In a new Deadpool & Wolverine promo video, Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson namedrops Squirrel Girl, a famous Marvel character who’s yet to make her MCU debut. With Deadpool & Wolverine‘s July 26 release date approaching, Marvel Studios’ promotion for the Phase 5 movie is now in full gear. Trailers, TV spots, interviews, and a Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket reveal all have heightened anticipation around Deadpool and Wolverine’s MCU arrival and all the surprises that come with it.
On X, the official Deadpool Movie account shared a video with the caption “A truly Hugh-nique specimen”. The video follows a real-life wolverine in the style of a nature documetary, with Ryan Reynolds’ voiceover describing the animal as “kind of a boring animal” with a “pungent aroma”. Reynolds then describes Hugh Jackman’s new Wolverine variant as “an older male Wolverine, sadly sulking out of its den one last time, probably for a paycheck,” and wonders if there could be “a Squirrel Girl team-up” when he sees a dead squirrel. Check out the full video below:
Marvel fans quickly understood the reference to the superhero Squirrel Girl, whose sense of humor is quite similar to Deadpool’s in the source material. Curiously, Squirrel Girl was set to star in Marvel’s canceled New Warriors show, where actor Milana Vayntrub would play the hero. Several X users voiced their interest in a hypothetical live-action Deadpool and Squirrel Girl crossover, including X user Billy Conard, who says they’re willing to see the crossover twice in theaters.
X user Davens_Castle suggests Squirrel Girl could show up as early as Deadpool & Wolverine in the form of a cameo and jokes that they won’t be able to see such a crossover anyway because they could only afford to watch Alien: Romulus in 2024:
User Michael Johnson doesn’t think Squirrel Girl will appear in Deadpool & Wolverine. Instead, they want to see Wade Wilson meet Doreen Green in a future sequel. This sequel, of course, would have to take place within one of the MCU’s new branches of the Sacred Timeline rather than within an X-Men universe.
User Rhodri Morgan-Smith simply voices his excitement about Squirrel Girl’s namedrop in the Deapdool & Wolverine promotional video. Clearly, Squirrel Girl’s absence in live-action hasn’t discouraged her fans. While Deadpool’s mention of Squirrel Girl may just be a simple nod, Doreen Green’s MCU debut may still be coming sooner than expected.