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Trivia: As unbelievable as it may sound, following this film's record-breaking global earnings, Box Office Mojo recognized the X-Men series of films as the highest-grossing R-rated film franchise in history. This is despite the fact that only four of the fourteen films in the series are rated R.

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Trivia: Dafne Keen has said she had a hard time keeping a straight face any time Channing Tatum was using his Gambit accent.

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Deadpool: I was not expecting to see you here. I thought you were, you know, retired.
Blade: Retarded?
Deadpool: Retired. I'm already in the Void. I'm not trying to get canceled again.
Blade: I don't like you.
Deadpool: You never did.

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Happy Hogan: Avengers are a very unique group of super heroes. People look up to us. Kids look up to us.
Deadpool: Sorry, us? I wasn't aware that you were an Avenger.
Happy Hogan: Avengers adjacent, technically.
Deadpool: Oh, what's your superpower, is it parallel parking?

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Deadpool: Logan, I'm gonna need you to come with me.
Short Wolverine: Who's asking?
Deadpool: Well, look at this little Hairy Lou Retton. Did you stick the landing, little guy? Yes, you did, comic-accurate short king. Such a cute wittle Wolvie!

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Deadpool: Where'd you get that little beauty?
Elektra: That's the Punisher's AT4.
Deadpool: Which Punisher? There's been like five of them.
Blade: There's only been one Blade. There's only ever gonna be one Blade.
[Deadpool looks to camera].

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Deadpool: Oh, my god, he's gonna say it!
Wolverine: Say what?
Deadpool: Avengers, assem...
Johnny Storm: Flame on!
Deadpool: Sorry, what now?

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Trivia: The vulgar reference to Pinocchio that Deadpool makes regarding Disney getting cheap is a substitute for a similarly vulgar line referencing Mickey Mouse that Disney CEO Bob Iger asked Ryan Reynolds to remove from the film.

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Trivia: While being interviewed by his fiancée, Zoe Kravitz, Channing Tatum revealed that he wanted to keep the Gambit costume after filming wrapped, as he traditionally keeps an outfit from every film he makes, but was too scared to ask.

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Trivia: Ryan Reynolds posted a deleted scene on his social media in late August 2024, showing that Gambit survived Alioth's attack. While walking around Cassandra Nova's lair and the bodies of her defeated minions, Gambit turned around to see a portal opening, presumably to take him to his own universe or to allow him to enter the Sacred Timeline. Some of this can be seen blurrily in the background of the TVA at the end of the movie.

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Trivia: Before the battle at Cassandra Nova's lair begins, Gambit says "Whoo, I'm about to make a name for myself." A.J. LoCascio, who voices Gambit in X-Men '97, posted a video on his social media of him doing an impression of Channing Tatum's line delivery.

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Trivia: This is the first X-Men-centric film to gross over $1 billion.

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Trivia: Rob McElhenney, who co-owns Wrexham A.F.C. with Ryan Reynolds, filmed a cameo scene as one of the TVA's Minutemen. He said on his social media that he traveled 6 thousand miles to film his cameo, only to learn upon watching the film that his cameo had been cut. Reynolds would later clarify that his cameo was cut because the sequence wasn't working the way they had constructed it.

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Trivia: The character in Cassandra Nova's forces wearing the red-and-white-striped shirt is The Russian, who was portrayed by Kevin Nash in 2004's The Punisher. Nash said he was fine with another actor playing the role in this film, as he isn't as interested in appearing in movies anymore because of his age. Tyler Mane, who plays Sabretooth, was actually a professional wrestling tag team partner of Kevin Nash. Nash himself was offered the role of Sabretooth in X-Men, but couldn't accept it.

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Trivia: Ryan Reynolds offered Nicolas Cage a cameo role in this film as Ghost Rider. Reynolds offered no explanation as to why Cage turned it down, but since Cage is known for accepting almost any role he is offered, it may have just been a scheduling issue.

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Trivia: Director Shawn Levy was one of the finalists to direct the Channing Tatum-starring Gambit movie that never came to be.

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Trivia: Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy personally went to Madonna's house to convince her to let them use "Like a Prayer" in the film, which she otherwise never licenses out for films.

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Trivia: SPOILER: On its opening weekend alone, this became the highest grossing film of Wesley Snipes' career. Prior to its release, he had never appeared in a movie that made at least $100 million at the domestic box office.

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Trivia: SPOILER: Following his appearance in this film, Guinness World Records recognized Wesley Snipes as having the longest career for playing a Marvel character in live action at 25 years and 340 days, surpassing the record previously held by Patrick Stewart. He also had the longest gap between appearances, at 19 years and 231 days, surpassing the record previously held by Alfred Molina.

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Stupidity: When Wolverine is trying to prevent Deadpool from sacrificing himself by destroying the time ripper device, he repeatedly pounds his fists against the glass panel on the door to break it, to no avail, which leads him to then go to another heavy door, which he is only able to break down in the nick of time. Wolverine's adamantium claws would have easily destroyed the glass on the other door, without him having to repeatedly and futilely punch it.

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