Despite bidding farewell to the character in 2017's Logan, Hugh Jackman is set to reprise the role of Wolverine in Deadpool 3 alongside Ryan Reynolds. Based on how the cast has started shaping up, the movie will take place in Fox's X-Men Universe, though we'd be shocked if the Merc with the Mouth doesn't eventually find himself part of the MCU.
During a recent interview, Reynolds was asked about Jackman's social media posts which have shown the Australian actor preparing to don Wolverine's claws again. He's getting in tremendous shape and the pressure is now on the Deadpool star to keep up!
"I’m trying...Hugh Jackman is a beast, you know? He’s clearly obsessed with his own body," Reynolds joked. "So, keeping up with someone who’s that diligent is going to be challenging."
As for what it's been like bringing the actor back to his most famous role, Reynolds added: "It’s been fun. I mean, he and I are both really excited. We’ve wanted to do this for a decade. So, to have this opportunity now is, I think weirdly, the perfect time. I mean, I never stopped. I was just pestering him like a gnat over the last many years. I believe in timing...and I think he was ready."
"I think he was excited," he continued. "And what we pitched him was enough of a divergence from the character that he knows and the character that he’s left behind, that it gives him something completely new to play and something that he’s really excited to do."
We anticipate seeing Jackman finally suit up as Wolverine, of course, while various rumours point to Logan and Wade Wilson travelling across the Multiverse with the TVA in hot pursuit after the latter's time-travel shenanigans in Deadpool 2.
As for Jackman, there are rumblings that he'll be sticking around for a while, likely with a role in Avengers: Secret Wars.
Check out the full interview with Reynolds, and Jackman's response, below. Deadpool 3 arrives in theaters on November 8, 2024.