Marvel Boss Says Deadpool & Wolverine Set Leaks Were Worth It

Speaking with Variety, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige revealed he wasn’t at all bothered by the litany of Deadpool & Wolverine set leaks to emerge over the past year—the spoiled X-Men cameos weren’t ideal, but he’s still rather proud of Wolverine’s canary yellow, comic-accurate costume.

In the interview, Feige admitted he was aware meddling photographers were inevitable when filming outdoors, but moved forward anyway. As he states, “that was very important to us. We didn’t want this to be a green screen box for all of the locations. We want it to be out in the real world, and that always comes with potential tradeoffs. We were in a lot of secure locations and places that were far away from prying eyes—with the exception of drones.”

While camera-mounted drones operated by paparazzi photographers are nothing new, Feige claimed it was a first for a Marvel production filming outside. “It was a new experience for me to have paparazzi drones flying over set,” he explained. “Sometimes things look cool in a behind-the-scenes photo, but most often, they don’t look great. I think people are savvy enough over the years to know that’s not what it will look like in the movie.” Undeterred, Feige added, “that being said, Wolverine in that yellow outfit looks cool from any angle, drone or shot through the trees.”

As well all know, Wolverine’s initially dismissed costume has taken nearly 25 years of X-Men movies to finally materialize on screen, but it appears Deadpool & Wolverine‘s costume designer, Mayes C. Rubeo, has finally cracked what was long presumed impossible. Screen Rant noted last April the finished costume actually isn’t too dissimilar to Deadpool’s own, since “both suits are similar in style, with the same patterning on the abdomen, boot design, gloves and belts, with the latter each displaying the emblem of the respective hero.” The suit also resembles a very colorful version of the “body armor” BMX riders are occasionally seen to wear, so perhaps an extreme-sports solution to Wolverine’s costume quandary has been lurking in plain sight all along, like a dormant mutant gene.

You can see it for yourself when Deadpool & Wolverine hits theaters July 26.