What Timeline Does Deadpool 3 Takes Place In? Explained

In Short
  • A majority of events in Deadpool and Wolverine take place in The Void so it is not happening on any timeline.
  • We see references to Earth-616 and Earth-10005 as well the latter being Deadpool's timeline.
  • Deadpool travels to multiple timelines to find a suitable Wolverine to help him save his world.

Deadpool 3 is up and about blowing minds across the world and that’s quite understandable. Giving The Merc With a Mouth access to multiversal travel is bound to create an unhinged and hilarious mess. However, one of the biggest questions that will come to your mind after watching Deadpool 3 is in what timeline all of this is taking place. So, in this article, I am going to give you a simple answer to what timeline Deadpool 3 takes place in.

Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.

Most of Deadpool 3 Takes Place in the Void

Deadpool and Wolverine
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Yes, you read that right, most of the events that unfold in Deadpool 3 take place in The Void, which means that most major events in the movie happen outside all of the timelines. However, there are references to multiple timelines in the movie.

Deadpool 3 Interviews for the Avengers in Prime Earth (Earth-616)

We know that Deadpool 3 is in direct continuation of Deadpool 3. So, as we saw in the ending of Deadpool 2, Cable’s time-traveling machine is now in the hands of Deadpool. In the first few minutes of Deadpool 3, we see that Deadpool is giving an interview to Happy Hogan to be a part of the Avengers. However, he is rejected and Happy tells him that he might have a chance someday and he’ll keep an eye on Deadpool. Deadpool reaches the 616 timeline using Cabel’s time-traveling machine but when he is not successful at joining the Avengers, he travels back to his timeline.

Deadpool Jumps to the Fox Universe Before TVA Abduction (Earth-10005)

After this, we see that Deadpool is back in his timeline, on the Fox Universe (Earth-10005) where he is a car salesman. However, this is not working out for him as well. This is where he gets abducted by The TVA and he is told that he can join the MCU if he lets his timeline die. However, Deadpool does not agree to it and goes rogue kicking off the story of Deadpool 3.

Deadpool 3 Ends in the Fox Universe Timeline (Earth-10005)

The final act of Deadpool and Wolverine takes place in the Fox Universe timeline. Mr. Paradox tells Deadpool that he is going to destroy his timeline using his Time Ripper machine and this is where Deadpool and Wolverine come after escaping from The Void to stop Mr. Paradox. However, things take a turn and Cassandra Nova shows up threatening the entire multiverse. Now it was up to Deadpool and Wolverine to save all of reality which they do by the epic finale of the movie.

In between, Deadpool also travels to multiple timelines to find a suitable Wolverine to help him save his world. However, the movie does not show what timelines these are.

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