Ryan Reynolds has shared the first photo of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the upcoming Deadpool 3. The picture was posted to the actor’s Instagram story and shows Deadpool and Wolverine walking side by side down a sandy path. Jackman looks jacked (because he ate a lot of chicken and trained hard) and also sports the iconic Wolverine sideburns and hair.
Deadpool 3 teams up with Deadpool and Wolverine and also brings back Jennifer Garner as Elektra from the Daredevil and Elektra movies. However, no photos of Garner as Elektra have been released yet. Deadpool 3 is currently filming, so more images from the set are expected to appear.
Jackman’s Wolverine died at the end of the film Logan. So how does he come back for Deadpool 3? Yes, you guessed it – the answer involves Marvel’s favorite storytelling medium: the multiverse.
Shawn Levy, who previously worked with Reynolds on Free Guy and The Adam Project, is directing the film. In addition to Reynolds, Jackman and Garner, returning cast members include Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Karan Soni as Dopinder and Rob Delaney as Peter.
Deadpool 3 is currently slated to hit theaters on May 4, 2024. While technically a Disney film by now, it gets the hard R rating and should feel similar to the last two.