Matthew Vaughn Says ‘Deadpool 3’ Will ‘Save’ MCU (Exclusive)

While filmmaker Matthew Vaughn is the director of X-Men: First Class, he’s also a genuinely massive fan of the iconic Marvel characters.

And according to Vaughn, the introduction of beloved X-Men Wolverine and Deadpool, played by Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, respectively, is going to essentially save the Marvel Cinematic Universe by giving it a “jolt… back to life.”

“The few snippets that I know about Deadpool vs. Wolverine — or Wolverine vs. Deadpool, I’m sure that argument between Ryan and Hugh is happening as we speak — are unbelievable,” Vaughn told BroBible’s Post Credit Podcast ahead of the release of his new film Argylle.

“That’s going to be the jolt… the Marvel universe is about to have a jolt of them and it’s going to bring that body back to life… I think Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are about to save the whole Marvel universe.”

Vaughn is hoping the platform established by Deadpool 3 will then allow Marvel Studios to tell exciting X-Men stories in the future.

“I’m a genuine fan of the X-Men, all I want is for the movies to be as good as they should be,” he explained.

Vaughn previously directed 2011’s X-Men: First Class, which was a soft reboot of the franchise that cast younger actors in the roles of Professor X (James McAvoy), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), and so on, and is widely considered to be one of the best films in the original X-Men franchise at 20th Century Studios.

His latest film Argylle will be released in movie theaters in the United States on Friday, February 2. The film boasts a star-studded ensemble cast that features the likes of Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson.

You can check out the official trailer for Argylle below.