When signed on to a as the , it was so spontaneous that he forgot to tell his agent first. The actor recently sat down with , alongside his co-star Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, to talk about his decision to reprise the superhero role after being killed off in 2017’s . “I was on my way, I was just driving, and literally, just like a bolt of lightning, came this knowing deep in my gut that I wanted to do this film with Ryan,” Jackman explained.
“For Deadpool and Wolverine to come back together. I swear to you, When I said I was done, I really thought I was done. But in the back of my head, ever since I saw , I was like, ‘Those two characters together.
’ I knew it, I knew the fans wanted it ever since I put on the claws, people talked about these two. So, that had always been there, but I just knew.” star continued, “And I literally couldn’t wait to arrive.
As soon as I arrived, I rang Ryan. And I just said, ‘Let’s do it.’ Like, I hadn’t rung my agent, no one.
I had to ring my agent and said, ‘Oh, by the way, I have just committed to a movie.’ ..
. Sometimes in life things come really clearly to you, and when that happens I’ve learned you just jump, you go for it.” However, there was one person who was most nervous about Jackman’s return to his beloved Wolverine role.
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige told earlier this month that he warned the actor against reprising the character again. “I said, ‘Let me give you a piece of advice, H.