DEADPOOL, WOLVERINE Director Teases Hugh Jackman’s Performance Is ‘Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Seen’ in Other Films

Deadpool and Wolverine director by Shawn Levi recently opened approx. Hugh Jackmanthe new version of Wolverine and teased that his performance is “unlike anything I’ve ever seen” from Jackman in his previous superhero films.

During a recent interview with GamesRadar+, Levy was asked what Jackman brought to the film, and he said: “I think it was mutual. Hugh brought something, we brought something as writers.

“Hugh brought his 55 years… Hugh brought his soul, his authority, his wisdom and his heart, from having lived so many years and being Wolverine for so long.

“He is a tormented man [in this movie]who’s struggling with something, and Hugh brought a depth of feeling and experience that is unmatched in any other film I’ve ever seen.”

I think one of Jackman’s best performances in his career was in James Mangold’s Logan, but this film is a different version of Wolverine, so Jackman is playing a very different character, so his interpretation will be completely new, which will be nice and interesting.

Levy continued, “Our job was to give him some meat on the fire,” so that Jackman could “go all out and explore a Logan who is still the character we love, but maybe less silent, less laconic, a little less distant.”

He added: “The challenge was writing Logan’s scenes in words that Hugh could say without betraying the character we all love.”

Judging from what I’ve seen from the released footage, it looks like they’ve nailed it. It looks like they’ve done something special with Wolverine, something fans will appreciate.

It will be interesting to find out more about this version of the character and his tragic past that has been hinted at.

Deadpool and Wolverine will hit theaters on July 26th!