Hugh Jackman reveals he didn’t even tell his agent that he agreed to return as his iconic title character in Deadpool & Wolverine

Hugh Jackman makes his long-awaited return as Logan, aka Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine, with Jackman revealing a surprising detail about how he signed up.

Jackman was a little-known Australian actor when he played Wolverine in 2000’s X-Men, which made him a household name.

His beloved character ended up in the 2017 epic superhero drama Logan, set in the year 2029, where mutants are nearly extinct.

To the surprise of many fans, he was brought back for Deadpool & Wolverine in August 2022, as it was later revealed that this film will not change the events of Logan and will not undo his epic death, which is considered by many to be one of the most important events will make. the best superhero ending ever.

With the July 26 release date approaching, Jackman spoke to Rotten Tomatoes and revealed that he agreed to be in the film so spontaneously that he didn’t tell his agent.

To the surprise of many fans, he was brought back for Deadpool & Wolverine in August 2022, as it was later revealed that this film will not change the events of Logan and will not undo his epic death, which is considered by many to be one of the most important events will make. the best superhero ending ever.

A year after Logan hit theaters, the first Deadpool broke box office records for an R-rated film, which got Jackman thinking about the prospects of its return.

“I was on the road, I was driving, and literally, like a bolt of lightning, the realization hit me deep in my gut that I wanted to make this movie with Ryan,” Jackman explained.

‘That Deadpool and Wolverine get back together. “I swear to God, when I said I was done, I really thought I was done,” he admitted.

“But in the back of my mind, ever since I saw Deadpool 1, I was like, ‘Those two characters together.’ I knew it,” he said.

“I knew the fans wanted it since I put on the claws, people were talking about these two. So that had always been there, but I just knew it,” he admitted.

‘And I literally couldn’t wait to arrive. As soon as I arrived, I called Ryan. And I just said, ‘Let’s do it.’ Like, I hadn’t called my agent, I hadn’t called anyone,” he admitted.

“I had to call my agent and say, ‘Oh, by the way, I just shot a movie,’” he said, laughing.

“Sometimes in life things become very clear to you, and when that happens I’ve learned that you just have to jump and go for it,” he admitted.

A year after Logan hit theaters, the first Deadpool broke box office records for an R-rated film, which got Jackman thinking about the prospects of its return.

“I was on the road, I was driving, and literally, like a bolt of lightning, the realization struck deep in my gut that I wanted to make this movie with Ryan,” Jackman explained.

“But in the back of my mind, ever since I saw Deadpool 1, I was like, ‘Those two characters together.’ I knew it,” he said

“I had to call my agent and say, ‘Oh, by the way, I just shot a movie,’” he said, laughing

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently said this rich that he advised Jackman against coming back because he didn’t want to undo Wolverine’s death in Logan.

“I said, ‘Let me give you some advice, Hugh. Don’t come back. You had the best ending in history with Logan. That’s not something we should undo,” Feige told Hugh.

He eventually came around and serves as a producer on Deadpool & Wolverine, confirming that the Wolverine fans in this film are not the same version of the character we’ve seen in previous films.

While it remains to be seen how it will perform at the box office, first-day ticket sales have already set a record at between $8 million and $9 million.