What are the TVA doing here?

By Louise Griffin

Published: Tuesday, 13 February 2024 at 17:34 PM


Excitement is heating up for Deadpool 3, AKA Deadpool and Wolverine after the first trailer was released at the 2024 Super Bowl.

As well as giving us a glimpse of Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine and finally confirming Matthew Macfadyen’s character, the trailer also unveiled various connections to Loki season 2.

During the trailer, we saw more of the Time Variance Authority (TVA), which we got to know all too well in Loki, met Macfadyen’s Paradox (who also has links to Loki), and saw Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) officially heralded as “Marvel Jesus” as he makes his way into the MCU.

So, if you’re a little confused by the references, here’s what you need to know about how Deadpool 3 is connected to Loki.

How is Deadpool 3 connected to Loki?

The TVA

For the uninitiated, this is the first time Deadpool has officially made an appearance in the MCU – and the very meta trailer makes it clear that he’s messing with it somehow.

He even tells Paradox at one point: “Your little cinematic universe is about to change forever,” before referring to himself as “the Messiah”.

Tom Hiddleston in Loki season 2 wearing a suit, looking sad
Tom Hiddleston in Loki season 2.
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Presumably, that has something to do with the fact that the TVA come knocking.

Fans will remember from Loki that the TVA is in charge of “pruning” any temporal anomalies in the MCU.

By the end of Loki season 2 though, Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief had destroyed the Temporal Loom at the heart of the TVA, sacrificing his life as he knows it to save the branched timelines.