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Hugh Jackman: Wolverine And Deadpool ‘Hate Each Other’ in Deadpool 3
Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine are coming face to face in the upcoming Deadpool 3, but don’t expect the two superheroes to hit it off as friends. During a recent appearance on the “Empire Film Podcast,” Jackman said that Wolverine and Deadpool “hate each other” and teased their dynamic in the upcoming sequel, which will mark both characters’ first official outing in the Disney-owned Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“How do I categorize it?” Jackman said when asked about the dynamic. “Ten being really close, zero being the reality: we’re zero; we’re opposites, hate each other.”
“I’m just talking from my perspective,” Jackman added. “[Logan is] frustrated by him [and] wants to be a million miles away from him or wants to punch him in the head. Unfortunately, he can’t be a million miles away from him in this movie, so I’m probably going to punch him in the head a lot.”
Other details about Jackman’s return as Wolverine remain under wraps. The actor previously teased that whatever happens in Deadpool 3 will not interfere with the events of “Logan,” the 2017 tentpole that served as the actor’s swan song as Wolverine.
“It’s all because of this device they have in the Marvel world of moving around timelines,” Jackman said of his return. “Now we can go back because, you know, it’s science. So, I don’t have to screw with the ‘Logan’ timeline, which was important to me. And I think probably to the fans too.”
Jackman spoke to Variety in October about his excitement over playing Wolverine once more. “A little part of me now thinks I’d be better at it,” he said. “Is that arrogance of age or something? Wolverine’s a tortured character — more tortured than me. But I always get the feeling of him being comfortable in his own skin. And I feel more comfortable in my own skin now, even though it’s messier.”
Deadpool 3 is gearing up for a May 2023 production start. The first two Deadpool films are both box-office successes, as they earned a combined worldwide gross of over $1.5 billion. They were both written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, with the first one directed by Tim Miller and Deadpool 2 directed by David Leitch. The film is currently scheduled to release on November 8, 2024.
