying on Earth-616 alongside Wade Wilson by the end of the film. If the Cavillrine is only a multiverse version of the character, then bringing in the DC star for at least one major adventure would be exciting, and it could put Cavill and Jackman’s Wolverines in the same team.

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Rogue

Appeared In Fox’s X-Men Franchise

Rogue has a history with ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool in the comics, as the two have a beloved relationship. The character also has ties to Gambit, who is her most famous love interest. As such, it is entirely possible that Reynolds’ ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and X-Men team-up movie could feature a romantic triangle between ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool, Tatum’s Gambit, and Rogue.

The version of Rogue the movie could use might be limited to a multiverse version of the character or the MCU’s Rogue. That is because Anna Paquin, who played Rogue in Fox’s X-Men movies, is dealing with health issues and thus could be against taking on a physically demanding role. The Rogue from the universe Tatum’s Gambit comes from would be perfect for the MCU movie.

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Kitty Pryde

Appeared In Fox’s X-Men Franchise

Kitty Pryde has the potential to be the X-Men’s version of Spider-Man in the MCU. Like Peter Parker, Kitty is also a young mutant with a strong personality and a love for cracking jokes and impactful one-liners. She lives life in a fun-loving way and thus could help establish the X-Men through her eyes.

To that goal, introducing the MCU’s Kitty Pryde in the ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and X-Men team-up movie could help get the fans behind her as she interacts with Reynolds’ fan-favorite hero. Kitty Pryde and ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool’s humor would be a perfect match. Kitty’s intangibility powers would look great onscreen and could lead to fun scenarios in the ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and X-Men movie, making her perfect for it.

X-Men

The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.

Movie(s): X-Men (2000), X2, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool (2016), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Logan (2017), ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 2 (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019), The New Mutants, ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine (2024)