In September, longtime friends Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman broke the internet when they announced the latter’s return as Wolverine in Marvel’s Deadpool 3 and it turns out the plan has been “brewing for a long time”.
Hugh Jackman Reveals Wolverine’s Return in Deadpool 3 “Has Been Brewing for a Long Time”
As told by Variety, Reynolds first met with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige three and a half years ago after Disney acquired Fox. “I got Kevin to talk about what the future holds for Deadpool in that transaction,” Reynolds said of his first meeting with Marvel after the Disney-Fox merger.
“The topic came up during the meeting as to whether we could find a way to create a Deadpool-Wolverine link. That was not possible then. That this is happening now is damn exciting.” The duo had been friends since they met on the sets of the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverinein which Reynolds played another version of Deadpool.
“A little part of me now thinks I’d be better at it,” said Jackman, who was previously on the… Logan press tour that he stopped playing Wolverine. Is that arrogance of age or something? Wolverine is a haunted character – more haunted than me. But I always get the feeling that he is comfortable in his own skin. And I feel better in my own skin now, even if it’s messier.”
“I went to a screening of ‘Deadpool’. I was in there for 20 minutes and I was like, ‘Ah, damn it!’” Jackman said. “All I kept seeing in my head was ’48 hours.’ with Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy. So it’s been brewing for quite some time. It just took me more time to get here.”
Jackman said he got “daily” calls from Reynolds urging him to consider a Deadpool and Wolverine movie, but it wasn’t until late August during a road trip to the beach with his family that the 54-year-old finally decided to return. to come. “I think he kind of gave up,” Jackman said of his phone call with Reynolds.
“I think it was a big shock to him. There was a huge pause and then he said, ‘I can’t believe the timing of this.’” Reynolds further told the outlet how excited he was about Jackman’s return. is like an old home week. To be on set every day with one of my best friends is a dream come true. But to do it with these two iconic characters side by side is beyond our wildest dreams.”
“I’m always blown away by the full spectrum of his talent,” Reynolds added. “He came on this scene and entered the zeitgeist as this hyper-masculine superhero character, but he also makes musicals and portrays these intensely vulnerable characters in all kinds of movies in all kinds of budgets for all kinds of audiences.”
The third installment for the R-rated franchise is set for November 8, 2024, but the title certainly won’t be fair Deadpool 3. “Well, not in my heart,” Jackman said of the tentative name. “I’m pretty sure Wolverine wouldn’t like that title.”
Deadpool 3 will hit theaters on November 8, 2024.
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