Hugh Jackman on 'Deadpool 3:' Wolverine will punch Deadpool in the head 'a lot'
- "Deadpool 3" won't open in theaters until 2024, but Hugh Jackman is already teasing the film.
- Jackman said in a recent interview that Wolverine and Deadpool will "hate each other" in the movie.
"Deadpool 3" doesn't open in theaters until November 2024, but Hugh Jackman is already teasing the film.
The actor recently appeared on the Empire Film Podcast, where he described the animosity that will exist between his character, Wolverine, and Deadpool, played by Ryan Reynolds.
"How do I categorize it?" Jackman said. "Ten being really close, zero being the reality, we're zero, we're opposites, hate each other."
Added Jackman: "I'm just talking from my perspective. [Logan is] frustrated by him, 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."
Jackman, who is currently performing in the Broadway musical "The Music Man" through January 15, has bulked up in the past to play Wolverine. This time, however, the actor said it was "a lot harder" to get in shape for the physically-demanding role.
"I'm doing eight shows a week right now, so I'm only lifting weights three times a week," he said, adding he wants to be in "better shape than ever." "But I'll be getting into it once or twice a day as soon as this is done in a month, and I'll have six months to prep, and I always have the same approach every time I go in."
Jackman was last seen onscreen as Wolverine in the 2017 film "Logan," which concluded with an ending that was widely viewed at the time as a farewell, of sorts, to Jackman in the iconic role. But given Marvel's occasional affinity for time travel, the actor hinted Wolverine's appearance in "Deadpool 3" would not disrupt the series of events that lead up to "Logan."
"All because of this device they have in the Marvel world of moving around timelines," Jackman recently explained during a recent interview on The Jess Cagle Show. "Now we can go back because it's 'science,' and so I don't have to screw with the 'Logan' timeline, which was important to me, and I think probably to the fans, too."