Hugh Jackman Responds To Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool/Wolverine Crossover Demands
Ryan Reynoldsis getting desperate to give us aDeadpool Wolverinecrossover movie. Maybe a little too desperate,Hugh Jackmansays.
The formerLoganactor continued the cheeky back-and-forth between him and Reynolds over a Deadpool/Wolverine crossover that theDeadpool 2actor is intent on making happen. And naturally, he’s playing a little hard-to-get.
Ahead ofDeadpool 2, Reynoldsreignited the campaignto get Jackman to put on the adamantium claws and the mutton chops once again for a reunion with hisX-Men Origins: Wolverineco-star.
“He’s alive and well in my timeline,” Reynoldssaid. “There is a Logan running around out there with a little bushy chest and his little sharpy, sharpy claws, and he is alive and well and ready to go. I would love that.”
Now that the two of them are fresh off the best reviewed superhero movies of their careers, a reunion would have been icing on the cake. But ever since Wolverine received a beautiful swan song withLogan, Jackman has been adamant on remaining retired from the superhero business. Barring the occasionaljoke Instagram video.
Now, Jackman has a response to Reynolds' pleas that Jackman step back into Wolverine’s costume. In an interview with Good Morning America, Jackman said, with a wink to the camera:
“I might just have a little message for Ryan. I love you, man. I love Deadpool. I can’t wait to see the movie. You’re one of my best friends. Blake [Lively, Reynolds' wife], the fam, the whole thing. But back it up a little. Play a little hard to get. It’s too much; it’s not sexy.”
Basically, stop being a try-hard Ryan. Or maybe film a wholeDeadpool 2commercialthat doubles as an apology to Jackman for trying to derail his dreams as a song-and-dance man.
You can see Jackman’s full response below:
In all seriousness, Jackman seems done with his career as Wolverine, which spanned almost two decades. He’s ready to move onto other aspects of his career, like his dream of once again tapping into his Broadway roots, which he successfully did with the sleeper hitThe Greatest Showman. So unless the Deadpool Wolverine crossover is a musical, you probably shouldn’t expect to see Jackman as the beloved mutant again.
