In Deadpool & Wolverine , Macfadyen plays "Mr. Paradox," an agent of the Time Variance Authority (TVA) who is vying for a leadership position by pruning Deadpool's home universe (Fox's X-Men Universe) from the multiverse. Paradox recruits Deadpool to help him - only for Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) to rebel, recruiting an emotionally broken Wolverine variant to be his ally.
If you watched Succession , the description of Matthew Macfadyen's Mr. Paradox reads like Tom Wambsgans working at a Multiversal version of Waystar Royco. That's not a projection, either: When ComicBook interviewed Matthew Macfadyen, he openly admitted that Succession probably provided a great framework for playing Mr. Paradox in Deadpool & Wolverine :
"I'm sure it did, I'm sure it did, yeah!" Macfadyen told Phase Zero host Brandon Davis. "I think 'work environment' is the keyword, isn't it? Mr. Paradox... it is a version of sort of Waystar in the multiverse, you could argue."
Playing Tom Wambsgans in Succession earned Macfadyen " Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" nominations for three out of the show's four seasons - and Emmy wins for the final two seasons of the show. It blew a lot of fans' minds to finally hear Macfadyen's UK accent - a far cry from the 'aw-shucks!' All-American guy he played in Succession. The mix of spinless yes-manning, conniving ladder-climbing, and sociopathic ruthlessness (hidden beneath the mask of subservience) made Tom one of the more fascinating characters on TV during Succession's run. Hopefully, Mr. Paradox will be just as layered of a character, and not just a backboard for Deadpool and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to bounce their jokes and banter off of.
Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine: Everything to Know
Six years after the events of Deadpool 2 (2018), Wade Wilson is retired as the mercenary Deadpool and lives a quiet life until the Time Variance Authority (TVA)- a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline - pulls him into a new mission. With his home universe facing an existential threat, Wilson reluctantly joins an even more reluctant Wolverine on a mission that will change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
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