Deadpool 2 Trivia

Trivia
In the last act, Julian Dennison's character says Juggernaut and himself are partners just like the rappers "2pac and Ice Cube", where 2pac is the name of Julian's dog in another movie he also starred, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Tyler Bates replaced Junkie XL as the composer of Deadpool 2.
 * The sequel was announced 3 days before the release of Deadpool.
 * On April 6, 2016, Ryan Reynolds officially signed on for the sequel.
 * This film was rumored to be lead up to the "X-Force" movie.
 * Liam Neeson was the studio's first choice to play Cable. Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman and Dolph Lundgren were interested in playing Cable. Both Perlman and Lang went on Twitter to state their qualifications for the role.
 * Kyle Chandler and Mackenzie Davis were being considered for Cable and Domino.
 * Shooting is scheduled to start sometime around early 2017.
 * During the post-credit scene in the first Deadpool movie, Deadpool tells the audience that Cable will be in the sequel.
 * It was announced in October 2016, that Tim Miller would not be returning as director for this sequel. He decided not to return due to mutual creative differences with lead actor Ryan Reynolds during pre-production of this film. Miller later stated that he left the sequel because he "didn't want to make some stylized movie that was 3 times the budget", and wished to create the same kind of film that made the first one a success.
 * On August 16, 2017, a stuntwoman named Joi Harris died while filming a stunt on a motorcycle. Production stopped for two days.
 * In one scene, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) refers to Cable (Josh Brolin) as One Eyed Willy as in 'bring it on, One Eyed Willy'. One Eyed Willy was the pirate character in The Goonies starring Josh Brolin.
 * Brad Pitt met with the director to discuss the part of Cable, but couldn't commit due to scheduling conflicts.
 * During the fight at the end Deadpool's suit is turned grey from dust in an explosion, this is a reference to Deadpool's X-Force suit from the comics which is also grey instead of red.
 * In the trailer, Deadpool remarks about the effects on Cable's arm not being done, saying it's "not as difficult as removing a mustache." This is a reference to how Justice League had to remove Henry Cavill's moustache for re-shoots.
 * Following the announcement that Tim Miller was leaving the project, composer Junkie XL, who had scored the previous film, also dropped out of the project.
 * A taxi sign promotes a travel agency called Alpha Flight. In the Marvel comics, Alpha Flight is a team of Canadian superheroes who have major dealings with the X-Men. This also hints at Alpha Flight.
 * On March 3, 2017, the Deadpool 2 (2018) teaser leaked online which was shown before screenings of Logan.
 * One of the taglines of the movie "Take your passion. And make it happen" is taken from the lyrics of Flashdance's "What A Feeling". Even one of the movie posters (Deadpool laying down resting his arms on a chair seat with a rain of bullets falling on him) is reminiscent to the Flashdance poster.
 * Dolph Lundgren, Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, Pierce Brosnan and David Harbour were all considered for the part of Cable.
 * Gina Carano was set to return as Angel Dust before director Tim Miller left the project.
 * In the final trailer, Deadpool breaks the fourth wall by saying, "Pump the hate brakes, Thanos". Which is a reference to Avengers: Infinity War. Josh Brolin who plays Cable in this movie, is also Thanos in Avengers :Infinity War, which was released a month before Deadpool 2.
 * Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lizzy Caplan, Kerry Washington, Sienna Miller, Ruby Rose, Mackenzie Davis, Kelly Rohrbach, Eve Hewson, Sofia Boutella, Stephanie Sigman, Sylvia Hoeks and Janelle Monáe were being considered and screen tested for the role of Domino before the role went to Zazie Beetz.
 * When Domino debuted in the New Mutants comic books, she was actually Deadpool's girlfriend Vanessa in disguise for several issues. In the comic books, Vanessa is the mutant Copycat who can shape-shift into other people, similar to Mystique. She posed as Domino to infiltrate X-Force, while the real Domino was held prisoner. This resulted into Domino holding a long-term grudge against both Deadpool and Vanessa.
 * A fan petition was made for Quentin Tarantino to direct the sequel.
 * A recent teaser of the film parodies the late Bob Ross, a painter and television host of The Joy of Painting (1983). The teaser also pokes fun at Reddit with 'Red-dit'.
 * Russell Crowe was Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld's choice for Cable.
 * Ryan Reynolds personally offered Rob Delaney the role of Peter, after seeing him in Catastrophe.
 * Michael Shannon was reportedly eyed for Cable, but dropped out due to scheduling issues.
 * The comic books depict Domino as a longtime ally and former girlfriend of Cable, who hates Deadpool. In the film, she is introduced as an ally of Deadpool working against Cable.
 * Shooting started on May 1st, 2017 in Vancouver.
 * Since Tim Miller has dropped out of directing, the studio looked at David Leitch, Rupert Sanders, Drew Goddard and Magnus Martens to replace Miller as director. Leitch was pick by the studio to direct.
 * In the comic books, Domino is depicted as a woman with unnaturally white skin with a black circle around her left eye. As she is being played by an African-American actress, the mark around her eye was changed to white.
 * This film along with The New Mutants and Dark Phoenix were filmed around the same time with New Mutants in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Deadpool 2 filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and X-Men: Dark Phoenix in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 * Production on the film has wrapped on the same day that Dark Phoenix also wrapped as well.
 * The first teaser poster released in November 2017, with Deadpool and the rest of the gang sharing a Thanksgiving dinner, is a parody of the Norman Rockwell painting, "Freedom From Want", which has been satirized several times in Pop culture, including the cover of Fantastic Four: Vol. 1 (564).
 * If you will look closely at the bottom right of the screen where Deadpool and the group are leaving the area, you can see Juggernaut rising from the pool where he was electrocuted.
 * Original Release date was June 1, 2018. But the release date was changed to May 18, 2018
 * In the appropriately labeled Final Trailer, Wade/Deadpool proceeds to mock Cable/Nathan with references to the official Marvel Cinematic Universe by calling him Thanos (who Josh Brolin also plays in various films, most recent being Avengers: Infinity War) and asking him if he is from the DC Universe, which is amusing because Josh Brolin was one of the top choices to play Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice before Ben Affleck was cast.
 * The locations used for filming many scenes in Vancouver, BC, can be viewed using Google Maps. Dopinder in his cab: filmed in an alley running northeast from the Vancouver Art Gallery (the domed building in the background). Deadpool driving while bent over and cutting a bullet with a sword: near the intersection of West Georgia Street and Thurlow Street near the Trump Tower. Cable making a leap over colliding vehicles: at the intersection of West Hastings Street and Burrard Street. Bedlam punching and Deadpool racing on a motor scooter: near the intersection of West Hastings Street and Hornby Street.
 * The music that swells over Deadpool's 'death' scene near the end of the film is the same score used in 2017's "Logan" used for Wolverine's death scene.
 * In a post-credits scene Deadpool goes back in time to kill the Deadpool from X-Men Origins: Wolverine and to kill Ryan Reynolds before he can do Green Lantern.
 * Deadpool 2 now holds the title of being the last film in which Hugh Jackman played Wolverine.
 * When deadpool is writing his plan to save Russell, you can see that he wrote "Prisoner 24601" on the board which is a reference to Hugh Jackman's character in Les Misérables
 * A short film Deadpool: No Good Deed was attached to Logan to tease this sequel. In the short, Wade tries to help a man who's getting mugged in an alleyway, but is too late to save him as he takes too long trying to change into his costume in a phone booth.
 * In 2018, Josh Brolin played two separate Marvel Comics characters in wide release. He appear as the villain Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War as well as the hero Cable in Deadpool 2.
 * Ryan Reynolds' character (Deadpool) briefly mentions the movie "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". Ryan's real-life wife, Blake Lively, starred in that movie.
 * Black Tom is a mutant who can manipulate, bond with, and project energy through plant life. He is also capable of issuing concussive blasts with a wooden object, usually a shillelagh.
 * The first Marvel film not to feature a Stan Lee cameo
 * Deadpool says to Domino: "Shut up, black Black Widow". This is a slight reference to Scarlett Johansson, who plays Black Widow and real ex-wife of Ryan Reynolds.
 * Before burning down the orphanage, Julian Dennison's Russell is seen with a hoodie on, just like his another character, Ricky, in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, often wears. The two characters also have similar lines about "ganster life".