When dead Pool was released in 2016, it played fast and loose with continuity. Featuring a new version of Colossus, played by Stefan Kapičić in place of Daniel Cudmore, the film takes place in the X-Men Universe, or at least one that looks a lot like it.
The waters were even more murky Deadpool 2 when the cast of the prequel (which was then in the 80s or 90s, thanks to X-Men: Apocalypse And Dark Phoenix) has made an appearance these days. Even Deadpool and Wolverine seemed to make things even more confusing by occurring after Loganbut by introducing a Wolverine from another timeline into Wade Wilson’s world.
Trying to make sense of 20th Century Fox nonsense X-Men continuity is almost impossible. Fortunately for Marvel Studios, exploring the multiverse means it’s possible to visit similar worlds that are different if necessary. This is why The wonders featured a comic book-accurate Beast who was still played by Kelsey Grammer.
Logan established that the X-Men no longer exist and that Professor X inadvertently killed them all. If this is the case in Deadpool’s world, it suggests that Earth-10005 is not the same reality that Monica Rambeau has been stuck in.
Regardless, we know that a version of the X-Men will appear in Avengers: Apocalypseconsisting of Professor X, Magneto, Cyclops, Mystique, Gambit, Nightcrawler and Beast. For financial or creative reasons, certain heavyweights are conspicuous by their absence, and we now have a possible explanation for Jean Grey’s absence.
According to @MyTimeToShineH, Jean died in the world where the heroes of Earth-616 travel, explaining why she is not there. Avengers: Apocalypse. If she’s still dead after the events of X2: X-Men United or what has happened since is unclear, but it’s possible she fell to the Doctor Doom-controlled Sentinels we’ve heard so much about.
When we return to the world of the X-Men, they could be on the verge of disappearing, potentially explaining why Professor
We’ll have to wait and see how things develop, but the next Avengers: Apocalypse The trailer – which will revolve around the X-Men – could provide some answers.
Oh, and if you see this image floating around, we hear it’s not real, but you never know…
They just uploaded this image. I’m trying to see if it’s the AI.
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Avengers: Apocalypse officially stars Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd and Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen and Lewis Pullman all star Avengers the franchise makes its film debut.
Fantastic Four: first steps led Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn join them, as do X-Men the franchise stars Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, with Deadpool and WolverineIt’s Channing Tatum. Chris Evans and India Rose Hemsworth are also confirmed to star.
The Russo brothers direct Avengers: Apocalypse based on a screenplay by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Avengers And Captain America franchise. Loki And Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessMichael Waldron of , is also working on the screenplay.
Avengers: Apocalypse is scheduled to be released on December 18, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars expected to arrive on December 17, 2027.
