Summary
New fan art brings togetherDeadpoolandThanosin a potential crossover movie that introduces a powerful Marvel villain who has been missing from theMCU. Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool is set to join the MCU permanently in Shawn Levy’s upcomingDeadpool & Wolverine. The team-up storyline of Deadpool’s Phase 5 debut could hint at the Merc with a Mouth partnering with other MCU characters in the future. While Levy may want to bring togetherDeadpool and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, Reynolds' antihero might be a better match for an iconic Marvel Studios villain.
Interestingly,Deadpool shares an unusual connection to the Mad Titan, Thanos, in Marvel Comics, so this could be a potential partnership that may be adapted for the MCU. This has been imagined in new fan art shared bysoloauthority, which pits Deadpool and Thanos against each other during their quest for love.
This MCU concept poster imagines Deadpool and Thanos coming together to try to court Death, a formidable Marvel villain who has never been seen in the MCU. Her debut would form the perfect basis for this unexpectedcrossover for the MCU’s Deadpool.
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Death made her first appearance in Marvel Comics back in 1973’sCaptain Marvel #26, introduced as one of the most powerful cosmic entities in the Marvel Universe.Despite her grandeur and longevity, Death hasn’t appeared in person in the MCU, even though she was crucial to several storylines that Marvel Studios has adapted into live-action. Most notably, Death is at the core of Thanos' quest for theInfinity Stones in Marvel Comics, as he sought to eradicate half the universe in an attempt to woo the entity, rather than bring balance to the cosmos.
Deadpool and Death begin to form a romantic bond, which prompts a jealous Thanos to curse Deadpool with immortality.
Thanos' obsession with Death in Marvel Comics has persisted for many decades, which created some hilarious moments when Deadpool began to form a bond with the cosmic entity. After a series of near-death experiences, Deadpool and Death begin to form a romantic bond, which prompts a jealous Thanos to curse Deadpool with immortality, stopping him from seeing his new love interest. This could form the basis of a potential live-action Deadpool and Thanos crossover, especially sinceThanos has recently been rumored to return to the MCU.
A meeting of Deadpool and Thanos in the MCU would also have the added benefit of reuniting Ryan Reynolds with hisDeadpool 2co-star Josh Brolin.Brolin played Cable inDeadpool 2, and was subject to a Thanos-themed joke, so bringing Reynolds and Brolin back together, this time with the latter as Thanos, would be a fantastic twist. While this would create some truly funny moments, bringingDeadpoolandThanoscoming together in live-action might have a more dire impact on the MCU, as Death could be just around the corner.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount’s Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.
