Between the first word on the page of a script and the completed theatrical release, a film undergoes countless changes, shifts, rewrites, and sometimes complete reshoots—including a movie's conclusion. For example, deleted scenes from the 2024 summer blockbuster "Deadpool & Wolverine" reveal an alternate ending that prominently featured Peter and other Deadpool variants.
Alternate endings are nothing new. After the release of "28 Years Later" on June 20, 2025, fans of the 2002 zombie movie "28 Days Later" compiled lists of the original movie's three alternate conclusions, two of which saw Cillian Murphy's Jim die in the film's final moments. Another horror movie, the August 2025 release "Weapons," almost ended on an ambiguous note that would have left audiences wondering exactly what happened to the film's protagonists after the credits rolled. Even big-budget blockbusters sometimes have alternate endings, like 2025's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," though the filmmakers have kept
