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Ryan Reynolds Explains Holding Back Hugh Jackman In First ‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ Trailer


Did Ryan Reynolds have the perfect plan for marketing Deadpool and Wolverine? The actor speaks on why he didn’t flex Hugh Jackman more in the first trailer.

“I’m glad we resisted the urge to reveal Hugh [Jackman] in the Super Bowl trailer,” Reynolds explained to The Hollywood Reporter. Speculation was rampant for weeks following that first trailer at the Super Bowl about what Hugh Jackman would look like when he finally made his return in Deadpool and Wolverine. “The selection of collaborations sent a message about how broad we wanted to go – Heinz, Dave&Busters, NatGeo, TCM, and Bachelorette – but so did the way we wrote them, which was playful but not third rail.”

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