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In which Deadpool comic does he kill over liking Star Wars prequels?
I believe you're thinking of this scene:
It comes from "Deadpool, Merc With A Mouth #5"
In Deadpool's defense, the guy was a member of AIM, generally considered a terrorist organization of evil ...
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What reference is Deadpool making in his line, "What is it, girl? Is there trouble at the well?"
It's probably a reference to Lassie.
In the movies, Lassie would bark and the people would ask questions that tell the viewer what the dog is trying to "say."
It was sort of a pop culture ...
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Is movie Deadpool's fourth wall breaking a "mutant power"?
After reviewing the script again from the advice of a friend offline, it looks like Wade's 4th wall breaking isn't a power. While he has his collar on, he quips the following while turning and looking ...
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Is movie Deadpool's fourth wall breaking a "mutant power"?
It's not a mutation. It's actually a sign of his madness. Deadpool gained his powers through torture1, which mentally broke him.
Not only is he under the "illusion" (in-universe this is seen as a ...
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What happens to Deadpool's severed limbs?
In the comics his severed parts are collected by an avid fan. When there's sufficient of them, they grow into a new Deadpool, but one that's evil...
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Who hired Wade to scare Jeremy (the pizza guy)?
Megan hired Wade.
WADE: Do you happen to know a Megan Orflosky? Get that right? Orflovsky?
[Jeremy nods].
WADE: Cause she knows you. Jeremy, I belong to a group of guys who take a dime to beat a ...
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Did Deadpool rescue all of the X-Force?
No
In an interview Ryan Reynolds states that Deadpool only saves Peter out of the X-Force members.
"So I love that he just completely ignores this marquee cast that he could've saved of useful ...
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What reference is Deadpool making in his line, "What is it, girl? Is there trouble at the well?"
To expand on the Lassie thing, it's a common trope that is well referenced (pun intended, because... Deadpool)
A Stock Plot in which Little Billy falls into danger and the family pet or another ...
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Why was Deadpool dishonorably discharged?
I asked my good friend Fabian Nicieza (co-creator of Deadpool) what incident resulted in Wade being ejected from the military.
I am advised that this element wasn't part of his original backstory and ...
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Can either Colossus or Negasonic Teenage Warhead actually fly a plane?
The jet is not just a generic plane, but the X-Men's own custom and private jet, the Blackbird (inspired by the real-life Lockheed SR-71).
As the school is actually a training ground for mutants, and ...
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Which was the comic where a kid mistakenly called Deadpool Spider-Man?
You're referring to this panel from Thunderbolts Vol 2. #15.
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Was X-Force just a marketing McGuffin?
According to the director and the writers, it was a prank:
[Director] David Leitch says the basic concept of killing off these characters right away was to “fuck with the audience through Deadpool’s ...
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Was there ever consideration of a scene concerning Beast in Deadpool?
Apparently this was actually a serious consideration1; Film School Rejects reports on the Deadpool commentary track (on the DVD release), and note:
They originally wanted the end credits scene to ...
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How was this character allowed to keep his helmet in Deadpool 2?
It probably falls under "personal effects" which by law have to be housed and transported with inmates in most jurisdictions so they're available immediately when the person is released.
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Who was in the room in the X-Men Mansion?
While most sources seem to have caught a couple, DigitalSpy seems to be confident, from their wording, that they saw everyone. Den of Geek's incredibly detailed commentary on Easter eggs gives the ...
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Did Wade Wilson have mutant powers before being turned into Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine?
The team that Stryker puts together are all mutants:
STRYKER
We're putting together a team. Best
men in the business. Men with...
special qualities. Men like you.
— Early Script
Further Wade Wilson'...
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What is Deadpool's sexual orientation?
According to the film's director, Tim Miller, Deadpool's sexual orientation is 'pansexual'.
Q. Can you talk about the tantalizing fireside photo that you guys put out. Does this mean it will be a ...
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Why would Wolverine be needed to greenlight Deadpool movie?
The concept behind what you correctly identified as a joke is that Wolverine, as the biggest name in the X-Men franchise* has pull with the studio. Deadpool implies that he has performed services for ...
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Did Brad Pitt play the Vanisher in Deadpool 2?
Yes he was in the film
In an interview with Screen Rant, Deadpool 2 co-writer Rhett Reese confirms that it was indeed Brad Pitt.
Rhett Reese: Uh, Vanisher was a late add. It was the very last thing ...
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What is the meaning of "guy who invented pants"?
Trousers (pants) are very popular: most people own a pair.
The person who first comes up with an idea (these days) usually gets a patent on the idea, to allow them time to recoup their investment in ...
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Can Deadpool drown?
In the movie universe (X-Men Universe), Deadpool got his powers from the Weapon X Program which is based on Wolverine's mutant powers.
Although Wade Wilson doesn't have a skeleton made of adamantium, ...
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If you cut Deadpool exactly in half, which half would regenerate?
In addition to Evil Deadpool, there was also the case where it was revealed that (due to an incident in 2008) Deadpool had been merged with Madcap, when Thor disintegrated them both into a pile of ...
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In Deadpool 2, would this happen if that didn't happen?
After Wade left the Icebox, Firefist befriended Juggernaut, on Wade's advice to "make friends with the biggest guy in here". Since that advice was given before Cable's attack, that occurs in an ...
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Where was Stan Lee's cameo in Deadpool 2?
According to Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers for Deadpool 2, there was a bust in the X-Mansion of Stan Lee that get's knocked over. They also mention the cameo he did in the trailer. As well ...
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What is inscribed around the muzzle of Deadpool's gun?
The muzzle says,
"SMILE
WAIT FOR THE FLASH".
A quick google search tells me that that particular phrase is a popular engraving for muzzles. There doesn't seem to be anything that relates it to ...
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Why didn't Deadpool just have his friends remove the collar?
Because Wade asked them not to
After Deadpool jumps in front of the gunshot and gets hit they start trying to remove his collar but he stops them from doing it.
Deadpool: Stop, stop, stop! Stop! Just ...
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Comic story arc/issue where Deadpool is eaten by zombies and the zombies all turn into Deadpool clones
The food coma is from Night of the Living Deadpool (2014).
Synopsis for #1:
Deadpool awakes from a food coma to find…THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HAS OCCURRED! Can the Merc with the Mouth avoid becoming ...
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Why did Deadpool say "Somebody swiped right"?
When Cable is slipping the token, Deadpool is suggesting (not for the first time) that Cable is attracted to him.
The "swipe right" comes from the dating app "Tinder":
Tinder is a location-based ...
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What reference is Deadpool making in his line, "What is it, girl? Is there trouble at the well?"
It's actually likely a mix of the 2 tropes referenced in other answers. The dialogue chosen doesn't really make sense with one alone.
The mythical "What's that girl, X has fallen down the well?&...
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Why is Colossus so hell bent on recruiting Deadpool?
Professor X’s objectives are the following:
Educate and train mutants to be safe using their powers.
Help them to feel comfortable with the fact they are mutants and the world hates them.
Protect ...
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