Hugh Jackman will be back in Deadpool 3, but his Wolverine may act a little differently than the one that fans remember from the many X-Men films, including 2017’s Logan, which was supposed to be his final appearance as the character. Speaking to ET Canada, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds teased the return of Logan in the new superhero comedy from 20th Century Studios, Marvel Studios, and Disney, confirming that while Wolverine will definitely be in it, he’ll be “something completely new” and a “divergence” from what most audiences might be expecting. Reynolds’ remarks seem to line up with some of the comments that Jackson made during an interview with Sirius XM in December, when he suggested that the Wolverine in Deadpool 3 is from another timeline or universe.
From an ET Canada and Sirius XM transcript (via Variety):
“We’ve wanted to this this for decades…it’s weirdly the perfect time,” Reynolds said about teaming up with Jackman. “I never stopped [trying to get him to come back as Wolverine]. I was just pestering him like a gnat over the last many years. I believe in timing, as much as hard work and luck and all those intersections that are supposed to meet. Timing’s the big one. I think he was ready. I think he was excited.”
Reynolds added, “And what we pitched him was enough of a divergence from the character that he knows and the character that he’s left behind, that it gives him something completely new to play and something that he’s really excited to do.”
“It’s all because of this device they have in the Marvel world of moving around timelines,” Jackman said, all but confirming the multiverse plays a factor in his return. “Now we can go back because, you know, it’s science. So, I don’t have to screw with the ‘Logan’ timeline, which was important to me. And I think probably to the fans too.”
Jackman previously told SiriusXM that his Wolverine return was contingent on not messing with the events of “Logan,” which featured the death of the Wolverine that Jackman had played since 2000’s “X-Men.” Both fans and Jackman himself have long considered “Logan” the perfect conclusion for Wolverine.
“It’s all because of this device they have in the Marvel world of moving around timelines,” Jackman said, all but confirming the multiverse plays a factor in his return. “Now we can go back because, you know, it’s science. So, I don’t have to screw with the ‘Logan’ timeline, which was important to me. And I think probably to the fans too.”