Having first played Logan, aka Wolverine, in the 2000 film X MenHugh Jackman returns once again as the clawed superhero in the latest Dead pool movie: Deadpool and Wolverine.
Though he’s played the role in countless films over more than two decades, Hugh is still achieving milestones as Wolverine, including officially joining the MCU when the film opens nationwide on July 26.
But an even more anticipated feat is finally coming true.
For the first time officially on screen, Hugh Jackson dons Wolverine’s signature yellow and blue superhero costume from the comics.
Notably, Hugh said that Ryan Reynolds, who plays Deadpool, proposed the idea after Hugh told the actor he wanted to appear in the film alongside him.
Hugh remembers Ryan responding by saying, “We’re going to use yellow and blue.”
“I thought, ‘OK, I’m in,'” Hugh continued, though he wasn’t entirely convinced. “In my head, I was thinking, ‘I don’t know if it’s going to work. I just don’t know,'” he said.
Shortly after shooting began, he realized that yes, it would work. “As soon as I put it on, he was wearing his Deadpool suit and I was wearing mine. We walked onto the set and there were 100 crew members who had done 100 movies and seen it all. You could hear a pin drop. It was just quiet,” he said.
Hugh even caused Ryan’s dresser to break into pieces. “He started crying,” Hugh said, noting that the dresser’s son is named Logan. “He said, ‘This is the best day of my life.'”
In the end, Hugh was satisfied with the suit, except for one understandable issue.
“It’s the best. It looks great. It feels great, except when you pee. It doesn’t feel good. It’s like a maze,” he said, noting that the suit is “worth it.”