In a recent interview with IndieWire, Deadpool & Wolverine co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that an early version of the script included a scene where Deadpool would have faced off with the entire Avengers team. The idea was to have Deadpool, played by Ryan Reynolds, enter a room full of Avengers and then proceed to verbally attack each one in his signature irreverent style.
Wernick described the concept as “a version of what you saw in the sense that [Deadpool] rejected Wade,” but on a much larger scale, with the entire Avengers lineup present. The scene would have featured Deadpool confronting the superheroes, dressing them down in a way only Deadpool could. One of the standout jokes planned for the scene involved Deadpool attempting to lift Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, with a humorous twist where Peter, the ordinary member of X-Force from Deadpool 2, casually picks up the hammer in the background.
Reese explained that while the scene was never fully written into screenplay pages, it was pitched as an idea early in the development process. However, the logistical challenges of coordinating the schedules of so many high-profile actors, combined with the potential costs, made the scene impractical to produce. “It would’ve been impossible,” Reese admitted. “That’s sort of like the ‘We Are the World’ documentary where they tried to get Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, and Michael Jackson all together at once. Impossible.”
The writers ultimately decided to scale back their ambitions, focusing instead on the characters that could realistically be included. The idea of Deadpool confronting the Avengers remains an intriguing “what if” scenario.
