Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.
A newly released piece of Deadpool & Wolverine concept art reveals a “Wolverinepool” variant that didn’t make it into the movie.
David Masson, a senior concept artist on Deadpool & Wolverine, gave his Instagram followers a look at a design for a variant that would have been a visual mash-up of the movie’s two titular characters. The artwork of the aptly titled Wolverinepool variant shows a figure dressed in Deadpool’s signature red-and-black suit, sporting Wolverine’s long claws and iconic winged mask (though not in its classic colors).
“Starting off with Wolverinepool! Or Wolverpool, Deadverine?” Masson wrote, having promised to share a look at some unused concept art. “One of the variants that didn’t make the cut unfortunately. Costume designer @mayesrubeo ❤️💛 More coming!”
The Wolverinepool design may look familiar, and that’s because the character has appeared in Marvel comics, starting in 2007 with Cable & Deadpool #46, which saw Wade Wilson bond with Adamantium through the Weapon X program.
While Wolverinepool didn’t get to make a Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, Deadpool & Wolverine was not short on characters and cameos. The movie features multiple Wolverines played by Hugh Jackman, except for one: The Cavillrine, brought to life by – you guessed it – Henry Cavill, who jumped at the chance to star in the film.
The climax of Deadpool & Wolverine also features over 100 Deadpool variants of all different shapes and sizes, including Cowboy Deadpool, Lady Deadpool, and Dancepool, played by dancer-choreographer Nick Pauley, who gave a body-popping performance of NSYNC’s ‘Bye Bye Bye’ dance routine in the opening credits scene.
IGN’s review of Deadpool & Wolverine called the MCU blockbuster “an outrageous, consistently funny superhero comedy that succeeds largely thanks to the contagious enthusiasm of leads Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, and a surprisingly classy perspective on superhero movie history.” But it left us with a few questions.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter here.
