Why Deadpool And Wolverine Is Not Called Deadpool 3

A third Deadpool movie is coming this July (check out our latest trailer breakdown), but it's called Deadpool and Wolverine and not Deadpool 3. Why is that? Director Shawn Levy told ScreenRant that Deadpool and Wolverine is different enough from the first two films to stand apart as its own thing. Instead of being just another Deadpool movie, it's a "two-hander" that features two main characters.

"As far as crafting the Deadpool and Wolverine story, I just felt privileged every day because you're talking about two massive movie stars in their most iconic roles," Levy said. "It also gave me an opportunity. It's the third Deadpool movie, but it's not Deadpool 3. It's a different thing that's very much Deadpool and Wolverine. And it's not trying to copycat anything from the first two movies. They were awesome, but this is a two-hander character adventure."

Levy also teased that early screenings of Deadpool and Wolverine have been "extremely, extremely promising." He said the filmmaking team, in addition to getting positive feedback on what they made, learned more about areas where the editors could "tighten" and places where the pacing could slow down to help provide for a "more durable character moment."

Deadpool and Wolverine is the first new Deadpool movie since Disney acquired the franchise. Fans worried that Disney would make Deadpool family friendly needn't worry, as Deadpool and Wolverine is rated R and contains what could be the first utterance of the "pegging" in Disney movie history. Deadpool and Wolverine will also have a crude popcorn bucket.