Summary
Trailers forDeadpool & Wolverinehave confirmed a major appearance from Sabretooth, a significant rival of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine from Fox’s initialX-Mentrilogy. However, I’d still really like to see theotherSabretooth make an appearance in the upcoming MCU as well. After all, there were two different actors to play the mutant villain on-screen, and the other one was just as exciting and dynamic.
As seen in trailers forDeadpool & Wolverine, Wade Wilson’s Deadpool will need Wolverine’s help to save his reality, resulting in a multiversal adventure of epic proportions including encounters withLoki’sTime Variance Authority, and what will likely be an army of cameos from both the MCU and Fox’sX-Menuniverse. Some of these cameos have already been revealed,such as the return of Sabretooth played by Tyler Mane inDeadpool & Wolverine(the first actor to play Victor Creed in the very firstX-Menfilm). However,that doesn’t mean Liev Schreiber’s Sabretooth from 2011’sX-Men Originscouldn’t be featured as well.
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I Still Wish Wolverine Could Have A Rematch With Liev Schreiber’s Sabretooth
X-Men Origins Wasn’t All Bad
AlthoughX-Men Origins: Wolverineis often cited as one of the worstX-Menfilms to have ever been produced by Fox, I’m personally of the opinion that there are still elements to be appreciated. This particularly includes the early relationship and eventual rivalry between Jackman’s Logan and Schreiber’s Victor. Revealed to be half-brothers as a unique twist and deviation from their comics' rivalry, their shared blood helped explain their similar power sets.
Likewise, Sabretooth eventually helping Wolverine killRyan Reynolds' massively controversial Weapon XI version of Deadpoolby the movie’s end resulted in some incredibly interesting dimensions and greater nuance to their complex relationship going forward as both brothers and rivals.This was certainly aided by Schreiber’s performance as Logan’s highly aggressive older brother who carried far less restraint than Wolverine. As exciting as Mane’s Sabretooth truly is, I’d still very much like to see Schreiber’s earlier version make an appearance inDeadpool & Wolverineas well.
How X-Men Origins' Sabretooth Can Still Appear In Deadpool & Wolverine
A Multiverse Of Possibilities Within The Void
Thankfully, the multiverse provides an easy means of debuting Schreiber’s Sabretooth right alongside Mane’s inDeadpool & Wolverine. Facing off in the multiversal catch-all that isLoki’sVoid at the End of Timewhere variants from other realities go when they’re “pruned” by the TVA,Mane and Schreiber’s respective Sabretooths could simply be variants from separate timelines, allowing both to have their turn to rematch Hugh Jackman’s Wolverinein the upcoming MCU movie. It would certainly be a nice homage to the true beginnings of live-action Deadpool if Schreiber were to reunite with Reynolds and Jackman. A brief cameo would certainly be enough for me.
Deadpool & Wolverineis set to release in theaters on July 26th.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Cast
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
