HOLLYWOOD star Hugh Jackman admitted he was done with Wolverine... until he watched the Deadpool movie for the first time and decided the Marvel characters would make a wonderful duo.
The Aussie, who swore he was hanging up his claws after the Logan movie, said he was so blown away by Ryan Reynolds' portrayal of the foul-mouthed antihero, he couldn't resist bringing Wolverine back to life.
Hugh, 55, who had the time of his life shooting Deadpool & Wolverine, which hits cinemas today, said: "Before we shot Logan, I told everyone that it would definitely be my last outing as Wolverine.
"Then, about three days after that, I saw Deadpool - and about 15 minutes into the movie, I was like, 'Oops, maybe I should have watched this first'.
"For the next four or five years, I could see those two characters together. As I was watching the movie, all I kept thinking about was 48 Hrs, The Odd Couple, I could see how these two characters would work."
The Greatest Showman star, who first played hairy X-Men action hero Wolverine in 2000, added: "Then - I can tell you the exact date, August 14, 2022 - I was driving, and it came to me that I wanted to do it again, that I wanted to do it with Ryan playing Deadpool, and I wanted these two characters together."
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