'Deadpool & Wolverine' Editor Details Why That Gambit Post-Credits Scene Didn't Make the Final Cut
By Ryan O'Rourke Published 20241014
Reid felt that putting the scene of Gambit's survival amid all of that would break up the rhythm of what was otherwise a perfect ending for the kind of film Deadpool & Wolverine is:
"A rhythm to the end credit sequence that we had [was] the Legacy reel [which] was a really important part of the process. It was something that we built, actually, while we were on strike, and that was a sentiment to come off the film with, and then it was from there, we knew that we had this really wonderful mic-drop-coda with Johnny Storm that was going to close the film out. I think the Gambit Sparkle Circle feels like a traditional Marvel coda, and I think what these guys were always trying to do was sort of subvert the audience's expectations in that sense."
Reid shared how everything came together to influence their final decision to leave the scene out, adding:
"So we had this wonderful piece and it was in at times and out. This is the brilliance of Ryan and his understanding of marketing and social media and how to use it, so they had other plans for what you could do with that kind of material and how you could put it out there and get the audience's appetite warmed up for it, but also leave the audience with a Deadpool movie that, through and through, feels like a Deadpool movie and ending it the way it did, just always felt right."
