Hugh Jackman has hinted at the challenging interaction between Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and his character Wolverine in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Deadpool 3. After playing the mutant for 17 years in Fox’s X-Men series, from 2000 to 2017, it has been revealed Hugh Jackman will reprise the role. While it has been confirmed that Jackman will be portraying a new version of the character, the Fox films’ Wolverine, who died in 2017’s Logan, will remain dead and unaffected, Wolverine and Deadpool will now be making appearances in the MCU as part of its Multiverse Saga through the third Deadpool franchise installment.
Hugh Jackman has hinted at the challenging interaction between Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and his character Wolverine in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Deadpool 3. After playing the mutant for 17 years in Fox’s X-Men series, from 2000 to 2017, it has been revealed that Hugh Jackman will reprise the role. While it has been confirmed that Jackman will be portraying a new version of the character, the Fox films’ Wolverine, who died in 2017’s Logan, will remain dead and unaffected, Wolverine and Deadpool will now be making appearances in the MCU as part of its Multiverse Saga through the third Deadpool franchise installment.
[Logan’s] 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.
How Will MCU Wolverine Differ From Logan?
One of the most recognizable and adored superheroes to emerge on the big screen is Fox’s Wolverine, and fans will be happy to know that his tale will continue unaffected by the events of Logan. This implies that the Wolverine in Deadpool 3 will be a brand new version of the character. Given that plot specifics are being kept under wraps, it is presently unknown how this will happen or who precisely this version of Wolverine is, but given that other recent MCU films have explored the multiverse and incursions, it seems possible that this Wolverine will be from another world.
Projects like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and What If…? have demonstrated that various versions of a character can have drastically different personalities, looks, and occasionally even identities. Phase 4 of the MCU opened up the nearly infinite possibilities that come with introducing the multiverse. This will undoubtedly be the case with Wolverine, not just to separate him from Logan in his impending debut, but also because he will be entering a universe that is tonally different from the Fox franchise. The Wolverine-Deadpool enmity will play a large part in the Deadpool movie’s brand of humor, which, as Jackman has hinted, may lead to some amusing brawls. These flicks are different from the gritty tone of Logan.
Naturally, Jackman’s portrayal of Wolverine should retain its core qualities since these are what initially made them famous. The incessant mouthiness of Deadpool will undoubtedly set Wolverine’s extremely short fuse on fire several times during Deadpool 3 despite his assurances to fans that his anger and impulsiveness, which are so essential to Wolverine, would stay intact. The famous Wolverine outfit from the X-Men comics may eventually be worn in this incarnation, among other potential differences. Although additional story elements emerge, it’s difficult to predict because there are so many potential narrative lines and paths for the character. However, with an R-rating, the MCU Wolverine might be far more dangerous, prone to cursing, and overall less heroic than his Fox counterpart.