‘Deadpool 2’ Writers Wouldn’t Mind Seeing Hugh Jackman Play Hugh Jackman; Update On Sequel
By Jack Giroux/March 27, 2017 2:00 pm EST
Jackman could, on the other hand, play his most charming character yet in the sequel: Hugh Jackman. Below, read what screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick had to say about this idea for a Deadpool 2 Hugh Jackman cameo.
As you recall, Wade Wilson masked his face with a cutout of 2008’s People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, Mr. Hugh Jackman. That means Jackman is walking around somewhere in Deadpool’s universe, so what’s to stop the merc with the mouth from bumping into him one day?
The Hollywood Reporter suggested the idea to Reese and Wernick, who were promoting their new film, Life. Reese was into the idea:
That sort of cameo could be a lot of fun. That idea sounds preferable to Jackman showing up as Wolverine for a minute or two, considering how well director James Mangold handled the character’s sendoff with Logan. Jackman, who’s often recognized as one of the nicest actors on earth, somehow crossing paths with the foul-mouthed, violent hero isn’t such a bad idea, especially if it’d fit the story, which involves X-Force characters like Cable and Domino (Zazie Beetz).
As for the current status of Deadpool 2, which screenwriter Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods), is reportedly working on, Reese says they’re close to finishing a final draft:
Reese went to explain they’re not racing towards a release date:
We’re very close to a draft that we’ll go off and shoot in a couple of months and we couldn’t be more thrilled. We don’t want to put the cart before the horse, and often times with release dates that happens.
The fact that Deadpool came out in February and did as well as it did, and you are seeing similarly the summer [movie season] start earlier in March, and movies succeed in October and so the date to us doesn’t mean as much as it used to. I think the studio feels the same way. We just want to make the best movie possible and Deadpool will find an audience, we feel at this point.
