The film editors discuss the creation of Channing Tatum’s last Gambit sequence in Deadpool & Wolverine and the reasons it wasn’t included in the theatrical version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe picture. Deadpool & Wolverine was Marvel Studios’ sole theatrical release for 2024, but that didn’t stop it from being a huge box office success and a creative triumph for the studio. In addition to the numerous appearances and Deadpool & Wolverine Easter eggs/references, the Shawn Levy-directed movie fulfilled a long-standing casting choice by giving Channing Tatum the opportunity to play Gambit in a live-action role. Dean Zimmerman and Shane Reid, the editors of Deadpool & Wolverine, were recently interviewed by Screen Rant on their efforts on the huge Phase 5 film. The following was disclosed by Reid in response to a query about why Gambit’s actual conclusion in Deadpool & Wolverine was left out of the theatrical cut:
Shane Reid: The Legacy reel was a really significant step in the process and provided a rhythm to the end credit sequence that we had. We really created it during our strike, and it served as a sentiment to end the movie. From there, we knew that we had a fantastic mic-drop-coda with Johnny Storm that would bring the whole thing to a close. The Gambit Sparkle Circle, in my opinion, seems like a classic Marvel finale, and I believe that these filmmakers were always attempting to sort of defy the audience’s expectations in that regard. Thus, we had this amazing piece that came and went. Because of Ryan’s genius and his grasp of social media and marketing, they had other ideas about how to use that kind of content and how to release it to pique viewers’ interest while simultaneously giving them a Deadpool movie that, at its core, feels like a Deadpool movie and why it ended the way it did.
It makes a lot of sense that Gambit’s escape from the Void was not included in the theatrical version, given the numerous Deadpool and Wolverine cameos as well as the larger plot between Wade Wilson and Logan. First of all, Deadpool & Wolverine was a huge celebration of the Fox-Marvel film period as well as a way to recruit Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman into the MCU. It felt more special and distinctive to use the credits to look back at productions that came out of 20th Century Fox’s tenure with their own Marvel characters. It’s also important to keep in mind that Wade was the main focus of the Deadpool & Wolverine post-credits sequence, despite Evans’ Johnny Storm getting to give one of the most outrageous tirades in an MCU movie ever. Despite the hilarity, Deadpool is still the last character to complete his own film, and this episode completes his trilogy. The cameo idea has occasionally taken an extreme turn in this genre, but Deadpool & Wolverine managed to stay clear of that. This includes the choice to not having a character that made their debut in this narrative be the last thing viewers see in the movie.
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