Deadpool 2: 25 WTF Moments

17. All The Marvel Gags

Deadpool 2 Cable Josh Brolin
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Though there are a few jokes keenly mocking the DCEU, there are far more gags and nods related to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Where to begin? In the Icebox, Wade compares himself to a lower-tier Avenger ("My superpower is just unbridled cancer. Give me a bow and arrow and I'm basically Hawkeye"), calls Cable a "grumpy old f***er with a Winter Soldier arm", dubs Domino (Zazie Beetz) "black Black Widow", draws attention to Josh Brolin's dual casting as Cable and Thanos ("Zip it, Thanos!"), attempts The Hulk's "the sun's getting real low" shtick on Juggernaut, and calls Dopinder "Brown Panther" at the end of the movie.

Impressively, pretty much every MCU reference in the entire movie lands incredibly well without seeming particularly pandering or desperate.

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