50 Fun Facts About Deadpool

Deadpool first appeared in which comic, cover-dated February 1991?

He debuted as a villain, and the same issue introduced Domino, or rather the shapeshifter Copycat impersonating her.

Which artist and writer team created Deadpool?

Liefeld took the name from 'the dead pool', a phrase he heard from his parents, and Nicieza wrote the dialogue.

Deadpool was originally conceived as a parody of which DC Comics villain?

DC's mercenary is Slade Wilson, so Nicieza named Marvel's Wade Wilson as an in-joke.

What is Deadpool's full civilian name?

He is a disfigured Canadian mercenary, and the surname is a nod to a DC villain's alter ego, Slade Wilson.

The DC mercenary Slade Wilson, whom Deadpool parodies, was created in 1980 by which writer-artist team?

He debuted in The New Teen Titans #2 wearing the black-and-orange mask that hides his missing right eye.

Deadpool's healing factor was grafted onto cells already ridden with what?

The experiment saved his life but left him permanently disfigured, and the healing works better or worse depending on his mental state.

Deadpool's red and black costume and wisecracking personality were inspired by which other Marvel hero?

Liefeld was a big fan, and the two share a fondness for talking through fights.

Which writer took over Deadpool in 1997 and made him the manic, fourth-wall-breaking character fans know?

Kelly's run also introduced Blind Al, the elderly woman who lives with Wade.

What is Deadpool famous for doing that almost no other Marvel character does?

He knows he is a comic book character, and in the films he knows he is in a movie.

In which 2012 storyline does Wade murder every hero and villain in the entire comic-book world?

It was successful enough to get a sequel where he goes after classic literature.

In Deadpool #27 (2014), Wade married which character?

The issue set a Guinness record for most characters on a comic cover; writer Gerry Duggan had confirmed Deadpool as pansexual the previous December.

Which of these languages is Deadpool NOT listed as speaking fluently in the comics?

He is also an expert swordsman and marksman, and has survived being incinerated and decapitated more than once.

In 2004 Fabian Nicieza paired Wade with his former enemy Nathan Summers in which team-up series?

The odd-couple dynamic became the basis for Deadpool 2.

Cable is the son of Cyclops and which character, a clone of Jean Grey?

As a baby he was infected with a techno-organic virus and sent to the future, which is where the metal arm comes from.

What is Domino's mutant power?

Her real name is Neena Thurman and the black patch around her left eye was inspired by domino tiles.

Ryan Reynolds first played Wade Wilson in which 2009 film?

That version had his mouth sewn shut, which fans hated and Reynolds later called frustrating.

What finally persuaded 20th Century Fox to greenlight the 2016 Deadpool film?

The footage hit the internet in July 2014 and the reaction was so loud that Fox approved the film within weeks.

Who directed the 2016 Deadpool film, his feature directorial debut?

He came from visual effects and left the sequel over creative differences.

The 2016 Deadpool film was made for how much?

It grossed $782.6 million, which made it the highest-grossing R-rated film ever at the time.

Which two writers scripted the 2016 Deadpool film?

They had previously written Zombieland, and the opening credits list them as 'the real heroes here'.

Who plays Wade's girlfriend Vanessa in the films?

In the comics Vanessa Carlysle is the shapeshifting mutant Copycat.

Ed Skrein's villain in the first film goes by Ajax, but what real first name does Wade insist on using?

Skrein had just left Game of Thrones, where he was the first Daario Naharis.

Which two X-Men accompany Deadpool in the 2016 film?

Stefan Kapicic voiced the metal giant and Brianna Hildebrand played the sullen teenager.

Which comedian plays Wade's bartender friend Weasel in the first two films?

Karan Soni plays Dopinder the taxi driver, and Leslie Uggams plays Blind Al.

The post-credits scene of the 2016 film parodies which 1980s comedy?

Stan Lee cameos earlier as the emcee at a strip club.

In which city was the 2016 Deadpool film shot?

It is also Ryan Reynolds's home town.

Ryan Reynolds received a Golden Globe nomination for Deadpool in which category?

The film itself was also nominated for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.

Who directed Deadpool 2 after the first film's director walked away over creative differences?

Leitch had co-directed John Wick and directed Atomic Blonde.

Which actor plays the time-travelling soldier Cable in Deadpool 2?

Brolin was simultaneously playing Thanos in the Avengers films.

What happens to most of the X-Force team Deadpool assembles in Deadpool 2?

Brad Pitt's cameo as the invisible Vanisher lasts about a second, ending on a power line.

Which villain in Deadpool 2 is voiced by Ryan Reynolds himself?

The young mutant Russell, played by Julian Dennison, is the one Cable travels back in time to kill.

What was the PG-13 re-cut of Deadpool 2, with Fred Savage in a framing device, titled?

Savage was reprising his role from The Princess Bride, thirty-one years on.

Which singer recorded the original song 'Ashes' for Deadpool 2?

The video features Deadpool dancing in heels around her.

Deadpool 2 was made for what budget?

It took about $786 million worldwide, edging past the first film as the top R-rated earner.

Who directed Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)?

Levy had made Free Guy and The Adam Project with Reynolds; it was the first R-rated film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Deadpool & Wolverine grossed roughly how much worldwide, a record for an R-rated film?

That made it the second-biggest film of 2024, behind only Inside Out 2.

Which actress plays the villain Cassandra Nova in Deadpool & Wolverine?

In the comics Cassandra Nova is Charles Xavier's evil twin; Matthew Macfadyen plays TVA agent Mr. Paradox.

In Deadpool & Wolverine, Hugh Jackman finally wears what?

Fans had waited since 2000 to see it on screen.

Which organisation from the series Loki plays a central role in Deadpool & Wolverine?

Much of the film takes place in the Void, the dumping ground at the end of time.

Which actor cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine as Johnny Storm rather than his more famous Marvel role?

Wesley Snipes returned as Blade, Jennifer Garner as Elektra and Channing Tatum finally got to play Gambit.

Which Welsh football club does Ryan Reynolds co-own with Rob McElhenney?

They bought it in 2020, and the documentary Welcome to Wrexham won Emmys.

Which DC superhero did Ryan Reynolds play in a 2011 film that Deadpool later mocks relentlessly?

He met his wife Blake Lively on that set, so it was not a total loss.

Roughly how many copies did The New Mutants #98, Deadpool's debut, sell?

The issue drew three to four hundred letters, about 75% asking for the character's return, versus the usual fifty.

Who pencilled Deadpool: The Circle Chase, the character's first solo miniseries in 1993?

Nicieza wrote it and cited his mother-in-law's cancer as an influence, describing the hook as Bugs Bunny meets Frankenstein.

Which writer's 2008 relaunch, tied to Secret Invasion, revived Deadpool from having 'flatlined'?

Its debut sold out at 17th on the charts, and Way's twin caption-box inner voices became official continuity in 2014.

How many Deadpool ongoing or limited series ran between 2009 and 2012, a Marvel record for one character?

They included Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool Team-Up, Deadpool Corps and the adult-imprint Deadpool MAX.

In Kelly Thompson's 2019 run, Deadpool becomes king of Marvel's monsters, who have relocated where?

A redesigned Kraven the Hunter came hunting them, and Elsa Bloodstone became a love interest alongside Jeff the Land Shark.

Which Japanese horror mangaka did Alyssa Wong cite as a key influence on her body-horror Deadpool run?

Her assassins' collective the Atelier dressed 'like the Hellfire Gala every day', and new love interest Valentine Vuong debuted.

In Deadpool Killustrated, Deadpool travels to the 'Ideaverse' to murder which kind of characters?

He kills the Headless Horseman, Captain Ahab and Dracula while Sherlock Holmes recruits Beowulf and Mulan to stop him.

In the Marvel 2099 future, who is the new Deadpool, Warda Wilson?

She holds an older Wade prisoner while his other daughter Ellie, wearing a Zenpool-style costume, fights to reclaim the name.