Hugh Jackman teases return to Marvel universe as a 'double-role' Wolverine variant
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The longtime X-Men actor will reunite with Ryan Reynolds in Marvel Studios' Deadpool 3 after they starred together in 2009's 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' and later retired the character in 2017's 'Logan'. The yet-untitled 'Deadpool' sequel is a part of the "Multiverse Saga" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which sees Patrick Stewart, a franchise co-star of Hugh Jackman, recast as Professor X in 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
Hugh Jackman's reference to a "dual role" might refer to almost anything. 'Deadpool 3' might feature many Wolverine iterations, or Jackman might not even be portraying Wolverine at all (perhaps even himself).
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'Yes, it will even be a dual role'
Hugh Jackman teased that might play more than one version of Wolverine in Deadpool 3, while speaking with La Parisien. “Yes, it will even be a dual role,” Jackman said. “Ryan and I have been friends for twenty years; we have a lot of fun together. We are filming this summer. That’s why I’m so happy to be in Paris right now and to be able to enjoy French gastronomy. Because very soon, I’m going to have to put myself on a strict diet to remake my Wolverine body: steamed chicken and broccoli!"
Reynolds' rigorous training for 'Deadpool' sequel
Previously, Reynolds talked about how his training for the Deadpool character was going. "Training for a superhero movie is something I've been doing since I was 20, and I'm 46 now," Reynolds told the magazine. "Doing a fight sequence is in my bones. I memorize them very fast. I can make a mistake and use that mistake to my advantage at the moment. Whereas dancing, if I make one mistake, I completely fall apart," he added
The official synopsis of the film reads, "A weary Wolverine finds himself recovering from his injuries when he comes across a loudmouth Deadpool who has time traveled forward to heal his greatest pal in the hopes to befriend the wild beast and teaming up to take down a foe they both have in common."
