Shawn Levy, director of Deadpool & Wolverinerecently revealed that a totally crazy easter egg related to 20th Century Fox had been considered, but ultimately not chosen. A connection that would have been totally mind-blowing:
Deadpool & Wolverine : huge success
Released on July 24, Deadpool & Wolverine proved to be a huge success for Marvel Studios. Directed by Shawn Levythe feature film grossed more than $1.3 billion of box office revenue. An impressive score especially for a film to classify. The feature film is also the R-rated film that brought in the most money in the history of the box office.
A success which can also be explained by the nature of the film. Deadpool & Wolverine is a feature film that pays homage to the films and characters of the late 20th Century Fox. As a reminder, the famous studio was bought by Disney a few years ago. Shawn Levy took advantage of this merger to bring back many characters from another time. The opportunity to meet famous figures from franchises like X-Men, Blade or Fantastic Four.
A crazy easter egg!
In addition to this homage to Fox's Marvel characters, Deadpool & Wolverine could have contained other easter eggs for other 20th Century Fox films. As a reminder, most easter eggs for Fox take place in The Void, a desolate place where all hasbeen figures are sent to languish for eternity. A vast and inhospitable world first introduced in the series Loki. A world full of easter eggs started with Fox logo itself which failed in The Void.
According to Shawn Levy, another major easter egg related to Fox almost appeared in the film. This is the ship Titanic, who could actually have been in Deadpool & Wolverine. In any case, this is what the director declared at the microphone of Entertainment Weekly :
We were going to put the Titanic on. There are easter eggs centered on Fox. I think the Nakatomi Tower from Die Hard is in the movie too. As well as the CN Tower.
Levy also responded to a rumor started by fans. The latter thought they saw a ship from the film Master & Commander (2003) with Russel Crowe. The director of Deadpool & Wolverine wanted to debunk this rumor:
No it was a generic ship. We just changed the color and made custom sails. It's just a Deadpool & Wolverine ship.
The Titanic would therefore have been an incredible easter egg. A fight between Deadpool and Wolverine on the ship James Cameron would have been an unforgettable sequence. As for Nakatomi Plaza, personally, we didn't spot it. And you ?
