How To Watch All Deadpool Movies In Order

With Deadpool & Wolverine on the horizon, many will wish to start a rewatch of the Deadpool franchise; here is how to watch every film centered around Wade Wilson in order of release. The release date of Deadpool 3 is set for July 2024, finally bringing the Merc with a Mouth to the MCU. This has naturally caused much excitement that was only furthered with the release of Deadpool 3‘s trailer and the official confirmation of the title as Deadpool & Wolverine.

As one of the more anticipated upcoming movies on Marvel’s release list, Deadpool & Wolverine is causing many to re-familiarize themselves with the Deadpool franchise. While the three movies that make up the core trilogy are counted among the main appearances of Wade Wilson in live-action, several other projects have included the character. With that in mind, it will be useful for audiences to know how to watch the Deadpool franchise in order before Deadpool & Wolverine hopefully becomes one of the MCU’s best-ranked movies.

All Deadpool Movies In Order

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

The much-maligned live-action debut of Deadpool alongside Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.

Deadpool’s first live-action appearance came in 2009 as part of X-Men Origins: Wolverine‘s ensemble cast. Played by Ryan Reynolds, the character was undoubtedly one of the worst aspects of the already-poor film due to the changes made from the comics. Not only did X-Men Origins: Wolverine sew the mouth of the so-called Merc with a Mouth shut – thus removing a major element of the comic book character – but it also provided Deadpool with needless powers of other mutants.

From the laser-beam eyes of Cyclops to the teleportation powers of John Wraith and the retractable swords of Wolverine, Deadpool’s character was drastically altered. These elements, combined with the lack of Deadpool’s iconic suit, saw his appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine endlessly criticized. This appearance has since become a laughingstock for Reynolds as well, with the self-referential humor of Deadpool 2 reflecting this. Regardless of the poor characterization, X-Men Origins: Wolverine was still the first live-action project to feature Deadpool.

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Deadpool (2016)

Ryan Reynolds vowed to fix the issues with X-Men Origins in a rebooted movie.

After the overwhelmingly poor reception of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the character of Deadpool faced cinematic limbo for seven years until the release of 2016’s Deadpool. This film was once again set in the 20th Century Fox X-Men franchise, only with a fresh take on the character. Reverting all of the mistakes of X-Men Origins, Deadpool depicted the character in all his meta, self-referential, foul-mouthed glory. The film was immensely popular and more than made up for the misgivings of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, kickstarting the trilogy that will fittingly conclude with Deadpool & Wolverine.

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No Good Deed (2017)

A hilarious short film that exhibits the best of Deadpool’s character.

Part Deadpool sequel and part Deadpool 2 teaser, the No Good Deed short film is a hilariously meta exhibition of Deadpool’s strengths as a character. Showing Deadpool striving to save an old man being mugged, No Good Deed introduces one of Wade Wilson’s greatest live-action villains: a phone booth. The film humorously shows Wade trying and failing to put on his Deadpool costume to save the old man, taking over a minute to do so in the confined spaces of a phone booth.

As John Williams’ Superman theme dramatically accompanies the costume change, Deadpool eventually succeeds in his long battle and rushes to the old man’s aid. In true Deadpool fashion, he fails to save the old man’s life and instead lies beside his dead body, criticizing phone booths and Wolverine while eating the man’s ice cream. This short film perfectly symbolizes everything that works about Deadpool, from the meta-humor to the darkly hilarious storyline.

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Deadpool 2 (2018)

The sequel to 2016’s highly-successful first movie.

With Deadpool successfully rebooting the character, a sequel was never far behind. Only two years later, Deadpool 2 was released and essentially repeated what made the first so great. The same bloody-yet-stylish action, irreverent humor, meta references, and emotional core was found in Deadpool 2, with other Marvel Comics characters like Domino and Cable adding to the fun. The film was completed by some of the best post-credit scenes of all time which de-canonized X-Men Origins: Wolverine, saved the characters’ lives set to appear in Deadpool & Wolverine, and poked fun at Ryan Reynolds’ other superhero effort, Green Lantern.

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Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)

A recut of Deadpool 2 to fit a PG-13 rating.

In December 2018, a recut of Deadpool 2 titled Once Upon a Deadpool was released in theaters. The film served as a way to make Deadpool 2 appeal to a wider audience by becoming more family-friendly, with scenes being cut, added, and reworked to fit a PG-13 rating rather than the original film’s R-rating. The film parodied The Princess Bride by having Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool read the watered-down version of the story to Fred Savage, as is the case in the former movie.

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Deadpool and Korg React (2021)

Deadpool’s first small step into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is taken.

After Disney acquired the rights to 20th Century Fox in 2019, 2021 saw Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi team up for Deadpool and Korg React, the first step for the former character into the MCU. As a promotional video for Free Guy, starring both actors and directed by Deadpool & Wolverine filmmaker Shawn Levy, the short film saw the titular characters reacting to Free Guy’s trailer. Deadpool remarks on his resemblance to Ryan Reynolds while asking Korg what he thinks of Taika Waititi, retaining the self-referential humor of the franchise.

Toward the end of Deadpool and Korg, the former asks the latter about his chances of joining the MCU. Korg then tells Deadpool to await an email from Marvel Studios, setting up the future involvement of X-Men characters in the MCU. As is now known, this was a direct tease at Deadpool & Wolverine, the character’s giant leap into the franchise.

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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

The third mainline Deadpool movie and the character’s true introduction to the MCU.

The final movie in the Deadpool trilogy will be Deadpool & Wolverine. Set for release in July 2024, the film will mark Deadpool’s official transition into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As hinted at by the beginning of Deadpool & Wolverine‘s first trailer, the film will take place shortly after Deadpool 2. Wade celebrates with his friends from X-Force and Vanessa, all of whom he used time-travel to save at the end of Deadpool 2. However, Wade’s happiness is short-lived when the TVA arrives to recruit Deadpool, involving him in the MCU multiverse and pitting him against several new villains.

One of the earliest confirmed elements of Deadpool 3‘s story was the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. The character will don his iconic yellow-and-blue suit from Marvel Comics and embark on the journey alongside Deadpool. Set to include major MCU elements like the TVA itself, the Void from Loki, and other Fox X-Men characters like Pyro as seen in the trailer, Deadpool & Wolverine will blend both franchises in a climactic film in the trilogy. The Deadpool franchise will not stop with Deadpool & Wolverine, with the movie set to be vital to the future of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga.