Will Hugh Jackman Cameo As Wolverine In ‘Deadpool’?
Hugh Jackmanhas said 2017’sWolverine 3will be his last time playing the mutant superhero. But before we get there, he’ll have a few more opportunities to brandish the adamantium claws — including, perhaps, next year’sDeadpool. StarRyan Reynoldssays Jackman could return for the upcoming movie, if scheduling doesn’t get in the way.
Reynolds teased a possible Deadpool Wolverine cameo while speaking toNews Limited(viaUproxx). “God I hope so, that would be really nice,” he said when asked whether Jackman might be inDeadpool. “I dunno, we’ll see. It seems like he’s open to it, but it’s gonna be more of a scheduling issue than anything else.”
Reynolds' Deadpool made his big-screen debut opposite Jackman’s Wolverine in 2009’sX-Men Origins: Wolverine, a film which pretty much everyone would like to forget ever happened. If the characters do meet again for 2016’sDeadpool, let’s hope their next match-up will be more entertaining than the last one was.
For his part, Jackman has said he’d be up for reteaming with Reynolds forDeadpool. “[Wolverine and Deadpool] are definitely enemies in the comics, and they always spark off well together, so I’d be open to that idea,” he toldMTV UKearlier this year.
Jackman is the only actor to have appeared in all everyX-Menmovie to date. That’s three original trilogy films, two Wolverine spinoffs, and two prequel movies so far, for a total of seven. Additionally, he’s expected to reprise the role forX-Men: ApocalypseandWolverine 3. He’s not confirmed yet forGambitorDeadpool, but given Wolverine’s ties to those characters it wouldn’t be all that surprising if he showed up.
As Reynolds pointed out, however, scheduling forDeadpoolmight be a bit tricky. Jackman is currently working onX-Men: Apocalypsein Montreal, whileDeadpoolis shooting in Vancouver. And Jackman hasThe Greatest Showman on EarthandWolverine 3lined up next. That said, if we’re just talking about a small cameo, it’s not hard to imagine theApocalypsecrew letting theDeadpoolteam borrow him for a day or two.
