WATCH: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ leans even deeper into homoerotica—with a little help from Madonna.
Superhero movies haven’t exactly had the best run of late, with the once mighty “Marvel Cinematic Universe” earning some of its worst reviews and box office numbers over the past few years (which, for the record, are still making hundreds of millions of dollars, so… grain of salt!).
With its back against the wall, the MCU is betting big on two heroes to save the day: fan favorites Deadpool and Wolverine, who are teaming up for an ambitious crossover movie with a marketing campaign that, thus far, has been leaning into its homoerotic appeal.
Yes, the main hook of summer’s highly anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine seems to be: “Wait, are these two going to explore each other’s bodies?”
From the bromantic BFF necklace teaser poster sporting the cheeky tagline “COME TOGETHER” (get it???), to the intentionally suggestive, Dune 2-riffing popcorn buckets, it’s clear they’re embracing the homoeroticism.
And… we guess that’s a good thing? For those of us old enough to remember a time when entire movies were built around “gay panic” jokes, we suppose it’s a relief to see a blockbuster so gung-ho about spotlighting intimate male bonds.
Anyway, Deadpool & Wolverine‘s latest trailer continues to lean in, giving us little in terms of plot details but plenty of will-they-won’t-they kiss/kill each other moments between its titular stars.
