Hugh Jackman is expected to appear in X-Men: Apocalypse and there have been rumblings that he MIGHT show up in Deadpool. However, 2017 will mark the last time the Australian actor plays the fan-favourite mutant, so the chances of a team-up with the Merc with the Mouth are looking slim. Ryan Reynolds however remains optimistic. "I mean who wouldn’t want to spend more time with Wolverine? Hugh and I have such history together. I can’t imagine it’d ever happen in a stand-alone film, but if there was the right place and right time - wouldn’t it be great?"
It would indeed, as would seeing Deadpool show up in X-Force. When we last heard about that movie, Kick-Ass 2 writer and director Jeff Wadlow was writing the script, but there's been silence for a long time now, and it almost seems like it's died a death. After expressing his interest in seeing the movie happen, Reynolds was asked if he could ever see Deadpool leading that team. "I always see Deadpool running against the grain for everything he does. He can’t possibly conform to any sort of leadership role. He always has to be the wild card. So you’d have to have someone like Cable running point on a team like X-Force. I'd love for that to be a next step that we take..."