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- Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in "Deadpool & Wolverine," now playing in theaters.
- The third "Deadpool" movie is packed with some expected cameos and a few shockers.
- Some familiar faces from the Marvel Cinematic Universe pop up in the film.
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Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Deadpool & Wolverine."
"" is now playing in theaters, and the Marvel movie is jam-packed with cameos and surprise appearances.
Some celebrity cameos were already teased or spoiled pre-release, but others may come as complete shocks to fans.
"We didn't want any of the cameos or characters to be the story of the movie," director Shawn Levy previously told Entertainment Weekly. "But they are peppered in throughout. There's a lot of characters. The internet is a delight of rumors about the multitude of character cameos that are in this movie. Some rumors are true, some are way off base."
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Here's a guide to every cameo in "Deadpool & Wolverine."
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Jon Favreau reprises his role as Happy Hogan.
Favreau has been playing Tony Stark/Iron Man's (Robert Downey Jr.) right-hand man since the first "Iron Man" was released in 2008. Happy has climbed the ranks, going from Tony's driver to the head of security at Stark Industries.
In a flashback scene in "Deadpool & Wolverine," set in March 2018, Wade Wilson meets with Happy on Earth-616 in the hopes of joining the Avengers. Happy turns him down, but promises to keep an eye on him and wishes him good luck.
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"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star Rob McElhenney has a cameo as a TVA soldier.
Reynolds and McElhenney are close friends and co-owners of the English football team Wrexham AFC. In an episode of their docuseries "Welcome to Wrexham," released in May, Reynolds teased McElhenny's involvement in "Deadpool & Wolverine."
Reynolds said that because of his "busy schedule," he arranged for McElhenny to visit him on the set in London so they could discuss Wrexham business.
"And, yes, I did have to promise him a role in the upcoming 'Deadpool' film," Reynolds added.
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Henry Cavill plays a variant of Wolverine named The Cavillrine.
Cavill, known for previously playing Clark Kent/Superman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), gets to play a different comic-book character in "Deadpool & Wolverine."
Early in the film, Deadpool uses a stolen TemPad from the TVA to travel the multiverse in search of a Wolverine variant who will agree to help save his world. He encounters various versions of the character, including a gruff one named The Cavillrine.
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Chris Evans makes a surprise return as Fantastic Four member Johnny Storm/Human Torch.
Evans previously played the character in two "Fantastic Four" movies released in 2005 and 2007. He went on to become known for playing Avengers member Steve Rogers/Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Deadpool and Wolverine meet Evans' version of Johnny Storm/Human Torch when they're sent to The Void, a metaphysical wasteland where people either die or work for a villain named Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin).
Johnny gets brutally killed by Cassandra's telepathic powers, but he pops up again in the end-credits scene.
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Tyler Mane has a cameo as Sabretooth more than a decade after he played the character in "X-Men."
Leaked photos from the set confirmed Mane's return as the mutant. Fans got their first official look at Mane in character in a "Deadpool & Wolverine" teaser released a few weeks ago.
In the movie, Wolverine and Sabretooth have a brief fight that results in the latter character getting decapitated.
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Jennifer Garner returns as Elektra.
Deadpool and Wolverine team up with four other characters they meet in The Void, one of whom is played by Garner.
The actor played Elektra in the 2003 movie "Daredevil" and reprised the role in a stand-alone 2005 film.
Garner's involvement in "Deadpool & Wolverine" was revealed by The Hollywood Reporter back in July 2023.
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Wesley Snipes reprises his iconic role as Blade.
After being the subject of rumors, Snipes indeed returns as the vampire hunter in "Deadpool & Wolverine."
Snipes even makes a meta-joke about the long-gestating "Blade" reboot starring Mahershala Ali.
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Channing Tatum finally gets to play Gambit after spending years trying to get a stand-alone film made.
Taylor Kitsch played Gambit in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." But before that, Tatum nearly starred as the mutant in "X-Men: The Last Stand." However, Gambit was cut from the movie. Still, Tatum was determined to play Gambit and was even attached to star in a stand-alone movie.
"It got swallowed up into Disney by way of Marvel when they bought Fox, and ultimately I just think that the tone of the movie we wanted to make was very far from what they wanted to do — or, you know, maybe they're waiting to see how they do it with us or without us," Tatum told Vanity Fair in 2023. "We call every once in a while, but we've got to spiritually, emotionally, kind of mentally let it go."
In "Deadpool & Wolverine," Tatum dials up his comedic skills (and his accent work) as part of a team with Elektra and Blade.
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"Logan" actor Dafne Keen reprises her role as Laura/X-23.
Keen played Laura in "Logan," the third stand-alone "Wolverine" film. In "Deadpool & Wolverine," Laura, Elektra, Blade, and Gambit join forces with the titular characters in order to infiltrate Cassandra's lair and escape The Void.
"Loki" star Wunmi Mosaku makes an appearance as Hunter B-15.
Hunter B-15 shows up late in "Deadpool & Wolverine" when she's notified of the unsanctioned use of a time ripper device in Mr. Paradox's (Matthew Macfadyen) sector.
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Blake Lively appears as Ladypool, a female variant of Deadpool.
Lively, who's been married to Reynolds since 2012, has a cameo as one of the many Deadpool variants who escape The Void through a portal and show up in Deadpool's universe.
Three of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's kids have cameos.
Their eldest daughter, James, is credited as a screaming mutant. Meanwhile, Inez, 7, portrays Kidpool and Olin, 1, plays Babypool.
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Matthew McConaughey plays as a variant named Cowboypool.
We don't see his face due to the Deadpool variant's mask, but this marks the Texas-born actor's MCU debut after previously turning down the role of Ego in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."
Nathan Fillion voices another variant named Headpool.
As his name suggests, Headpool is a version of Deadpool who is merely a floating head without a body.
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Wrexham AFC player Paul Mullin has a small role as Welshpool.
The 29-year-old athlete is a striker for Wrexham AFC, a Welsh soccer club.
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