Summary
TheDeadpool 3release date was difficult news for fans. However, further disappointing updates may be on the horizon, as Marvel Studios' planned timeframe to resume production seems less likely to happen,
Deadpool3marks the long-awaited induction of Ryan Reynolds' Merc with a Mouth into the MCU.Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine returns, further establishing a multiverse connection between Fox’s X-Men movies and the MCU. However, the ongoing Screen Actors Guild Strike forcedDeadpool 3production to shut down, eventually prompting Marvel Studios to delay the film’s May 2024 release to an unknown date.
Deadlinereports Marvel Studios hoped to resumeDeadpool 3filming in January 2024. However, this plan looks less likely each day the strike continues. As of the morning of June 13, 2025, SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have not closed a new three-year contract. However, even if a new agreement was signed soon, the initial report on theDeadpool 3release date delaynoted that reassembling the cast and crew right away wouldn’t be possible. Consequently, even ifDeadpool 3can resume filming in the first half of 2024, a release date delay would not be avoided.
Deadpool 3’s delay is upsetting information for fans because the film is expected to lay the groundwork for Marvel Studios’Avengers: Secret Warsadaptation. WhileDoctor Strange 2set the stage by bringing back Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier and introducing John Krasinski as Mr. Fantastic (a character who is expected to be recast for Marvel Studios’Fantastic Fourreboot) for cameo appearances,Deadpool 3set photos and rumors suggest Fox’s past Marvel characters will play a more integral role in the plot. Bringing these characters from non-MCU would certainly go a long way toward building anticipation forAvengers: Secret Wars' expected multiversal conflict.
Of course, many fans recognize the actors' strike goals are more significant thanDeadpool 3or any other blockbuster.She-Hulkstar Tatiana Maslanyslammed Disney CEO Bog Iger for saying the writers and actors were making “unrealistic” demands, and the studios have found difficulty garnering sympathy for their side. Most fans believe writers and actors deserve fair compensation for their work. Whether they’ll receive such fair compensation in time forDeadpool 3to resume production early next year remains unknown.
