We see you coming. Obviously our big-mouthed mercenary didn’t wait to arrive in the MCU to get his post-credits scene. In the first film, Wade played us a remake of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. In the second, he inscribed his name in gold letters in the Pantheon of the best post-credits sequences by rewriting his past, in front of and behind the screen. So if you believe that Deadpool & Wolverine was not going to play the game again, especially since there is the Marvel legacy behind it, it was to misunderstand it.
But before getting to the heart of the matter, it is appropriate to make a small clarification. The film does have only one post-credits scene, however a small surprise was hidden within the said scrolling banner. As if to insist on the declaration of love to the late Studio 20th Century Fox, the film shares with us a making-of of the films that allowed the superhero genre to be where it is today, with its good and bad sides.
A tribute to those who made the studio, to those who were not lucky enough to have their career saved like Deadpool was for Ryan Reynolds. A tribute to all those years when Hugh Jackman wore the claws. The perfect video to conclude this final chapter of a vanished era.
A post-credits scene on fire
As for the post-credits scene of Deadpool & Wolverine as such, it allows us to discover the truth about the words of the mercenary who caused the death of Johnny Storm (Chris Evans). Via a recording, we discover that the monologue where Deadpool insults Cassandra Nova by pretending to paraphrase Johnny, which the latter denies outright before being killed for these same words, are really the words of the member of the Fantastic Four. Even if Deadpool, knowing the moment filmed, pushes him to spill everything he had on his heart. Guilty, but not responsible?
In principle, we understand that the sequence may disappoint fans who were certainly expecting a new cameo – we were hoping for Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider for our part – or a big announcement for the continuation of the MCU. However, it remains faithful to the spirit of the film: giving back the power of an actor over a character whose costume he once wore.
Is Johnny Storm like Captain America, refusing flowery language, because he is a superhero and it is still Chris Evans at Marvel? No, this version of the hero no longer exists, will no longer exist and this non-condition finally gives him all the freedom to let go, knowing full well that another replacement (Joseph Quinn in the next Fantastic Four) is already brewing in the corridors of Disney. Is that Johnny Storm speaking? Is that Chris Evans? Both, my captain, in a final act of flamboyant rebellion against anyone who would want to make us forget this Human Torch.
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