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Hugh Jackman Agreed to ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ Without Telling Agent


Hugh Jackman didn’t tell his agent that he had agreed to sign up to play Wolverine in the next ‘Deadpool’ movie until after he’d committed

The Australian actor is set to reprise his legendary X-Men character opposite Ryan Reynolds ’ Deadpool in the new Marvel superhero movie, despite appearing to bid farewell to Wolverine in 2017’s Logan. “I was 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,” the star said in an interview with Fandango published on Monday, May 20. Jay Maidment/20th Century Studios/MARVEL ;Dan McFadden/CTMG, Inc ; Universal From action adventure to heartbreaking romance, there is a summer blockbuster for every type of cinephile this year, and Us Weekly has your complete guide to all of them.

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