What’s the best way to spend the first night of San Diego Comic-Con? Why, watching a surprise screening of Deadpool & Wolverine. Which is exactly what went down tonight in Hall H after the pic’s stars Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin and the movie’s director/writer/producer Shawn Levy took the stage with Marvel Studios‘ Kevin Feige for a quick, hysterical chat.
Fans zoomed inside holding Wolverine popcorn buckets which were given out — clearly indicating moments before a screening was in store.
Greeted with a #DeadpoolAndWolverine popcorn bucket upon arrival – full house in Hall H for the ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ fan event pic.twitter.com/WQXxPC1P0N
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Shawn Levy, Emma Corrin, Hugh Jackman & Ryan Reynolds at #SDCC 2024 | #DeadpoolAndWolverine pic.twitter.com/90BQ0vlXCx
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Leslie Uggams special announcement for the movie to play at #DeadpoolAndWolverine fan event pic.twitter.com/ZS13pyKN8Z
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The D&W gang even hung around to watch the movie. More surprises, we hear, are expected at the end.
Ryan Hugh & Shawn watching pic.twitter.com/8FECziGCi6
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As Deadline already told you the (technically) first R-rated movie in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe is barreling toward an R-rated record preview night between $35M-$40M+, easily decimating the previous record held by Deadpool 2 ($18.6M). Exhibition and tracking figured Deadpool & Wolverine would open to $160M-$170M, however, a $200M 3-day wouldn’t be out of the question.
Many are expecting an R-rated record for the Levy feature which will notch way ahead of Deadpool‘s opening record for the rating of $132.4M.
Why doesn’t Marvel Studios open more movies over Comic-Con weekend? It’s clear a festive tradition began tonight in the birthplace of California.
Rob Liefeld, creator of Deadpool, in attendance for the #DeadpoolAndWolverine fan event in Hall H tonight at #SDCC2024 pic.twitter.com/6e40q8Itte
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