Rumors of thrilling cameos in Doctor Strange, in the Multiverse of Madness swirled around for many years before it was finally released. This was before the pandemic that forced Marvel to postpone all its future movies and TV shows. Even the title suggests that anything can be done for the sequel, including exciting cameos from other universes. Doctor Strange fulfilled its promise over two years later. However, not all leaks — especially the Multiverse of Madness rumors claiming that Deadpool would appear — were true.
Marvel has finally commented on the matter and we know that Deadpool was considered to be a Multiverse of Madness appearance. Before I continue though, I’ll warn you that Doctor Strange 2 cameo spoilers follow below.
Deadpool was Ryan Reynolds, one of many Multiverse of Madness HTML3_ cameo rumors. It’s also a Doctor Strange2 rumor. This is logical considering that Marvel used the multiverse to connect the MCU and Sony Spider-Man universes.
The Merc with a Mouth, Fox’s only Marvel character, has jumped ship to the MCU. Marvel won’t reboot Deadpool. Better yet, it won’t make any changes to the beloved character. We need multiverse shenanigans in order to transfer Reynolds’s Deadpool into the MCU.
But, as we approached the Doctor Strange2 premiere report said that Deadpool would not get the Multiverse of Madness cameo fans wanted. In an interview, Reynolds stated that he is not in the movie . Not that we expect superhero actors to be truthful about MCU roles — we’re looking at you, Andrew Garfield!
Deadpool cameo in Multiverse of Madness
Now that Doctor Strange2 has opened in theaters, Marvel is able to discuss the film freely without fear of spoilers. In this context, Michael Waldron spoke to Deadpool’s cameo.
After confirming that he wanted Tom Cruise as Iron Man in the movie, Waldron also said they considered Reynolds. That didn’t happen, just like Cruise.
Waldron stated in an interview that Cruise’s appearance wasn’t possible because he was busy filming the latest Mission Impossible sequels. There is a reason Deadpool has not been in Multiverse of Madness .
“Yeah, we talked about [Deadpool],” Waldron told ComicBook. “I believe we discussed everything in this movie. [it] wouldn’t have been crazy to not raise it, but it just didn’t feel right. But yeah, of cou