
The newly released Marvel Studios film featuring Deadpool and Wolverine is filled with amusing references to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and its past, particularly when it was distributed by 20th Century Fox. A notable instance is when Deadpool (played by Ryan Reynolds) directly addresses the camera, informing Fox that he’s off to Disneyland, followed by a headbutt towards an imaginary lens – a nod to the meta nature of the movie. However, the true epitome of meta humor might be the appearance of Channing Tatum, famous for Magic Mike and 21 Jump Street, as Gambit, the card-slinging mutant. If you’re not well-versed in superhero movie news, you may miss the joke that Tatum was initially cast as Gambit years ago but the promised film never came to fruition.