Film guide · 2024

Deadpool & WolverineComplete Guide

The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.

Released
2024
Runtime
128 min
Set in
Alternate universe / TVA
WORLD BOX OFFICE#25 all-time worldwide$1,338,073,645#8 among Marvel filmsAs of 2026-11-01 · figures being verified

Good to know before watchingNo spoilers

Third in the Deadpool series

It follows Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018), and connects to the MCU.

The TVA and the multiverse

The TVA from Loki appears. Knowing there are many universes helps.

After Logan

In Deadpool's world, Logan died in Logan. This Wolverine comes from a different universe.

Violent and crude

It's rated R (R15+ in Japan), with plenty of gore and crude jokes.

Watch through the credits

There's a moving montage during the credits and a bonus scene at the end.

Character mapSpoilers

Who's who in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), with Deadpool at the center. His world is on the left, the TVA on the right, and the Void below.

Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).

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All characters

About the images

Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).

StorySpoilers

Read the story (spoilers up to the ending)

1. A normal life

Wade has given up being a hero and sells used cars.

2. News from the TVA

Taken to the TVA, Wade learns his world is dying.

3. The worst Wolverine

Wade finds a bitter Wolverine who lost everyone in his world.

4. The Void

Sent to the Void, they meet the woman who rules it and some forgotten heroes.

5. Saving the world

They return to the TVA to stop the machine that would erase their world.

Read the detailed scene-by-scene story

Key terms

The TVA
The Time Variance Authority, which watches over the flow of time, first seen in Loki.
Anchor being
The most important person holding a universe together. When they die, the world slowly fades. In Deadpool's world, it was Logan.
The Void
The wasteland at the end of time where the TVA dumps whatever it erases.
The Time Ripper
A machine that can wipe out an entire universe at once.
TemPad
The TVA's device for traveling through time and between universes.

Confusing parts, explainedSpoilers

Contains spoilers about the ending.

Why is Deadpool's world dying?

Its anchor, Logan, died in Logan. Without its anchor, a world slowly fades away.

Who is this Wolverine?

A Logan from another universe, haunted by failing to save the X-Men in his world.

Who is Cassandra Nova?

Professor X's twin, a powerful telepath whom the TVA banished to the Void, where she now rules.

What was Paradox up to?

A TVA agent who wanted to speed up the end of Deadpool's world with the Time Ripper, to advance his own career.

Easy-to-miss details

The opening dance

After the first fight, Deadpool dances his way through the opening titles to a 1990s pop hit.

Dogpool

A dog dressed like Deadpool whom they meet in the Void.

The yellow suit

This Wolverine wears the classic yellow-and-blue comic costume.

A goodbye to the Fox era

During the credits, behind-the-scenes footage from the Fox Marvel films plays.

The ending and post-creditsSpoilers

After the end credits

During the credits, behind-the-scenes footage from past Fox Marvel films. Post-credits: a bonus scene with Johnny Storm (Chris Evans).

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