With 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' Ryan Reynolds could finally end Marvel's superhero slump

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 07:05

Hollywood sign with an image of Deadpool's head covering one of the 'O's — Marvel Studios; Getty Images; Natalie Ammari/BI

"Deadpool & Wolverine" is the only MCU film coming out this year.
The film is already a box office hit, earning $438 million globally in its opening weekend.
The Ryan Reynolds-led franchise could be the key to combatting mounting superhero fatigue.

In an early scene in "Deadpool & Wolverine," Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson/Deadpool accepts an enticing offer to save the "sacred timeline" — aka the perfect, Marvel Cinematic Universe one — and proclaims, "I am Marvel Jesus."