Does Deadpool 2 Have a Post-Credits Scene?

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By Kevin Melrose

Published May 17, 2018

The real question isn't does Deadpool 2 have an after-credits scene, but can it possibly top the Ferris Bueller's Day Off parody of the original film.

The original Deadpool set a high bar in 2016 with a post-credits scene that parodied the one from the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off, arguably the most memorable use of the film technique until the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Like Ferris Beuller himself, Ryan Reynolds' fourth wall-breaking Merc With a Mouth walks out in a bathrobe to tell the audience to go home, and to take good-natured jabs at Marvel Studios and his own film's budget. So, how could Deadpool 2 possibly top that?

Some filmmakers might be tempted to go the route of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and roll out one end-credits sequence after another (for a total of five), or take the opposite approach, and skip the scene entirely. But what did director David Leitch and screenwriters Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Ryan Reynolds do?

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They stuck with a single mid-credits scene, but they went big, and it paid off, generating a significant buzz in early reactions to the film. Joe Quesada, Marvel's chief creative officer, went so far as to proclaim it, "hands down the best after-credits scene in movie history." That's high praise indeed, particularly considering that end-credits sequences have become a defining element of Marvel Studios films.

So, what is this mid-credits scene that's spurred so much discussion? We won't spoil it here, but it's somehow poignant, funny and expectantly meta, all at the same time, while still tying into the sequel's story. Still no Samuel L. Jackson, although early ideas included cameos by Chris Evans, reprising his role as the Human Torch from Fox's Fantastic Four, and ... baby Adolf Hitler.

That means, yes, you should remain seated after the Deadpool 2 credits begin to roll. As if you were going to head for the exits early, anyway ...

The sequel sees Deadpool from a new team of superheroes, including Zazie Beetz as Domino, to protect a young mutant who's been targeted for death by the time-traveling Cable (Josh Brolin). It's not all as dark as that probably reads, of course.

In theaters Friday nationwide, director David Leitch’s Deadpool 2 stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular Deadpool, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, T.J. Miller as Weasel, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Stefan Kapičić as Colossus, Zazie Beetz as Domino, Julian Dennison as Russell and Josh Brolin as Cable.