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Rob Delaney Says Deadpool's Peter Is Not X-Men's Peter Wisdom
Rob Delaney says his Deadpool character is not Peter Wisdom, an X-Men character from the comics.
Delaney plays Peter in *Deadpool 2* and *Deadpool & Wolverine*.
The film character is just a regular man named Peter, without superpowers, whom Deadpool recruits into the X-Force team.
Some fans had thought Peter might be the comic-book character because both share a first name and are linked to X-Force.
Delaney says the writers created his character for the films, and that he is not playing Peter Wisdom.
In *Deadpool & Wolverine*, Peter is welcomed by many versions of Deadpool from different universes.
His clarification settles the identity question, though the sources say nothing about any further developments.
Rob Delaney said his character Peter in the Deadpool films is not the X-Men comics character Peter Wisdom.
He said the character is simply named Peter and was created by the film’s writers.
Fans had speculated that Peter might be Wisdom because the comic character has ties to X-Force.
Delaney made the clarification in a red carpet interview with ScreenRant.
Peter appears in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine.
- Who
- Rob Delaney clarified that his Deadpool character Peter is not Peter Wisdom.
- What
- Delaney said Peter is a character created by the film’s writers, not the X-Men comics character.
- When
- In a red carpet interview; the interview date is not stated.
- Where
- The interview was with ScreenRant. The films are set in the Deadpool franchise.
- Why
- Fans had speculated that Peter was Peter Wisdom, a comics character with ties to X-Force.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Peter Wisdom was introduced in an issue of the X-Men comic Excalibur.
Rob Delaney played Peter in Deadpool 2.
Peter appeared in the follow-up film Deadpool & Wolverine.
/Film published its report on Delaney’s clarification.
- Actor
- Rob Delaney
- Character in the films
- Peter
- Comic character in question
- Peter Wisdom
- First film appearance
- Deadpool 2 (2018)
- Follow-up film
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- Interview outlet
- ScreenRant
What people are saying
Peter Wisdom is a guy from the comics. My character is not Peter Wisdom. He's just a guy named Peter. And I think maybe they arbitrarily gave him the last initial 'W,' which explains the confusion. But in fact, [he's] just Peter, created from whole cloth by the writers.