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The Hollywood star, who was offered a role in the film by long-time pal Ryan Reynolds, jumped at the chance to reprise his Fantastic Four alter ego Johnny Storm, nearly two decades after first embodying the hotshot.
Chris told PEOPLE with enthusiasm, "Ryan was like, 'Listen, if we need cue cards ...' and I was like, 'Cue cards?
Memorised." The Captain America actor was giddy about the opportunity, sharing, "It was a couple years ago and I got a text from Ryan, we're buddies.
It was also hinted that he was involved in a throuple with Jean Grey and Cyclops.
Some people were not unhappy with the jokes themselves, but with the fact that the movie included so many gay jabs but didn't actually feature Deadpool and Wolverine getting together in the end.
'It really rubbed me the wrong way that Deadpool referred to gay people as "the gays" in the new movie as if he isn't queer himself,' someone else said.
'I hate how his queerness is only ever played as a joke and never once sincerely.'
'Had a discussion today with a rando about Deadpool's sexuality - I thought it would be interesting if it was an actual plot element instead of a comedic crutch in the new one,' another tweet read.
While promoting the movie, Marvel released a series of posters that seemed to hint that Deadpool and Wolverine would become romantically involved
One featured their hands forming a heart together with the letters 'D + W' etched in the background, similar to what lovers carve into a tree.
He gave me a great cameo in [2021 film] 'Free Guy' already, and I just trust him completely. Other divisive 'gay jokes' centre around anal sex and erections, while some critics have accused the movie of queerbaiting.
Deadpool, the Marvel superhero known for his pansexuality, has had his queerness delved into deeply within the comic book pages.
I'm showing up off-book. He just said, 'Listen, if you don't like this idea, no worries whatsoever. In the comics, he’s pansexual—a fact Marvel has occasionally explored.
Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman, has never been explicitly defined in terms of sexual orientation in the main Marvel Universe.
However, Marvel’s marketing for this film hinted at a romantic angle between Deadpool and Wolverine.
Posters depicted their hands forming a heart with “D + W” inscribed, echoing classic love symbols.
Another poster featured Deadpool tracing Wolverine’s claws suggestively, while a third showed them slow dancing, reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast.
These promotional materials led many to expect a deeper exploration of their relationship on-screen.
In the comics, Deadpool’s pansexuality is established, and Wolverine’s sexuality has been subtly explored in alternate universes and storylines involving throuples with Jean Grey and Cyclops.
Despite this, the film failed to deliver a substantial romantic narrative between the two characters, focusing instead on humor.
The film’s treatment of Deadpool’s sexuality as a running gag rather than a serious plot element has left some viewers feeling shortchanged.
“It really rubbed me the wrong way that Deadpool referred to gay people as ‘the gays’ as if he isn’t queer himself,” one critic said.
Another viewer echoed this sentiment, “I hate how his queerness is only ever played as a joke and never once sincerely.”
Some felt that the film’s humorous approach to queerness was disingenuous, particularly when it failed to substantiate the romantic hints teased in the marketing.
A reviewer from The Guardian accused Marvel of “queerbaiting,” criticizing the film for making pansexuality a superficial plot device rather than a genuine element.
“The film’s prudence on this front does, however, underline the queerbaiting cynicism of its marketing,” The Guardian review read.
The review slammed the film for treating same-sex attraction as “little more than a gag.”
“The possibility of the two characters having sex is such an extreme possibility that it falls in the realm of promotional satire,” it continued.
Digital Spy also took aim at the movie, accusing it of turning allusions to the characters’ sexualities into a “tedious, homophobic joke.”
“It’s extremely ‘90s, this notion that men loving other men is a punchline,” the review said.
**The Fans Weigh In: Divided Opinions**
Despite the backlash, some fans have defended the film, arguing that the jokes were meant to be light-hearted.
“There’s a lot of jokes sure, but they aren’t making fun of gay people or the subject matter,” one supporter argued.
Another added, “I thought they were funny because it never felt like they were mocking Deadpool for being gay.
It was fun to shoot, fun to watch, all of it."
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The internet is divided over the 'constant gay jokes' in Deadpool & Wolverine - with some people branding them as 'relentless and annoying' and others coming to the film's defense
The Marvel movie hit theaters on Friday, and it raked in a whopping $211 million at the box office in its first weekend
'Me when Deadpool makes the fifth joke in a row where the punchline is "being gay,"' added another user along with a GIF that featured someone drinking bleach.
I'm going to enjoy every second of this.
'The film's prudence on this front does, however, underline the queerbaiting cynicism of its marketing – which places significantly more emphasis on Deadpool's sexuality than the finished product ever does.'
The outlet slammed the movie for treating 'same-sex attraction' as 'little more than a gag.'
'The possibility of the two characters having sex is such an extreme possibility that it falls in the realm of promotional satire – hilarious to joke about, too shocking to contemplate,' it continued.
'It's a taunting akin to juvenile schoolyard homophobia, scarcely remedied by Deadpool himself being queer-identified.'
Digital Spy also bashed the movie for 'alluding' to the characters' sexualities in its posters, only to turn it into a 'joke.'
'Allusions to [their sexualities] in the marketing just amounted to a joke.
Another showed them slow dancing
They also sold a popcorn bucket that featured Wolverine's mouth open wide in a very provocative pose
In the Marvel comics, Deadpool is depicted as pansexual; Wolverine's sexuality isn't revealed but it's hinted that he was involved in a throuple with Jean Grey and Cyclops
One reviewer for The Guardian even accused Marvel of 'queerbaiting' in its marketing.
'That the film's pansexual insinuations go no further is neither surprising nor particularly detrimental to its joyless functionality as multiplex fodder,' the publications review read.