The Coolest 'Deadpool' Easter Eggs

Colossus tells Deadpool he is taking him to the Professor. Deadpool replies, "McAvoy or Stewart?" This nods to Deadpool knowing he is in a comic movie, and also knowing about the X-Men movies and their messy continuity.X-MenThe movies have messy continuity.

The opening credit sequence looked great. It showed beautiful images and many great Easter eggs. The credited names were hilarious:

Some Douchebag’s Film (Tim Miller)
God’s Perfect Idiot (Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool)
A Hot Chick (Morena Baccarin – Vanessa)
A British Villain (Ed Skrien – Ajax)
Comic Relief (T.J. Miller – Weasel)
A Moody Teen (Brianna Hildebrand – Negasonic Teenage Warhead)
An Entirely CGI Character (Stefan Kapičić – Colossus)
A Gratuitous Cameo (Stan Lee)
Produced By Asshats (Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds)
Written By The Real Heroes (Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese)
Directed by Some Overpaid Tool (Tim Miller)

In the comics, Deadpool came from the Weapon X program.Weapon X programThe Weapon X program laced Wolverine's bones with adamantium. Some continuities used Wolverine's DNA to create Deadpool. Hugh Jackman casts a large shadow here. He mentioned near the film's start as the man Deadpool had to "convince" to make the movie. Later, Wade Wilson wears a cutout of Jackman's face to hide his scarred appearance.

The movie uses a Marvel property, so Stan Lee had to appear. He did not create Deadpool, but he is the official Marvel mascot now. He appeared on the IMAX poster. In the film, he announces at a strip club and speaks great lines.

Remember how mad everyone got when they sewed the Merc with the Mouth's mouth shut inX-Men Origins: Wolverine? So do the writers ofDeadpool and so does Ryan Reynolds. They make jabs at it in the film. When Ajax threatens to sew Wade's mouth shut, he quips, "I wouldn't do that if I were you," coming this close to winking at the audience.this closeto actually winking at the audience.

Remember the scene with Wade Wilson as a hitman with the pizza boy? If you like the comics, that scene might sound familiar. The film copied that scene word for word from the funny pages! The film captured every detail, even the pizza toppings.

What is a comic film without a post-credits scene? This movie is a surprising take on the post-credits scene from the John Hughes classicFerris Bueller's Day Off. It references the audience (like Bueller) and post-credits scenes in comic book movies. It also announces that Cable will be in the sequel.

A great Green Lantern riff plays when Wade goes through the Weapon X program. He tells them not to make the super suit green... "or animated!" This points right at Ryan Reynolds's last superhero move. Also, the opening titles show a bad guy taking a cheesy shot of Reynolds as Lantern in his wallet.

How meta is the Deadpool.Deadpool.Very meta. Deadpool action figures appear throughout the apartment he shares with blind Al. It makes sense Deadpool would like Deadpool action figures.

Salt N Pepa played a big role in marketingDeadpool."Shoop" appeared in trailers, and Salt N Pepa ran Pool's Snapchat for a day. "Shoop" came out in 1993, the year Deadpool got his first four-issue mini-series.

The X-Men often wear black leather in the Fox film universe. This holds true except for the cool, nostalgic costumes of X-Men: First Class.X-Men: First Class.Negasonic Teenage Warhead wears a costume straight from theNew Mutants.books.

Deadpool recognizes a bad guy during the final fight. Deadpool asks, "Bob?" "Yeah?" For viewers, this reminds them Wade used to kill and knows people on both sides. Comic fans like the beat since that is the beloved BOB, AGENT OF HYDRA.

Marvel Studios holds the rights to most of theMarvel Comics characters., while 20th Century Fox owns all X-Men and related properties, including Deadpool. Wade Wilson named characters while looking for his own title. Ideas included Scaredevil (a nod to Daredevil, which Fox owned until recently) and Captain Deadpool.

X-Men Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead appear, but they are not surprises. The surprise is the amount of X-Men tech and settings shown. The X-Mansion appears often, and the blackbird is also featured.

Ryan Reynolds has been.People.the sexiest man alive. He also made the top 100 another two times. The film named him Sexiest Dad Alive upon release. The movie mocks this with a clear shot in the opening montage of Reynolds on the cover ofPeople..

Your eyes were not tricked. The fight scene in the third act, where heroes fight Ajax, happens on and around a Helicarrier, as seen in Marvel'sAvengers.andCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.. Legally, it is not the same as the S.H.I.E.L.D. design in the Marvel Studios movies. The official line calls it a garden-variety aircraft carrier, but look closely during the action; you spot design elements making it an airborne vehicle.

Ryan Reynolds practically played Deadpool (by way of playing Hannibal King) in Blade: TrinityBlade: Trinity. Rumor has it that's actually where someone handed him his first 'Pool comic. As an homage to that, and the bad guys choice of wardrobe, Weasel tells Ajax and Angel to get to their "midnight screening on Blade 2Blade 2A meta joke, a callback, and a slight dig, all at once, even if it misses a direct reference.BladeReynolds was actually in the sequel.

Many fans wondered if the horrendous Deadpool depicted in X-Men Origins: Wolverine would be referenced.X-Men Origins: WolverineThe movie references him. He becomes an action figure in Wade Wilson's apartment during a fight with Colossus.

During the final days of the marketing campaign all of the official pages began counting down days until DeadpoolDeadpoolSeven sleeps, three sleeps, and so on. Around 127 hours away, the image circulated online. Deadpool doubles down on the reference by mentioning the 2010 film before cutting off his own hand.

Deadpool follows Ryan Reynolds on Twitter and Hello Kitty. Fans know Wade Wilson likes Hello Kitty, and the movie nods to this with a shot of Hello Kitty chapstick.

The film had a low budget compared to other X-Men movies and superhero films in general, so there wasn't much room for a lot of big cameos.X-MenSuperhero movies and films generally leave little space for big cameos. They managed one sneak peek: the girl experimented on in Ajax's labs looks a lot like Marrow, the Morlocks' leader.

The first shot shows a spinning coffee cup with "Rob L." It points to Deadpool's co-creator, Rob Liefeld. Later, a goon in the bar mentions Liefeld. That goon is Robert Liefeld himself; his name is on the bar's Deadpool board.

Featuring a song about the protagonist in his origin montage is meta. It also connects to another medium. The Deadpool rap came from the well-received 2013Deadpoolvideo game, which the film retooled and used.

There is a large amount ofAdventure Time/Deadpool mash-up fan art on the Internet shows Deadpool is a fan. He wears anAdventure Timewatch throughout the film.

Deadpool's other co-creator, along with Rob Liefeld, gets recognition during the chase scene. Two street signs, one with Nicieza St. and the other with Fabian Rd., mark highway exits. Miller Street, referencing director Tim Miller, appears during the chase.