Deadpool and Wolverine: Can Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman save Marvel?

The superhero action-comedy arrives after a downturn in fortunes for Marvel's Cinematic Universe.

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It's a typically subversive line. But the sharpest jokes hold a grain of truth.

Disney's Marvel franchise is not short of superheroes, but it is in need of saving right now.

Traditionally, heavyweights like Spider-Man, Thor, Hulk or the Avengers ensemble could be relied on to save the day. But these aren't ordinary times for Marvel, following the studio’s much-discussed slump.

It’s a good thing, then, that Reynolds’ Deadpool has fully joined the fold, alongside Australian Hugh Jackman - who, thanks to the creative joys of the Marvel multiverse (parallel worlds of different realities), is able to reprise his iconic role as the late metal-clawed Wolverine.

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