We've now reached the six-week countdown to Deadpool & Wolverine's release, and as we write this, Marvel Studios still hasn't shared an official shot of Hugh Jackman wearing the clawed mutant's iconic mask.
We've seen plenty of images of the actor in his comic-accurate suit and the mask has been heavily featured in promo art and merchandise such as upcoming Hot Toys action figures and Funko Pops. For whatever reason, though, it's yet to make it into a TV spot or official still.
Despite concerns from fans that the actor will don the mask for only a scene or two, it was recently reported that it'll receive at least 10 minutes of screentime. That's better than nothing, but why does Wolverine finally wear his colourful suit in the threequel?
According to scooper @MyTimeToShineH, Cyclops and X-Men repeatedly asked Wolverine to wear the uniform (to better fit into the team), only for him to repeatedly refuse.
However, when this Logan Variant somehow failed the X-Men - supposedly resulting in their deaths - he decides it's his responsibility to wear it after being called back into action by Deadpool.
This is interesting if true and Wolverine wearing the costume to pay homage to his fallen teammates is far more interesting than it just being a suit made for him by the TVA (which has been the prevailing theory until now).
"We almost did [the comic-accurate suit] in The Wolverine," Jackman recently recalled. "But from the moment I put it on here, I was like, 'How did we never do this?' It looked so right, it felt so right. I was like, 'That’s him.'"
"There are different sides of Wolverine we haven’t seen before in the movies. It was exciting for me… It’s great for Deadpool to have someone who will punch him in the face."
Shawn Levy directs Deadpool & Wolverine, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen. The movie is written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy.
The trades have confirmed that Jennifer Garner will reprise her role as Elektra, with Wesley Snipes, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Dafne Keen, Channing Tatum, Blake Lively and even singer Taylor Swift among those rumoured to make an appearance.
Kevin Feige, Reynolds, Levy and Lauren Shuler Donner produce with Louis D’Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, George Dewey, Simon Kinberg and Jonathon Komack Martin serving as executive producers.
Deadpool & Wolverine arrives in theaters on July 26.