It is the glaring centerpiece of the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer, a throwback to the golden era of Marvel comics and the wish fulfillment of many fans: Wolverine’s yellow X-Men outfit. As the film’s director revealed in an interview, the costume was a request from Marvel boss Kevin Feige.
Deadpool & Wolverine breaks a Marvel rule with yellow costume
Director Shawn Levy told Variety:
When we met Kevin [Feige] said that Hugh Jackman was officially on board, his first response was: ‘Ok, but he must finally wear the yellow outfit.’ We immediately replied: ‘Absolutely!’
Feige has every reason to be impatient. Wolverine’s yellow outfit has been around for 50 years, according to GamesRadar. Why has it never been seen on screen before?
As the Variety article suggests, Feige consciously wants to break with tradition: In the 24 years since the first X-Men, those responsible a wide berth from the flashy outfits of the Marvel comics. And in the early 2000s, black leather was all the rage.
Watch the trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine here:
Deadpool & Wolverine – Trailer (German) HD
When will Deadpool & Wolverine be in theaters?
It is perhaps no surprise to franchise fans that super-clown Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) is the one who is overturning the traditional statutes of the X-Men screen. July 24, 2024 Hugh Jackman can be seen in yellow spandex.
The 7 most expensive Netflix films of all time
Netflix invests unimaginable sums in its original films, but the question often arises: where on earth did the money go? And was the effort really worth it? In this edition of our Moviepilot podcast Streamgestöber we look at the most expensive films in Netflix history.
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For quite some time now, the streaming service has been trying to compete with big blockbuster productions and is spending a lot of money to do so. But what will the end result be?
We take a closer look at the streaming service’s seven most expensive film projects to find out whether the nine-figure budgets can be compared to the success and quality of the films.