“Deadpool & Wolverine” is, sure, the year’s second highest-grossing feature, with a whopping $1.338 billion worldwide. It proved that there was still plenty of gas in the Marvel Studios tank. And it delivered on the epic pairing of Ryan Reynold’s Merch with the Mouth and Hugh Jackman’s clawed hero, somehow both poking fun at Jackman’s turn in the Oscar-nominated “Logan” and enshrining its legacy. It could also find an unlikely spot in awards season.
“Look, Ryan always had a mantra that I heard him say to you (director Shawn Levy) 100 times and to me and to everyone in the crew,” Jackman began.