Ryan Reynolds Leaves Hugh Jackman a Voicemail Every 3 Days Saying This Inside Joke

Mar. 15, 2025

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.Photo:Jay Maidmen

Jay Maidmen

How many more times mightRyan ReynoldsandHugh Jackmanplay Deadpool and Wolverine? It depends on whether Reynolds can convince his costar.

“Ryan does leave me a voicemail every third day or so that just says, ‘Until you’re 90,’” said Jackman, 56, referencing a meta joke from their movie in which Deadpool tells Wolverine that Disney will make him play the character for that long.

Jackman first played Wolverine in 2000’sX-Menand proceeded to appear as the superpowered mutant in nine more films including this summer’sDeadpool & Wolverine. His joining Reynolds in the latter was a surprise announcement considering 2017’sLogan, featuring Wolverine’s death, was announced as his final time in the role.

(Left-right:) Shawn Levy, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds on Nov. 2.Eric Charbonneau/Disney via Getty

Eric Charbonneau/Disney via Getty

“The moment I sawDeadpool, one week after announcingLoganwould be my last, I was like, hmmm,” Jackman told the outlet. “I could see it, I could feel it and also I knew that that was an entire avenue/suburb/city that I’ve never lived in, in this character. I felt it was the right time.”

He added that reprising his role as Wolverine “followed a question in my head of, if you could do anything, what would it be? And that’s what came to me.”

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“Hugh turned in one of the great performances that I’ve ever seen take shape in front of me on a set,” saidDeadpool & Wolverinedirector and co-writerShawn Levy. “He found new dimensions and parts of Logan. It was a joy for Ryan and I to write for that but really terrifying. We knew we had something that people might not expect.”

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios

Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios

“Ryan always had a mantra” on set, added Jackman. “If the expectation is here, we have to deliver above… If you think we’ve got to work 100%, it’s not enough, because the expectation is so high. We were always working hard and whatever bar was there, this, for me, was above.”

Deadpool & Wolverinehasearned$1.34 billion worldwide, making it thehighest-grossing R-rated movieof all time. It’s the second-highest earner of 2024 after Disney and Pixar’sInside Out 2.

source: people.com