The longtime Wolverine actor hung up the adamantium claws in 2017, but is Hugh Jackman in Deadpool franchise after Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Ryan Reynolds is returning as Wade Wilson for Deadpool 3, which will see the Merc with a Mouth jump to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thanks to this move, there is a lot of speculation about if Reynolds' Deadpool will finally interact with a version of Wolverine.
Hugh Jackman helped bring Wolverine to live-action in Fox's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but those were not true.
The possibility of Hugh Jackman ing the MCU now has now been pinned on Deadpool 3. Jackman has a long history with Ryan Reynolds, including how Reynolds first technically played a version of Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine where he fought Jackman's Wolverine. The two never reunited in any of Fox's other X-Men movies or Reynolds' two prior Deadpool films. As a result, there is rife speculation that Hugh Jackman is in Deadpool 3 to pay off the actors' hilarious online feud.
Hugh Jackman & Ryan Reynolds' Feud Explained
As previously mentioned, Wolverine cameo in Deadpool 3 could be the only way to really stop Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's feud for good.
Why People Think Hugh Jackman Will Be In Deadpool 3
Hugh Jackman appearing in Deadpool 3 is something that fans have been thinking could happen since even before the movie was announced. Ryan Reynolds previously revealed that the original idea for the sequel before Disney bought Fox was for Deadpool 3 to be a buddy road trip movie with Wolverine. The franchise star has since continued to say that he hopes Jackman will eventually agree to be in the film, even as he continues the online feud. The possibility seems only stronger after Shawn Levy ed Deadpool 3 as the director. Levy previously directed Hugh Jackman in Free Guy even included a voice cameo from the former Wolverine actor.
The speculation regarding whether or not Hugh Jackman's Wolverine is in Deadpool 3 reached another high point recently thanks to the actor's own social media activity. A photo of him with a shocked expression looking at his phone that only included the 😳 emoji as a caption led to wild speculation about its meaning. Many took it as a sign of Jackman teasing a text or email on his phone that confirms he's coming back as Wolverine in Deadpool 3.
Should Hugh Jackman Be In Deadpool 3 As Wolverine Or Himself?
While Deadpool 3 certainly has the narrative ability to include Hugh Jackman, the question of whether or not he should appear as Wolverine or himself is completely different. Deadpool 3 is potentially Hugh Jackman's last real opportunity to play Wolverine again, but the movie could also end Reynolds and Jackman's feud by featuring the debut of the MCU's new Wolverine actor. It would similarly be fun to see Deadpool interact with an in-universe version of Hugh Jackman, the actor, mistaking him for Wolverine. Of course, many also would rather not see Jackman return in any capacity.
The best option, though, is for Hugh Jackman to appear in Deadpool 3 one way or the other. Unless he is holding out his Wolverine return for a possible Jackman is adamant about not playing Wolverine again, a cameo as himself would be a fun way to satisfy viewers - and hopefully even his long-time friend Ryan Reynolds.
