8 Ways That Deadpool 2 Sets Up Future X-Men Movies

Hope Summers

When he goes back in time to save Deadpool, Cable takes a moment to reveal the name of his daughter: Hope. It’s obviously a loaded name in this instance, as it symbolizes Cable giving the Merc hope and saving his life, as well as the cyborg himself learning to hope again. It also opens the door for a character who could potentially be very important in the future of the X-Men franchise, though.

In the comics, Hope Summers isn’t actually the biological sprog of Cable but is the Mutant Messiah, the first mutant baby born after Scarlet Witch drives mutantkind to near extinction. An Omega Level Mutant and the heir to the Phoenix Force, she’s prophesied to save her people and comes under Cable’s protection, being raised as both his daughter and sidekick in battle (think Big Daddy and Hit-Girl).

Fox might not have any plans for Hope at all, but just the mention of her here could open some doors if that merger with Disney goes through. You see, Hope’s essentially the Macguffin of the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, which could be on the cards if Marvel Studios get a hold of these characters. Together with the Phoenix Force, it would be a neat move for Marvel to make use of the concepts introduced in recent X-Men films.

Vanessa (And Peter) Lives!

As we’ve said before, Deadpool gets a chance to fix some of his mistakes from earlier in the film by using Cable’s time-spinner to go back in time during the post-credits scenes. The funniest of these are obviously the skits at the expense of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern, but it’s the first two scenes that will surely prove to be more important to the future of the franchise.

First off, it was a shock at the beginning of the movie when Vanessa died. Killing the hero’s girlfriend to raise the stakes at the beginning of the sequel is a bit of a tired action movie trope, so it was disappointing that Deadpool 2 was playing it straight. Thankfully, Vanessa’s death was unwritten by the end of the film, which suggests that Morena Baccarin will be back for, if not X-Force, then a possible Deadpool 3.

But where could her character go next? Well, we’ve already suggested that she could have her and Wade’s kid. In a more proactive sense, though, Vanessa could even become part of X-Force herself. In the comics, she’s a mutant known as Copycat because of her mimicry abilities. Deadpool writers Reese and Wernick have previously said that they’d be open to exploring Vanessa’s mutant powers in the future, so we wouldn’t rule this out.

Secondly, Deadpool also goes back and saves good old Peter from dying along with the rest of the X-Force. As Wade feels bad for the ordinary guy, he encourages him to go home and keep safe. However, Rob Delaney’s a lot of fun in the role and the fans have taken to the character, so we wouldn’t be surprised if Peter came back as comic relief in X-Force. Especially as T.J. Miller has been confirmed to not be returning as Weasel.