Even though Marvel and Disney’s latest box office record breaker “Deadpool & Wolverine”, is still pulling in the punters at cinemas across the world, Disney’s home entertainment division has revealed today that the film is going to be available to stream from October 1, ahead of appearing on 4K Blu-ray as early as October 22. And while the Marvel Studios hit will, as with many Disney 4K Blu-ray releases, be available in limited edition steelbook versions, unlike some other recent Disney releases this time the steelbooks will be available alongside a standard 4K Blu-ray version that doesn’t come with a panic-inducing limited edition status attached.
My use of the plural ‘steelbook versions’ wasn’t a typo; picking up on the film’s focus on two beloved super heroes, Disney is going to be delivering two steelbook editions for fans to choose between: One yellow-themed one showcasing Wolverine, and one red-themed one showcasing Deadpool. Both of these different steelbook editions will feature multiple images of each character on the inside of their premium casing (as you can see from the images below).
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ will be available in two limited edition steelbook versions—one themed around … [+]
All three 4K Blu-ray editions of “Deadpool & Wolverine” will feature the film encoded in 4K and HDR onto a 66GB-size disc, with a 2.39:1 aspect ratio and a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Each physical media release will also boast a pretty decent-looking selection of extra features that amount, according to Disney, to hours of previously unavailable bonus material.
Providing more than two hours of this bonus material will be a filmmaker commentary track featuring director Shawn Levy and Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds. It’s a pity, perhaps, that Hugh Jackman seemingly couldn’t make the recording of this track as well, but experience suggests that Levy and Reynolds should be more than entertaining enough to hang out with for a couple of hours even without Jackman to banter with.
Also provided on the 4K Blu-ray releases are a trio of deleted scenes, described by Disney as follows:
Elevator Ride – Paradox explains the sacred timeline to Deadpool as they walk around the TVA.
Do Nothing – B-15 instructs Paradox to stay out of trouble, rejecting his efforts to take action.
Daddy’s In Love – B-15 and Peter strike up a romance. Peter announces he is in love to his friends, Headpool and Kidpool.
The artwork for the regular, non-steel book release of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.
The other main features on “Deadpool & Wolverine”’s 4K Blu-ray release are a quartet of featurettes focusing on different elements of the film’s production. Here’s what Disney has to say about these:
- Finding Madonna: Making the Oner – Director Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds break down a historic scene in the film: the “Oner,” which highlights the first fight in which Deadpool and Wolverine finally unite.
- Practical Approach: Celebrating the Art of Ray Chan – A tribute to longtime Marvel Studios collaborator Ray Chan, who sadly passed away in 2024 – the cast and crew recall anecdotes and echo the resounding positive effects of filming on the set he helped design, full of intricate details and Easter eggs.
- Loose Ends: The Legacy Heroes – Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy, and the cast and crew go through some of the mind-blowing cameos and the characters who finally get their deserved endings. They cover the intensive choreographed sequences, updated costumes, and assembling the iconic team.
- Wolverine – Hugh Jackman describes the return to his iconic role as Wolverine. Cast and crew discuss how he picks up his yellow and blue suit for the first time, brings variety to the role, and continues his legacy from previous films.
Wrapping the extras up—unless it turns out there are one or two easter eggs to be found—are a (likely very funny) Gag Reel, and what’s inevitably called a “Fun Sack” of silly little tidbits including a Dr Deadpool video where our masked hero kindly informs us of the risks of testicular cancer; a Product Review where Deadpool shows off some of the toys and trinkets used throughout the Deadpool franchise; and a Wade is Back clip where Reynolds and Jackman promote a movie, but Reynolds misleads Hugh on exactly which movie they’re promoting.
While it only carries an HD, SDR picture, the Walmart exclusive HD Blu-ray of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ … [+]
While I personally can’t resist the awesome extra picture quality delivered by 4K Blu-ray these days, I do also finally want to flag up a cool Walmart-exclusive HD Blu-ray release of the film that features pop up packaging showing a mountain of different Deadpools crowding around a single unfortunate Wolverine figure.
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