Logan is officially coming out of retirement.
The superhero world’s biggest frenemies are making a surprise reunion.
Reynolds made the reveal in a video he shared on social media with Jackman in the background.
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“Hey, Hugh.
You wanna play Wolverine one more time?”
Reynolds asked his blase compatriot.
Sure, Ryan," Jackman replied.
Cue the Whitney Houston track “I Will Always Love You.”
“This news has been burning a hole in my lips for weeks now.”
Reynolds first appeared as Deadpool in 2009’sX-Men Origins: Wolverine, which starred Jackman.
Jackman retired the Wolverine role with 2017’sLoganafter playing the character several times throughout the X-Men franchise.
Jackman spoke about retiring the Wolverine rolewith EW in 2017.
When I met my wife, I knew.
With the kids, I knew.
When I was talking to Jerry that day, I was like, ‘Oh, yeah.'"
The guys, clearly, are always chatting with each other.
“His first appearance in the MCU obviously needs to feel special.
We need to stay true to the character, find new depth, new motivation, new meaning.
Every Deadpool needs to stand out and stand apart.
Yeah… Just completely empty up here and terrifying.
But we did have one idea.”
