Deadpool 2 (2018)

Overview

Deadpool 2 (2018) Deadpool 2 is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool. Directed by David Leitch and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, it is a sequel to Deadpool (2016) and the eleventh installment in the X-Men film series. The plot centers on mercenary Wade Wilson (Deadpool), who forms the X-Force team to protect young mutant Russell Collins from the time-traveling cyborg Cable.

Plot

After the tragic death of his girlfriend Vanessa, Deadpool attempts suicide but survives. He is rescued by Colossus, who brings him to the X-Mansion. There Deadpool meets young mutant Russell, who is being hunted by Cable — a cyborg from the future who seeks to kill Russell to prevent a catastrophe. Deadpool decides to protect the boy, assembling the X-Force team, which includes Domino, Bedlam, Shatterstar, and others. After a failed mission in which nearly all X-Force members die, Deadpool and Cable form a temporary truce. Ultimately, Deadpool sacrifices himself to save Russell, but thanks to Cable's time-travel device, he is saved. The film ends with a post-credits scene where Deadpool uses the device to correct past mistakes, including killing the Ryan Reynolds version from Green Lantern.

Cast

• Ryan Reynolds — Wade Wilson / Deadpool
• Josh Brolin — Nathan Summers / Cable
• Morena Baccarin — Vanessa Carlysle
• Julian Dennison — Russell Collins / Firefist
• Zazie Beetz — Domino
• T.J. Miller — Weasel
• Brianna Hildebrand — Negasonic Teenage Warhead
• Stefan Kapičić — Colossus
• Leslie Uggams — Blind Al
• Karan Soni — Dopinder
• Eddie Marsan — The Headmaster
• Terry Crews — Bedlam
• Lewis Tan — Shatterstar
• Bill Skarsgård — Zeitgeist
• Rob Delaney — Peter

Crew

• Director: David Leitch
• Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds (uncredited)
• Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner
• Composer: Tyler Bates
• Cinematographer: Jonathan Sela
• Editors: Dirk Westervelt, Craig Alpert, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
• Studio: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, Maximum Effort
• Distributor: 20th Century Fox

X-Men franchise chronology (main timeline)

• X-Men: First Class (2011) — a prequel about the founding of the team.
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — time travel that reboots the timeline.
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) — battle with an ancient mutant.
• X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) — the story of the Phoenix Force.
• Deadpool (2016) — the first solo film about the mercenary.
• Deadpool 2 (2018) — continuation of Deadpool's adventures.
• Logan (2017) — an alternate future where an aging Wolverine protects a girl.