Kevin Feige is teasing that Deadpool & Wolverine is “only the start” for mutants throughout the MCU.
On the world premiere of the Marvel Studios movie, Feige informed Marvel Dwell, “It’s only the start. I’ve mentioned that mutants are coming, and all of it begins with this film.”
He continued, “I can’t watch for folks to see what [Deadpool & Wolverine] has in retailer and know that that is the start of mutants lastly, lastly arriving into the MCU.”
twentieth Century Fox held the movie rights for the X-Males characters and because the Disney acquisition, the mutants are actually below the identical umbrella. 5 years because the acquisition, the mutants have been making reference to the characters in a number of the newest releases like Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally and The Marvels.
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Feige was credited as an related producer for the primary X-Males film in 2000 and known as the discharge of Deadpool & Wolverine a full-circle second.
“I used to be there for [X-Men] 1 / 4 century in the past,” Feige mentioned. “That’s fairly exceptional. I had thought that that a part of my movie profession was behind me. These first few X-Males motion pictures are actually essential to me and began me on this journey. However once we began Marvel Studios, we didn’t have the rights. I assumed I’d simply be a fan watching them. And now right here, on the premiere with Hugh [Jackman, who plays Wolverine], it’s exceptional.”
Deadpool & Wolverine opens in theaters on July 26 and Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star within the titled roles. The movie additionally stars Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova and Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox.
Watch Feige within the video beneath.