But “Deadpool & Wolverine” is the first R-rated Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, and the first R-rated movie to gross more than $1.3 billion. (Although 2016’s “Deadpool” was also R-rated ...

Also, there hasn’t been a Deadpool movie since 2018, and Wolverine’s been out of action since 2017. Now 55, Jackman is getting a bit long in the claw; and Reynolds turns 48 in October.

For Ryan Reynolds, the latest Deadpool & Wolverine trailer is a chance for audiences to see two marquee characters together, a pairing that “took seven years and a lot of begging” to get Hugh ...