The first full-length trailer arrived this morning for Deadpool 2, delivering plenty of action, humor and profanity -- essentially, the same recipe behind the success of the 2016 original -- while also raising more than a few questions. Unlike so many other trailers for major releases, this one didn't spoil the plot, but it may have dropped some tantalizing clues.

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For instance, we can now formulate some not too-outlandish theories about the reason why Josh Brolin's Cable travels from his dystopian-future timeline, what role Julian Dennison's still-unnamed character plays in the story, and maybe (just maybe) what could motivate Ryan Reyolds' Deadpool to become entangled with them ... and assemble his own team?

Follow along as we call out some of the trailer's key moments, and speculate about the plot of Deadpool 2.

'I Was Born Into War'

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Continuing the fine tradition of introducing genre tropes only to immediately subvert them, the trailer opens with a close-up of Josh Brolin's Cable -- well, specifically, his his techno-organic left eye -- and a solemn voiceover hints at his tragic origins. "I was born into war," he intones, "bred into it. ... People think they understand pain, but they have no concept of it."

Viewers who stumble upon the trailer unaware might be excused for mistaking this footage for something from the inevitable next Terminator reboot, if it weren't for the interruption by Ryan Reynolds' Merc with a Mouth about 28 seconds in ...

The Future's NOT So Bright

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In case Cable's grim words hadn't begun to paint a picture of a dystopian future, this next shot offers a pretty good idea of his dark alternate reality, as he gazes out of what was once the wall of a building. Spotlights shine down from above, searching for something -- someone -- possibly Cable himself.

There's That Teddy Bear Again

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If there remained any doubts that Deadpool 2 will somehow incorporate Hope Summers, the young mutant upon whose shoulders rests the future of mutankind, this lingering shot of a charred teddy bear attached to Cable's belt would seem to dismiss them. Not that filmmakers have been shy about dropping hits: After all, "HOPE" graffiti was spotted in Deadpool's Logan teaser, and the bear made an appearance in an early official photo of Brolin in Cable costume and makeup.

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In Marvel Comics lore, Hope Summers was the first mutant born after the Scarlet Witch uttered the words “No More Mutants" in 2005, a move that magically reduced the world's mutant population to 198. Cable rescued the newborn Hope from the mutant-hating Purifiers, jumped through time, and then raised her as his own as they moved across different eras. As Hope grew up, she was hunted by another mutant, Bishop, who believed her existence would herald an even worse fate for mutantkind.

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Let's Pause to Make Fun of Justice League

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Before viewers can get too bummed out by Cable's seemingly humorless life, Wade Wilson arrives to shatter the fourth wall for a much-needed laugh, and to take his turn at tugging on Superman's ... mustache. Yes, the sudden, "shoddy" appearance of a green sleeve where a CG cybernetic arm should be is a Justice League joke, referring to the time and money Warner Bros. spent digitally removing Henry Cavill's mustache from reshoot scenes (neither of which, most would argue, were well spent).

"Stop!" Reynolds' Deadpool declares in voiceover. "What in the actual ass? Dale! Why-why aren't the visual effects not done? It's a metal arm! It's not like we're trying to remove a mustache!"

'I'll Do It Myself!'

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Beating imaginative fans to the punch, Deadpool produces his own sweded version of how the trailer should appear using action figures, Matchbox cars, plastic Army men and construction-paper buildings. Deadpool's own stand-in appears to be a knockoff of Woody from Pixar's Toy Story, but with a different head (take that, Disney/Fox deal).

Note that in the background of the apartment, behind the lamp, is Deadpool's Bob Ross-inspired painting, from the sequel's "Wet on Wet" teaser released in November.

Run, DMC!

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Although we're left to deduce what "DMC" means, these soldiers or guards in riot gear are quite possibly the movie's version of the Mutant Response Division (MRD), which, as the name suggests, is a mutant-hunting militant unit.

Introduced on the 2009 animated series Wolverine & the X-Men, the MRD later made its way into Marvel comics, where it was formed by Bolivar Trask and Stephen Lang in response to a deadly attack on the United Nations by mutants.

To 'Infinity,' and Beyond

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Zazie Beetz's Domino kicks butt, and likely doesn't bother taking names, in a church-like setting similar to what we saw in November in the "Wet on Wet" teaser. Actually, considering the "Purity, Humanity, Infinity" banner, and the flames in the background, it's a safe bet it's the same building.

We previously speculated, because of a banner featuring what appeared to be Cable, that a cult had sprung up around Brolin's time-traveling Nate Summers. However, this trailer may offer up another possibility.

Teenage Wasteland

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One of the breakout stars of 2016's Deadpool, Brianna Hildebrand again lights up the screen as as Negasonic Teenage Warhead. We already knew she would be back, and sporting a new look, but where's her X-Men mentor Colossus? Wade Wilson's gleaming (but ultimately unsuccessful) moral compass is nowhere to be seen in this new footage, perhaps indicating that incomplete-CGI joke wasn't entirely at Justice League's expense -- though he did make a partial appearance in the International trailer.

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Deadpool Brings His Own Six Pack

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The trailer brings with it the introduction of a super-team from X-Men lore, but it isn't X-Force, as you might expect, given that Deadpool 2 is supposed to lay the groundwork for a spinoff franchise. No, as we explain elsewhere on CBR, it's probably Six Pack (aka Wild Pack), a team of futuristic mercenaries to which Cable and Domino once belonged. But we'll have to wait for some official clarification before we know for certain.

Julian Dennison's Mysterious Character Sends Greetings

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Previously glimpsed in the teaser, standing in a burning "church," Julian Dennison of Hunt for the Wilderpeople returns here, with a double-handed, two-finger salute. More importantly, though, he's wearing a uniform from what's most likely a mutant prison or internment camp, and a power-dampening collar, seemingly confirming that his still-unnamed character does indeed have mutant abilities.

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But who is he? Taken together, the teaser and this trailer suggest he plays a central role to the story of Deadpool 2. What if, rather than Hope Summers, he's the young mutant upon whose shoulders rests the future of mutankind? It would be only fitting for this franchise to zig instead of zag, and offer up a "savior" who's kind of an asshole.

Another Crisp High-Five?

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The trailer continues its roll call with the return of Karan Soni as Dopinder, the good-natured taxi driver who makes the mistake first of befriending Deadpool, and then of taking his advice. As a result his cousin and romantic rival Bandhu ended up kidnapped and tied up in the trunk of the cab, which later crashed into a truck. Dopinder's taxi has either been repaired or replaced since the events of Deadpool, but the whereabouts of Bandhu are, as of yet, unknown.

Cable vs. the Convoy

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Here's where things get confusing (which is saying something, considering time travel is involved), even as potential clues to the film's plot emerge. In this sequence, Cable confronts some a cattle car-like truck emblazoned with "DMC," just like on the riot gear we saw earlier. Deadpool himself is soon after spotted on the vehicle, which is most certainly a prison transport, fighting an inmate.

All of that's fine and good, but why is this scene taking place in the present day? That isn't somewhere from Cable's dystopian timeline, but rather present-day Vancouver (or whatever city it's standing in for). Are mutants being hunted down and detained in Deadpool's present, or is there some kind of bleeding of realities?

Wade's Time Might Be Up

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Only adding to that mystery is the appearance of Wade Wilson in some kind of mutant detention center, where he seems to be staging either a prison break or an infiltration. Again, does this sequence unfold in the presence, indicating an even darker corner of Deadpool's world than was previously known, or are we glimpsing a dystopian future -- and a future Wade?

Perhaps -- just perhaps -- Cable's reason for traveling into the past is to prevent Deadpool from doing something that will alter the course of history, and not in a good way. That might certainly explain Cable's final line in the trailer: "Your time's up, you dumb fuck."

'Well, That's Just Lazy Writing'

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But, of course, with this being a Deadpool movie, even the darkest moments leave room for levity. Cable's threat is met by quickly drawn guns from Wade and Leslie Uggams' Blind Al (who certainly has the best of intentions). And just in case weapons fails, there's always a fourth wall-breaking quip: "Well, that's just lazy writing."


Directed by David Leitch, Deadpool 2 sees the return of Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, T.J. Miller as Weasel, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, Stefan Kapičić as the voice of Colossus, and Karan Soni as Dopinder, with newcomers Zazie Beetz as Domino, Josh Brolin as Cable, Julian Dennison in an unknown role, and Jack Kesy as a villain widely thought to be Black Tom Cassidy. The eagerly awaited sequel arrives in theaters on May 18.