Warning! Spoilers ahead forDeadpool & Wolverine.
Summary
While discussingDeadpool & Wolverine, Marvel stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman subtly refer toAgents of SHIELDas part of theMCU. The Multiverse Saga has been incorporating all kinds of Marvel projects into the MCU multiverse.Deadpool & Wolverine’s multiversal cameos, villain, and plot mark an important landmark in this process, as the MCU integrates not only Fox’sX-Menfranchise, but also other Fox movies such asElektra,Fantastic Four, andBlade.
DuringVanity Fair’s “Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman Take Lie Detector Tests” video in which the two actors question each other on different topics, Reynolds asks Jackman if he has watched every project in the MCU canon, includingAgents of SHIELD. Jackman clarifies that he’s only considering the films at that moment, which Reynolds dismisses. Watch the video below; the exchange happens at the 11:12 mark:
Ryan Reynolds: If you love the MCU so much, have you seen every film in the canon?
Hugh Jackman: No
Ryan Reynolds: Okay (…)
Ryan Reynolds: Describe season two episode five of Agent Shield [sic]
Hugh Jackman: You’re talking about films
Hugh Jackman: You’re talking about film canon
So, Is Agents of SHIELD Canon?
Agents Of SHIELD Will Only Be Official MCU Canon When Marvel Studios Confirms It
Ryan Reynolds likely mentionedAgents of SHIELDduring Hugh Jackman’s polygraph test to stump Jackman on his Marvel knowledge.To officially integrateAgents of SHIELDinto the MCU multiverse, a multiversal MCU project must confirm its presence in the Sacred Timeline.Even if that doesn’t happen anytime soon, Marvel already confirmedAgents of SHIELD’s ties to the MCU when Kevin Feige said that every single Marvel movie and show exists somewhere out there in the multiverse.
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Agents of SHIELD was created as an extension of the early MCU, but the MCU’s main timeline andAgents of SHIELD’s overarching plot gradually diverged with each new storyline and character. WhileAgents of SHIELDacknowledged the events of MCU movies such asThe Avengers,Age of Ultron, and evenAvengers: Infinity War, the MCU never took the events ofAgents of SHIELDinto account to avoid discrepancies. As a result,Agents of SHIELDis currently considered a standalone timeline parallel to the MCU.
Fox’sX-Mentimelines are fully part of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga byDeadpool & Wolverine’s ending.Avengers: Doomsdaycould do the same for other Marvel timelines, including that ofAgents of SHIELD. This might be the last chance forAgents of SHIELD’s fan-favorite characters such as Chloe Bennett’s Daisy Johnson a.k.a. Quake and Gabriel Luna’s Robbie Reyes a.k.a. Ghost Rider to make an appearance in the MCU during the Multiverse Saga.
