Before you get too excited about seeing the merch with a mouth in Guardians of the Galaxy or Avengers movies, you should know this is just a wild idea, for the time being, picked up from a Twitter conversation between Ryan Reynolds and James Gunn. If you don’t know who these two are, then it’s safe to say you wouldn’t care about a Deadpool–Guardians crossover.
But, in theory, the move is possible.
“Yesterday I finally saw @deadpoolmovie 2, which I loved, and also the brilliant #Revenge,” Gunn tweeted. “Two completely different, fantastic films – cinema’s alive! Thanks, @DavidMLeitch @VancityReynolds @coraliefargeat @MatildaLutz for a great day at the movies.”
Yesterday I finally saw @deadpoolmovie 2, which I loved, and also the brilliant #Revenge. Two completely different, fantastic films – cinema's alive! Thanks @DavidMLeitch @VancityReynolds @coraliefargeat @MatildaLutz for a great day at the movies.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 27, 2018
To which, Reynolds replied “Thank you, James! Crossover?”
Thank you James! Crossover?
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) May 27, 2018
Gunn, then said, “Yes, please.”
The first comment after that? “Here comes the articles about a Deadpool/GoTG crossover.”
That’s more than wishful thinking. Aside Reynolds and Gunn joking about it on Twitter — they must be, at this point — there’s one other thing that would make the crossover possible. That’s Disney’s purchase of Fox, which happens to be the home of the Deadpool franchise.
By getting Deadpool,