Hugh Jackman

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Hugh Jackman Teases "Double Role" for Wolverine in "Deadpool 3" (Motion Picture Association)

Hugh Jackman tells the French newspaper "Le Parisien" that he'll be pulling double duty as Wolverine in "Deadpool 3." What does this mean?

Considering that Jackman has already teased the multiverse, one can be forgiven for speculating that screenwriters Reese and Wernick might not have swung for the fences after learning Jackman was willing to return and ginning up the most gonzo storyline for Wolverine ever. Marvel Studios president [Kevin Feige confirmed the hardcore-ness](https://www.motionpictures.org/2023/02/marvel-studios-boss-kevin-feige-says-spider-man-4-script-being-written-for-tom-holland/) of Deadpool 3 when he revealed the film would, indeed, be rated R. Because very soon, I will have to go on a strict diet to remake Wolverine’s body: steamed chicken and broccoli!” We also know that Jackson’s Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds’s Merc with the Mouth will face off against a villain played by The Crown‘s Emma Corrin, which is an exciting bit of casting. As Jackson said to [Sirius XM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMfglCeZ0tc), Wolvy’s return is possible because of “this device they have in the Marvel world of moving around timelines. Yet [Jackson himself has hinted](https://www.motionpictures.org/2022/12/hugh-jackman-dropped-a-big-clue-about-how-wolverine-returns-for-deadpool-3/) that his be-clawed mutant’s return is due to Marvel’s use of the multiverse and its ability to superimpose two, three, or a million universes on top of each other.

Hugh Jackman's "Double Role" in 'Deadpool 3' Could Mean a Wild ... (Inverse)

Hugh Jackman has a "double role" in 'Deadpool 3.' Just how many Hugh Jackmans are there?

[sandwiched somewhere](https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/deadpool-3-mcu-phase-5-phase-6) between the end of Phase Five and the start of Phase Six. The franchise is debatably in a creative rough spot, with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania showing how out of gas the franchise is operating at. The latter is a big slate that includes both [Avengers: The Kang Dynasty](https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/quantumania-writer-jeff-loveness-interview-avengers-kang-dynasty-rick-and-morty) and Avengers: Secret Wars. It’s not hard to see how Deadpool 3 would poke fun at how absurdly complicated the Marvel multiverse has become. Because very soon, I will have to go on a strict diet to remake Wolverine’s body: steamed chicken and broccoli!” “Yes, it will even be a double role,” Jackman said.

Hugh Jackman to play multiple Wolverine variants in Deadpool 3 (Xfire)

We wouldn't put it past Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds to have the Wolverine actor cameo as his real world self in Deadpool 3.

[Deadpool 3](https://www.xfire.com/tag/deadpool-3/). If we're lucky, Ian McKellen and his Magneto [could join the MCU](https://www.xfire.com/patrick-stewart-hints-at-the-return-of-ian-mckellen-as-magneto/) in Deadpool 3 as well. Despite being far from comic-accurate (Jackman is well over 6 feet and Wolverine is only 5-foot-3 in the comic books), fans have embraced Jackman's portrayal of the bestial mutant. It all started with [Evan Peters](https://www.xfire.com/tag/evan-peters/)' cameo in WandaVision followed by Patrick Stewart reprising his former role as the Professor X of the Illuminati from Earth-838. If this is true, then Jackman Technically, Reynolds' Deadpool films exist in the same universe as the X-Men movies, but you get what we mean.

"They needed to become grittier and real": Hugh Jackman Turned ... (Fandomwire)

Before Daniel Craig was assigned as James Bond after Pierce Brosnan, Hugh Jackman was initially considered for the role, which he declined.

Jackman explained that after playing Wolverine in the X-Men movies, it was getting difficult for him to get distinct roles, and was feeling stuck, and playing Bond would have only made it worse. [Hugh Jackman](https://fandomwire.com/?s=Hugh+Jackman+) went on to express his fear of getting typecast, and accepting the offer of playing James Bond would have lowered his chances of getting different roles in the future. Another factor that made the Logan actor miss the opportunity of banking a huge amount by playing the role was the story of the movie. But despite his decision to leave the role, which made Daniel Craig around $82.4 million throughout his tenure as 007, the Logan actor doesn’t regret his decision. But it appears that Jackman had multiple reasons for not accepting the offer to star in a James Bond flick and carry its decade-old legacy forward. With Daniel Craig moving forward from the iconic role of James Bond after playing it for over a decade, the search for the next 007 has begun.

Deadpool 3: Which Wolverine is Hugh Jackman Playing? (Fortress of Solitude)

Since Ryan Reynold (Deadpool) and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) announced Deadpool 3 and told audiences that the beloved Australian actor would be back to play ...

Because very soon, I’m going to have to put myself on a strict diet to remake my Wolverine body: steamed chicken and broccoli!”Let’s hope that if they bring in his Hopefully, we don’t have a repeat in Deadpool 3. [Marvel Universe](https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/the-9-best-vehicles-in-the-marvel-universe-the-mcu/) over the last couple of years, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise to see him play two different Wolverines. Given how many variants we’ve seen in the RELATED: Still, during an interview about The Son with Le Parisien, Hugh Jackman let slip a nugget of information for which everyone immediately launched, and everyone wants to know about Wolverine.

Hugh Jackman teases he's playing "a dual role" in Deadpool 3 (Flickering Myth)

As we speak, Hugh Jackman is getting into Wolverine shape for Deadpool 3, but will the actor have multiple versions of the character to prepare for?

He could return to something like that, multiversal variants, or given the nature of the Deadpool franchise, Jackman could even play a version of his real-life persona. “Yes, it will even be a dual role,” he revealed to the outlet in an interview promoting his film, The Son. As we head further into the Multiverse Saga, we are learning more about what the MCU actors will have to deal with in the future, which includes a lot of multiple performances.