Last week, Ryan Reynolds gave fans a candid update on Deadpool 3, casually breaking the news that Hugh Jackman will reprise his role as Wolverine in the new movie. Reynolds shared a video on Tuesday rife with self-aware jokes about his creative process, finally conceding that he has no incredible ideas for this long-awaited threequel. Jackman then appears in the video and agrees to come back to the Marvel franchise for another round with Reynolds.
Reynolds' first video broke the news that Deadpool 3 will premiere on Sept. 6, 2024, and that Jackman will be in it. Naturally, this raised as many questions as it answered, so the duo made a follow-up video and posted it the next day. The excitement from fans was overwhelming, but it was tinged with some doubt since so many fans felt like Jackman's departure from the X-Men franchise was already perfect.
Jackman played Wolverine from 2000 to 2017 in no less than nine films, and he was one of the pre-eminent stars of the superhero genre. Jackman planned for Logan (2017) to be his farewell to the character, and many fans found it to be a poignant ending. However, it also meant that Jackman left the X-Men franchise just before it became available to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which justifies this change of heart as far as some fans are concerned.
Meanwhile, Reynolds first played Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but more notably in Deadpool and Deadpool 2. This upcoming threequel will be the first one since Disney acquired 21st Century Fox and the X-Men became available to Marvel Studios. A follow-up video posted by Reynolds and Jackman on Wednesday indicated that Deadpool 3 will indeed be a part of the MCU continuity.
All of this combined has fans beside themselves with excitement for the movie, in spite of how far off its release date is. Here's a look at how fans are celebrating the good news online.
Suit
Finally, some fans have one overwhelming hope for Deadpool 3 – that it will put Jackman in a yellow suit like the one Wolverine typically wears in the comics. Sadly, they will need to wait over two years to find out.
Pass the Torch
Some fans were actually eager to see a new actor take on the role of Wolverine and bring something new to the table.
Old News
Some fans joked that this collaboration would be old news since Jackman and Reynolds played Wolverine and Deadpool respectively in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Of course, this new appearance will likely be more accurate to the original comics.
Prophecy
Some fans weren't actually surprised by this news because Reynolds has been hinting that he wants to get Jackman into these movies for years now.
Maturity
Of all the exciting aspects of this casting choice, many fans were glad that Jackman was reprising his role in another R-rated movie. They thought this would allow him to play the character maturely without being censored.
Ploy
Others felt that this was a marketing scheme more than a filmmaking choice, and they resented it for that.
Canon Validations
Many fans were quick to say that this surprise reprisal did not invalidate Logan in their eyes. They felt that Jackman's new work could not blunt the emotional impact of Logan itself.