At the time, Levy assumed this was an Easter egg Deadpool & Wolverine ’s visual effects team came up with, but after the interview, the director checked with the VFX department and learned that this ship wasn’t a Master & Commander callback after all. He wrote in a follow-up email:

Credit: Marvel Studios In a twist of fate, Deadpool and Wolverine's Shawn Levy was once in talks to direct the canceled Gambit movie – years before Channing Tatum finally made his debut as the card-dealing X-Men member.

The continued hunt for Deadpool and Wolverine Easter eggs recently led one fan to spot a reference to Master and Commander's HMS Surprise lurking in the background of the Void. As it turns out, that Easter egg wasn't an Easter egg at all – and it even fooled director Shawn Levy.

We’ve emerged from a period of considerable challenges and disruption,” Iger told investors. “We’re well positioned for growth.”

Walt Disney reported earnings that topped Wall Street's estimates on Thursday, propelled by blockbuster ticket sales from the rude and irreverent summer Marvel film "Deadpool & Wolverine," and provided an upbeat forecast for the coming year.

Disney ended its 2024 fiscal year with 122.7 million Disney+ Core paid subscribers, a gain of 4.4 million subs in the September quarter.