Ryan Reynolds Shares Marvel Tease, and Fans Are Now Convinced Deadpool Is Returning for Avengers: Doomsday

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has dropped a huge tease that fans are taking as a signal he will appear in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday.

This morning, on Instagram, Reynolds posted an image of the Avengers logo with Deadpool-style graffiti spray painted over the top. The paint is Deadpool-color red, and could be seen as both copying the “A” for Avengers, as well as the traditional “A” anarchy logo.

Reynolds’ foul-mouthed mercenary was last seen in 2024’s $1.3 billion grossing Deadpool & Wolverine, though was not among the many stars confirmed for Avengers: Doomsday during Marvel’s big chair reveal.

Still, the success of last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine — as well as the character’s penchant for multiverse shenanigans — has prompted fans to speculate that he would pop up again soon somewhere, either in Avengers: Doomsday or the subsequent Avengers: Secret Wars.

For now, Marvel is believed to only be shooting scenes for Doomsday, with the timing of Reynolds’ post strongly suggesting he’s set to return for that, rather than later down the line. Indeed, some fans are eagerly anticipating a second big reveal of Avengers: Doomsday cast members, perhaps via a second set of chairs, as production continues.

Avengers: Doomsday filming has now been underway for several months, with members of Sam Wilson’s Avengers, The Thunderbolts/New Avengers and The Fantastic Four spotted on set together in previously-leaked pictures. We also know that numerous members of the legacy X-Men team have also been filming — though that still leaves plenty of MCU characters yet to be confirmed.

Could there possibly be room for more Marvel characters? Fans certainly hope so, and both Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine sit atop many lists. After all, with Doomsday featuring a trip back to the old Fox universe and its original team of X-Men featuring Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, James Marsden’s Cyclops and Ian McKellen’s Magneto, surely a reunion should be on the cards?

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