Deadpool & Wolverine: Everything Changed Radically When Hugh Jackman Called Ryan Reynolds About Teaming Up

Turns out it was Hugh Jackman who made the all-important phone call that changed everything and marked his returning as “the X-Man” this summer. Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy sheds light on the idea that he and Ryan Reynolds were pestering Jackman to suit up again as Logan/Wolverine in the Merc with a Mouths first big-screen adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The revelation may come as a surprise to the fans, but it was the former X-Men star who first reached out about the friends working together again. Levy said in a brand-new interview with Entertainment Weekly: