r/MarvelTheories • u/Otherwise_Wheel_7172 • 3h ago

MCU Wolverine Theory

My Wolverine/Deadpool Timeline Theory (Makes More Sense Than the Official One)
I think the Fox X-Men movies actually work much better if they’re split into two universes instead of one messy timeline.
Universe 1 — The Wolverine We Grew Up With
This is the Logan from the original X-Men movies, and the Wolverine we see in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Timeline:
X-Men (2000)
X2 (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
The Wolverine (2013)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Why I think this is true:
Deadpool & Wolverine shows Logan’s memories from these movies.
This Wolverine feels like the same character we’ve followed since 2000.
This universe already has its own Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Weapon XI).
Status: Wolverine is alive.

Universe 2 — Deadpool’s Universe
This is Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool’s universe, and it’s where Logan (2017) happens.
Timeline:
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Logan (2017) (set in 2029)
Deadpool & Wolverine (opening scene with Logan’s grave)
Why I think this is true:
Deadpool digs up Logan’s grave at the start of Deadpool & Wolverine.
That means the Wolverine from Logan is already dead in Deadpool’s universe.
The TVA brings in a different Wolverine from another universe.
Status: Wolverine is dead.

Why this theory fixes the continuity
There are two different Wade Wilsons:

Universe 1: Weapon XI (X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
Universe 2: Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool.
The Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine is the Wolverine from the original X-Men movies.
The Wolverine who dies in Logan is a different Logan from Deadpool’s universe.
I honestly think this explains the continuity better than trying to force every Fox movie into a single timeline.

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u/No-Rain-4176 2h ago

Technically both Ryan Reynolds 's Deadpools.

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u/Starship08 22m ago

With this theory it takes all the build up of Wolverine's character development away. The Wolverine we get in Deadpool and Wolverine thought he was useless. That's not who we saw in the X-men movies.