Hugh Jackman Says He Committed To ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Without Telling His Agent First: “I Really Thought I Was Done”
deadline.comHugh Jackman reprises his X-Men superhero role in Deadpool & Wolverine and just revealed he committed to starring opposite Ryan Reynolds even before talking to his agent.
The actor said he thought he was done playing the superhero after his character was killed off in 2017’s Logan. However, Reynolds pitched him the idea of bringing Deadpool and Wolverine together, and he couldn’t resist putting on the claws again. “I was on my way, I was just driving, and literally, just like a bolt of lightning, came this knowing deep in my gut that I wanted to do this film with Ryan,” Jackman said in an interview with Fandango. “For Deapdool and Wolverine to come back together.
I swear to you, When I said I was done, I really thought I was done.” He continued, “But in the back of my head, ever since I saw Deadpool 1, I was like, ‘Those two characters together.’ I knew it, I knew the fans wanted it ever since I put on the claws, people talked about these two.
So, that had always been there, but I just knew.” Jackman recalled the moment he arrived home, “I rang Ryan. And I just said, ‘Let’s do it.’ Like, I hadn’t rung my agent, no one.
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