Hugh Jackman - WOLVERINE II

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As the deal seems to have been officially signed -- we can start a new thread on the return of Wolverine.

Original clip has over 3 million views --

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https://www.tiktok.com/@dimitribeauchamp/video/7149259941381983531


Inside story of how Deadpool convinced Jackman to accept the offer

(With apologies to Pasek & Paul)

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More apologies to Pasek & Paul --

https://www.tiktok.com/@dimitribeauchamp/video/7148829617766485294

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Tweeter uploaded the videos --


Who's to say that the worlds of Greatest Showman and Wolverine are not intertwined

The videos creator -- www.tiktok.com/@dimitribeauchamp



Hope Hugh eventually gets to see them


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Someone who saw The Music Man and Hugh at the stagedoor told him that fans are happy to see him back as Wolverine.

His reply with a broad smile : " It'll be fun!"


I am getting the feeling that with the zany antics of Reynolds and the crazy antics of Deadpool fans ... that we are going to be on a different mood for this movie

And Hugh can be fun, too


We'll be in for a fun ride!


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I remember that photo with Kevin Feige which Hugh posted ...but can't remember how far back it was posted.

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Some naysayers --

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From Carson Reeves who has a scriptwriting site (ScriptShadow)--

DEADPOOL 3 - And then they do it again!!! Dammit, Kevin Feige! Here I am a few weeks ago looking at Marvel thinking, dude, outside of Spiderman, you’re in deep trouble. You’ve given us a bunch of bad sloppy gobbledygook the last three years. There’s a clear lack of vision in the latest projects from the studio. One of the biggest indicators of that are giant running times as they mean the movie isn’t focused enough. I’m still excited to see Black Panther 2 but I’m not thrilled with its 2 hour and 41 minute running time. But back to Deadpool. Deadpool is the most entertaining comic book character out there right now. And he’s coming to the MCU, which is awesome. But to get Wolverine? To get Hugh Jackman, who had publicly retired the character, to come back for a third film? That’s a HUUUUUUGE get for both Reynolds and Marvel. There is literally nothing as sure of a thing as a Deadpool sequel with Wolverine. Kevin Feige is a genius. No two ways about it.

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Deadpool Creator Reveals 1 Thing He Told Disney to Put In Deadpool 3

By Richard NebensPosted: October 02, 2022


Deadpool 3 has become the talk of the comic book movie community recently thanks to an internet-breaking update from starring actor Ryan Reynolds. The man behind the Merc with a Mouth used a new ad for the threequel to bring a dream to reality that Marvel fans have had for years - Hugh Jackman will join Reynolds’s Deadpool as Wolverine for their MCU debuts in the upcoming flick.

While two years still remain until this one-of-a-kind outing debuts in theaters, the hype is real as fans wait to see Jackman's Wolverine join the MCU, even after his journey with Fox ended in 2017's award-winning Logan. While there's no telling what specific story Deadpool 3 will show, particularly with Hugh Jackman involved, the chance to see him under the Marvel Studios umbrella has a huge group of fans eagerly anticipating the movie's release.

At the front of the hype train for this movie has been Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, who teased the Avengers-centric antics that Deadpool 3 could hold shortly after San Diego Comic-Con 2022. More recently, Liefeld took the opportunity to share the one thing he actually wanted to see in Deadpool 3 - something that actually came to fruition.



Speaking with ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis on the Phase Zero Podcast, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld shared the one big thing he wanted to see in Marvel Studios' Deadpool 3.

As it turns out, he “had a meeting with Disney” where he actually told them that Hugh Jackman needed to return as Wolverine in the threequel:

“So I had a meeting with Disney and they were picking my brain about what I wanted. And Brandon, I'm so happy that I have that email because I followed it up saying, 'I'm going to put this in writing.' And [in the meeting] I said, 'look, what everybody wants is Hugh - Wolverine, Ryan - Deadpool, that's it.' I said, 'This can be as big as Endgame.' I just went there because why not, why not just go big, right?"




Then, “the day after the Disney meeting,” Liefeld heard from one of his insider friends that Jackman had officially signed on to play Wolverine again in the Deadpool threequel. Even after having told Disney that this was what he wanted to see, he was as shocked as anybody to see that “Wolverine is back:”

"The day after the Disney meeting I had an industry friend, this is how crazy it is, an industry friend who has never been wrong and is quite powerful in the entertainment business, I cannot reveal the source. But he calls me and says, 'Dude, Hugh has signed on, Wolverine is back. They are doing it, Wolverine is back.' He said, 'Don't doubt me, don't you dare doubt me. I have it locked, the deal is done, they are doing it.' And I'm like, 'Oh crap' because I'm like, 'this is it!' I knew when they wanted to film and kind of where the production was aiming, and all that information seems to be right on target. But nobody knew about when they were going to announce it, right?"



Liefeld Thrilled About Jackman Casting in Deadpool 3

Even though there's no guarantee that a character's creator will get a say in what happens on the big screen, it appears that Liefeld ultimately got what he wanted.

While Wolverine and (albeit a lesser version of) Deadpool have only been utilized on-screen together for one full movie in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, their adventures in the comics show just how strong their relationship is as they go into battle with, and sometimes against, each other. And with Liefeld having brought Deadpool to life in the comics, he seems sure that this relationship will transfer beautifully into a big-screen setting within the MCU.



Reynolds and Jackman have already teased some of the wild antics in which they'll engage when Deadpool 3 hits theaters, with their real-life friendship shining as the MCU delivers two fan-favorite X-Men portrayals under the Marvel Studios umbrella. Only time will tell what kind of mayhem will come in this new R-rated romp, but it appears that Liefeld is as confident as ever that this was a good move on Disney’s part.

The untitled Deadpool 3 is likely to debut in theaters on September 6, 2024

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This was from January 2021 --

Ryan Reynolds
@vancityreynolds
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Jan 29, 2021
It’s critical to have open, honest and healthy discussions around mental health. By retweeting #BellLetsTalk you can make a difference. In case that’s not enough, before Disney bought Fox, Deadpool 3 was gonna be a road trip between Deadpool and Logan. Rashomon style. For real.

Rashomon was a famous Japanese movie about people telling different versions of the same story.

*Will this still be the main plot?
*Was Ryan and/or Marvel already talking to Hugh at that time? Early 2021 was the midst of the pandemic. The Music Man was still in its bubble-wrap stage - no indications of how and when it was proceeding.

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www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2022/10/03/ryan-reynolds-discusses-his-maximum-effort-collaboration-with-fubotv-responds-to-deadpool-3-fan-excitement/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&sh=6f82e3532e2e

Article is about his media company (content production and digital marketing).

Excerpts :

With Maximum Effort also continuing on as a film production company and digital marketing agency since launching in 2018, Reynolds and his team released a new video on September 27 to provide an update about the progress of planning Deadpool 3, which included a surprise teaser that Hugh Jackman will reprise his role as Wolverine alongside Reynolds as Deadpool in this next movie sequel.


Following this much-discussed entertainment news all across social media over the past several days, I had to ask Reynolds how it feels to be bringing his hilariously unpredictable superhero character back to the big screen, this time with Jackman and his Free Guy director Shawn Levy, and whether he has seen any of the positive reactions from fans since his big announcement.

“I couldn’t be more excited,” Reynolds reveals. “I mean, especially to do it this way. Ultimately, I get to work with some of my closest friends in the world and that doesn’t happen every day working in this business. I’m thrilled and I’ve been sitting on those couple of teasers for a few weeks now. It’s one of those moments where you’re hitting send or a tweet or a post - your hand is shaking when you’re messing with the zeitgeist in a way like that. It’s been amazing. I feel the same way that the fans do, though. I feel as excited that this character is coming back for another ride, particularly in this context. I think it’s something that people have wanted for a long time, to get this pairing up on the big screen, and that’s what we aim to do.”



As I began to end my conversation with Reynolds and Gandler about the Maximum Effort Channel plans currently in motion at fuboTV, I wondered how these two business leaders have noticed how the storytelling wants of audiences today are evolving within video streaming, while the world itself evolves along with it.
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Reynolds concludes with, “I think audiences really genuinely appreciate having some authorship over stories that are being told and why stories are being told. I for one can say that Deadpool 1 never would’ve been made if it wasn’t for the outpouring of demand from audiences across all social media platforms and that’s quite legitimately what got the movie greenlighted. There’s authorship there - they feel some authorship and ownership over that triumph, so I think that’s always important to never forget who the real boss is. The real boss is the folks at home and the folks going to the cinema to pay their way in and that also really is quite applicable to so many other aspects of the business that we have at Maximum Effort and certainly at fubo[TV].”

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I’m thrilled and I’ve been sitting on those couple of teasers for a few weeks now.

And Hugh never gave a hint!


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Cute one

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And another one

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That came from around April 2018 (can't remember the occasion) --

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Once a Wolverine...


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