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Hugh Jackman says Deadpool and Wolverine hate each other.
The 54-year-old actor will join Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming โDeadpool 3โ, reprising his role as Wolverine from the โX-Menโ and โWolverineโ movies and Hugh says the two characters will have an abrasive relationship.
Speaking on โThe Empire Film Podcastโ, he said: โ10 being really close, zero being the reality, weโre zero, weโre opposites, hate each other. Iโm just talking from my perspective, [Logan is] frustrated by him, wants to be a million miles away from him or wants to punch him in the head. Unfortunately, he canโt be a million miles away from him in this movie, so Iโm probably going to punch him in the head a lot.โ
Although Wolverine died in the 2017 โLoganโ movie, Hugh insisted that his return in โDeadpool 3โ wonโt affect the events of โLoganโ.
He explained previously: โItโs all because of this device they have in the Marvel world of moving around timelines. Now we can go back because, you know, itโs science. So, I donโt have to screw with the โLoganโ timeline, which was important to me. And I think probably to the fans too.โ
Meanwhile, director Shawn Levy has promised that there will be โhardcoreโ violence in โDeadpool 3โ.
Shawn previously said: โWe are writing, rewriting, developing, prepping โDeadpoolโ every day now.
โIt is such a blast to laugh every day. It is so delicious to hear and write and come up with these scenes where people are just talking foul. And the violence is in your face and hardcore, and itโs very much a โDeadpoolโ movie.โ
Levy confirmed that the film is likely to start shooting in May 2023 and explained that having Jackmanโs Wolverine involved has added to his enjoyment of the flick.
The director, who has worked with Ryan on โFree Guyโ and โThe Adam Projectโ, said: โIโm having so much fun, and I havenโt even hit the shooting floor yet.
โI have to say, developing a โDeadpoolโ movie is one of the most fun creative experiences of my life because itโs not just that itโs rated R. Itโs that itโs so filled with self-awareness, and that makes in-writing very, very fun in a way that is unique to the franchise.โ