Did Ryan Reynolds Just Reveal The (Presumably Old) Plot Of ‘Deadpool 3’?
Despite originating at 20th Century Fox before the studio was bought by the Walt Disney Company, theDeadpoolfranchise will continuein the hands of Marvel Studios. We’ve already gotten confirmation thatDeadpool 3is in development, and it will stick with the R-rated, irreverent approach to superhero movies that fans loved so much in the first two installments. However, if a recent post on Twitter fromRyan Reynoldsis to be believed, the merger may have made us miss out on a very different version ofDeadpool 3that would have involvedHugh Jackmanas Wolverine.
Here’s what Ryan Reynolds posted to Twitter today in honor of the Bell Let’s Talk mental health awareness campaign:
It’s critical to have open, honest and healthy discussions around mental health. By retweeting#BellLetsTalkyou can make a difference. In case that’s not enough, before Disney bought Fox, Deadpool 3 was gonna be a road trip between Deadpool and Logan. Rashomon style. For real.
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds)August 02, 2025
For those who don’t know, Bell Let’s Talk is a wide-reaching, multi-year program designed to break the silence and stigma around mental illness and support mental health all across Canada (find out more here). Since Reynolds is proudly Canadian and a passionate supporter of mental health awareness all over the world, he went out of his way to bring attention to the worthy cause. to make sure that the message went a little further, he included that little tidbit aboutDeadpool 3.
“Rashomon-style” refers a method of storytelling wherethe same event is recounted by several characters, but the stories differ in many ways that are impossible to reconcile. Each version of the story is subjective, alternative, and often self-serving, and contradictory, making it difficult to decipher who is telling the most accurate version of the story. The term comes from the short storyRashomon, which was also adapted into an iconic 1950 film of the same name by Akira Kurosawa.
Imagining aDeadpool 3where the Merc with a Mouth is on a road trip with Logan, and we hear (at least) two different versions of the same story sounds like it would have been awesome. Even more surprising is the fact that Hugh Jackman was likely on board to return as Wolverine if this was the plot of the entire movie. Considering the character’s fate inLogan, this probably would have taken place before the events of that movie. Perhaps Logan’s lowly state in that finale film could have been attributed partially to being forced to go on a road trip with Deadpool.
This makes us wonder exactly what kind of road trip that Deadpool and Logan would have to embark upon together. There’s no storyline from Marvel Comics that immediately comes to mind that would spark a road trip, but Deadpool and Wolverine have frequently fought throughout their comic book history. Just the idea of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman being at each other’s throats is worth the price of admission, so they could be on their way to see a Nickelback concert for all we care. Anything would be better than the last time we saw Deadpool and Logan fight each other inX-Men Origins: Wolverine.
We’ll admit that there’s a chance that Ryan Reynolds might be joking about this concept. But it would be weird for him to useDeadpool 3to call attention to a worthy cause if it was merely a lie. After all, he does say “for real” at the end, and we don’t think Ryan Reynolds, an all-around nice Canadian man, would be so bold as to be dishonest when using that phrase. It’s just a shame that we’re not likely to see this idea come to fruition now that the 20th Century FoxX-Menfranchise is done.
