February 5, 2025 9:00 am

Deadpool & Wolverine: Everything Changed Radically When Hugh Jackman Called Ryan Reynolds About Teaming Up
Deadpool & Wolverine: Everything Changed Radically When Hugh Jackman Called Ryan Reynolds About Teaming Up

Deadpool & Wolverine: Everything Changed Radically When Hugh Jackman Called Ryan Reynolds About Teaming Up

Turns out it was Hugh Jackman who made the all-important phone call that changed everything and marked his returning as “the X-Man” this summer. Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy sheds light on the idea that he and Ryan Reynolds were pestering Jackman to suit up again as Logan/Wolverine in the Merc with a Mouths first big-screen adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The revelation may come as a surprise to the fans, but it was the former X-Men star who first reached out about the friends working together again. Levy said in a brand-new interview with Entertainment Weekly:

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​A new interview reveals it was a phone call from Hugh Jackman to Ryan Reynolds that led to their teaming up this summer, not the other way around. Read More