Deadpool & Wolverine Concept Art Reveals Punk Variant Cut From Film

Deadpool & Wolverine is making a killing at the box office, and Marvel Studios is letting those behind the scenes unveil more of their work on the project. Within the past week alone, there’s been a massive influx of concept art that’s surfaced, revealing an unused combination of Wolverine and Deadpool as well as a version of the Merc With a Mouth inspired by Rob Liefeld’s most popular comics. Now, a riff on a Spider-Punk (but with Deadpool) has surfaced courtesy of visual development artist David Masson San Gabriel.

“Another variant that didn’t make it, Punkpool! Next i will be posting the ones that made it into the movie,” San Gabriel shared on Instagram alongside the concept art. In it, Deadpool can be seen with a mohawk, plaid pants, and enough studded clothing to make The Misfits blush. See the concept art for yourself below.

When we spoke to Liefeld at San Diego Comic-Con, the comic creator said he wasn’t surprised by how well Deadpool & Wolverine is performing at the box office.

“I knew it was gonna have a ‘2’ in it,” Liefeld said when told Deadpool & Wolverine had already made $200 million on opening day. “I’ve been telling everybody, it can clear it. People are hung up on this rating. This isn’t 10 years ago … Today’s kids don’t think in PG-13 and R, and the stuff that they get online, it’s way more advanced. So our rating, let’s go, break it.”

“It’s great company to be in,” he added, referring to the other huge movies that cracked the top ten biggest openers. “They deserve it.”

Who’s all in Deadpool & Wolverine?

In Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). The film also stars Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox, and Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova, with the return of Deadpool alums Morena Baccarin as Vanessa Carlysle, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Stefan Kapičić as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Rob Delaney as Peter, and Lewis Tan as Shatterstar. Aaron Stanford is also returning as Pyro from the X-Men film series.

Kevin Feige, Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy and Lauren Shuler Donner produce with Louis D’Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, George Dewey and Simon Kinberg serving as executive producers. Deadpool & Wolverine is written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy. Deadpool & Wolverine is now exclusively in theaters.