Deadpool will be the first comic book movie of 2016 but it is the eighth fitting into Fox's X-Men movie universe.

With so many films already in place, the movie universe's history is rich, but also cemented into place. Then comes Deadpool, a character who doesn't follow the rules, especially those of the more grounded, gritty, and mostly logical X-Men films. It leaves many of us wondering how the foul-mouthed anti-hero will fit into such a world without disrupting its flow.

"This film certainly works within the context of the X-Men universe," Reynolds tells Empire magazine, "but it doesn't necessarily include the sensibilities of an X-Men movie. It's like taking an X-Men character, pumping him full of LSD and then releasing him back into that fold."

While there are no confirmed cameos by any members of the X-Men cast, many of us are hoping to see Hugh Jackman's Wolverine appear. Reynolds' description of how the new take on Deadpool connects to the grander X-universe might just give us a bit of hope for something of the sort. The actor says Deadpool touches on the wider series "in our own very brief, glib way..."