{"id":45815,"date":"2024-02-13T18:34:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1991642"},"modified":"2024-02-13T18:51:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:51:22","slug":"how-does-deadpool-3-connect-to-loki-tva-and-paradox-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-does-deadpool-3-connect-to-loki-tva-and-paradox-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Deadpool 3 connect to Loki? TVA and Paradox explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are the TVA doing here? <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 13 February 2024 at 17:34 PM<\/p>

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Excitement is heating up for Deadpool 3, AKA Deadpool and Wolverine<\/a> after the first trailer<\/a> was released at the 2024 Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

As well as giving us a glimpse of Hugh Jackman\u2019s return as Wolverine<\/a> and finally confirming Matthew Macfadyen\u2019s character, the trailer also unveiled various connections to Loki season 2.<\/p>\n

During the trailer, we saw more of the Time Variance Authority (TVA), which we got to know all too well in Loki<\/a>, met Macfadyen\u2019s Paradox (who also has links to Loki), and saw Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) officially heralded as \u201cMarvel Jesus\u201d as he makes his way into the MCU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019re a little confused by the references, here\u2019s what you need to know about how Deadpool 3 is connected to Loki.<\/p>\n

How is Deadpool 3 connected to Loki?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The TVA<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the uninitiated, this is the first time Deadpool has officially made an appearance in the MCU \u2013 and the very meta trailer makes it clear that he\u2019s messing with it somehow.<\/p>\n

He even tells Paradox at one point: \u201cYour little cinematic universe is about to change forever,\u201d before referring to himself as \u201cthe Messiah\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Tom Hiddleston in Loki season 2.<\/span><\/figcaption> Disney Plus<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Presumably, that has something to do with the fact that the TVA come knocking.<\/p>\n

Fans will remember from Loki that the TVA is in charge of \u201cpruning\u201d any temporal anomalies in the MCU.<\/p>\n

By the end of Loki season 2<\/a> though, Tom Hiddleston\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n