At the time, Levy assumed this was an Easter egg Deadpool & Wolverine ’s visual effects team came up with, but after the interview, the director checked with the VFX department and learned that this ship wasn’t a Master & Commander callback after all. He wrote in a follow-up email:

Credit: Marvel Studios In a twist of fate, Deadpool and Wolverine's Shawn Levy was once in talks to direct the canceled Gambit movie – years before Channing Tatum finally made his debut as the card-dealing X-Men member.

The continued hunt for Deadpool and Wolverine Easter eggs recently led one fan to spot a reference to Master and Commander's HMS Surprise lurking in the background of the Void. As it turns out, that Easter egg wasn't an Easter egg at all – and it even fooled director Shawn Levy.

Ryan Reynolds calls Nickelback 'one of the greatest bands on earth' while revealing another 'Deadpool & Wolverine' deleted scene set to the rock group's 2008 song 'Never Gonna Be Alone.'

In celebration of Deadpool & Wolverine making its big debut on Disney+, Ryan Reynolds has shared a new deleted scene from the movie on social media. The scene takes place right after the Deadpool Corps decide to stop fighting so they can celebrate the arrival of Peter.

Ahead of Deadpool & Wolverine's Disney Plus premiere on Tuesday, Marvel confirmed it wants to use the heroes again in the MCU.

Disney’s fourth-quarter adjusted profit beat Wall Street’s expectations, bolstered by strong results from its streaming service and box office success with “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.”