--- title: What's Riding on Deadpool and Wolverine description: Why the stakes are high for the MCU going into Deadpool and Wolverine's opening weekend canonical: https://time.com/6999690/deadpool-and-wolverine-mcu-opening-weekend/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-07-25T13:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:52:11.881Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: What's Riding on Deadpool and Wolverine og:description: Why the stakes are high for the MCU going into Deadpool and Wolverine's opening weekend og:url: https://time.com/6999690/deadpool-and-wolverine-mcu-opening-weekend/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1f868e992eb2c2a/698a58d29862f5284b895eb4/deadpool-and-wolverine-ryan-reynolds.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: deadpool-and-wolverine-ryan-reynolds og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What's Riding on Deadpool and Wolverine twitter:description: Why the stakes are high for the MCU going into Deadpool and Wolverine's opening weekend twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1f868e992eb2c2a/698a58d29862f5284b895eb4/deadpool-and-wolverine-ryan-reynolds.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # What's Riding on _Deadpool & Wolverine_ > Sponsored content. 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Deadpool and Wolverine are both beloved characters, after all, and it's the only movie Marvel Studios is releasing in theaters this year. That's quite the strategy pivot for a studio that was putting three movies in cinemas every year. But Marvel Studios has recently hit a slump critically and commercially. Fans complained about the overwhelming stream of content on streaming service Disney+. Last year,superheroes lost out at the box office to [a doll](https://time.com/6289864/barbie-time-cover-story/), [a plumber](https://time.com/6271391/super-mario-bros-movie-set-records-internet/), and even [a physicist](https://time.com/collection/time100-leadership-series/6589108/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-oscars-interview/). That state of affairs would have seemed impossible just a few years ago when Marvel movies topped the box office year after year. So Marvel Studios is rethinking its path forward. And all eyes are on _Deadpool & Wolverine_, its first R-rated movie, to see whether the MCU can venture into new territory while doubling down on two of the most popular characters in comic books. Here's what you need to know about why the stakes are so high going into _Deadpool & Wolverine'_s opening weekend. **Read More:** [_How Marvel Lost Its Way_](https://time.com/6319815/marvel-cinematic-universe-future/) ## Can Marvel get its groove back?  Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man Courtesy of Marvel Studios Ever since _Avengers: Endgame_ wrapped up the decade-long Infinity Saga, Marvel Studios has struggled to plot its future. Though [_Spider-Man: No Way Home_](https://time.com/6128276/spider-man-no-way-home-future/) proved a big ol' hit, the movie also seemingly concluded the story of one of Marvel's most beloved characters, Peter Parker. [_Eternals_](https://time.com/6112817/eternals-post-credits-scenes/) flopped, [_Black Widow_](https://time.com/6077666/black-widow-scarlett-johansson/) was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming because of the pandemic, and [_Thor: Love and Thunder_](https://time.com/6193966/thor-love-and-thunder-marvel-cinematic-universe-future/) came and went without much thunder at all. Disappointing critical reception and box office returns for both [_Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania_](https://time.com/6256169/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-end-credits-kang-victor-timely-rama-tut/) and [_The Marvels_](https://time.com/6333664/the-marvels-ending-explained/) in 2023—along with the endless assault of mediocre-to-outright bad television shows on Disney+—stoked debate over whether Marvel had lost its way. Meanwhile it's been five (five!) years since a _Blade_ movie starring Mahershala Ali was announced, and two directors have already left the project. _Captain America: Brave New World_ has been plagued by delays related to the writers' strike, though it's now slated for 2025. And that's all before Jonathan Majors, who was set to play the Thanos-level big bad in the future Marvel films, was [found guilty of two counts of assault](https://time.com/6343599/jonathan-majors-trial-takeaways/). Disney dropped from its lineup. A movie named after his character, _Kang Dynasty_, has presumably been scuttled. The studio is nowforced to completely rethink several years of storytelling. In short, Marvel, which at one point in time couldn't generate a flop, keeps misfiring. The CGI hastaken a precipitous downturn in quality. So have the stories. Fan favorites like Captain America and Iron Man are gone with few compelling alternatives. There are too many characters to keep track of—and too few to care about. _Deadpool & Wolverine_ probably won't serve as a North Star for the future of the MCU, even if it winds up the highest grossing movie of the year. It is, after all, Marvel Studios' first R-rated movie. Marvel is poised to make some big announcements about its future at San Diego Comic Con and Disney's fan conference, D23, this summer. But a major showing at the box office from the third _Deadpool_ movie would at least prove that Marvel is still capable. ## Can the MCU's X-Men reboot succeed?  Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine Disney When Disney and 21st Century Fox merged in 2019, Marvel Studios (which is owned by Disney) suddenly found several new toys in its sandbox. Fox had owned the rights to both The Fantastic Four and the X-Men. Though it took several years to get treatments of those characters off the ground, Marvel Studios is finally bringing these beloved comic book characters into the fold. Both franchises have had a checkered past with Fox. The first two _Fantastic Four_ movies starring Chris Evans have been largely forgotten. And the reboot starring the impressive cast of Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell was a [historic disaster.](https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/jamie-bell-fantastic-four-reboot-disaster-1234720888/) The initial X-Men movies starring Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and Ian McKellen and the prequels featuring Jackman (again), James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence hit and missed at different moments. But the box office bomb [_X-Men: Dark Phoenix_](https://time.com/5601749/dark-phoenix-x-men-the-last-stand-comparison/) left a sour note in audiences' mouths. Marvel Studios has already cast its new 1960s-set _Fantastic Four_ movie with Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby. As for the X-Men,_Variety_ reported that screenwriter Michael Lesslie, who penned [_The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes_](https://time.com/6336296/ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-hunger-games-what-to-know/)_,_ is in talks to write a new _X-Men_ movie for Marvel Studios. It's unclear whether Deadpool or Wolverine will appear in that X-Men movie—or whether the two films have more than a casual relationship to one another. But _Deadpool & Wolverine_ will certainly serve as a proof of concept that the X-Men can still draw audiences to theaters. ## Is superhero fatigue real?  (L-R): Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, and Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in Marvel Studios' THE MARVELS. Photo by Laura Radford. © 2023 MARVEL. For the first time in recent memory, the top three movies at the 2023 box office contained no superheroes. The success of _Barbie_, _Super Mario Bros._, and _Oppenheimer_ last year,paired with the underperformaning _Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania_, _The Marvels_, _The Flash_, and _Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom_ lent itself to the narrative that audiences were done with superheroes. Or, at least, they **w**ere done running to the theater _en masse_ ready to watch whatever DC or Marvel had on offer. _Deadpool & Wolverine_ director Sean Levy has been quick to shut down chatter about superhero fatigue. While agreeing "Marvel had some misses," he [told _Entertainment Weekly_](https://ew.com/deadpool-and-wolverine-cover-story-cameos-future-marvel-mutants-ryan-reynolds-hugh-jackman-8672079)that "people are way too quick to declare the last rites of the superhero genre. I don't buy into that fatigue narrative." If _Deadpool & Wolverine_ rises to the top of the box office heap—with an R-rating no less—the movie will all but banish the notion that superheroes are dead. And if anyone can coax fans back to theaters it's these two particularly popular characters. 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