Hugh Jackman Drops Bomb on Wolverine Future: “I’m Never Saying Never Again!”

By ultapaltakhabar Nov 24, 2025 0

The Marvel icon admits he lied, Kevin Feige tried to stop him, and fans may not have seen the last of the claws.

Hugh Jackman is officially back in the zone where he loves to tease, confuse, and excite fans — and this time, he’s doing it with the claws out. The legendary Wolverine actor recently appeared on The Graham Norton Show and delivered a statement that sent the entire Marvel fandom into meltdown: he’s done pretending he’s done.

After years of saying “never again,” the actor now says he will never say “never” again. And if that sounds like Wolverine-level chaos, well… welcome to the Jackman timeline.

Jackman famously retired from the role in 2017 after delivering one of the greatest superhero send-offs in history with Logan — a film that killed off his character and closed a 17-year chapter. Fans mourned, critics applauded, and Jackman swore he was finished.

But then came 2024. And Deadpool and Wolverine. And a phone call to Ryan Reynolds.

And suddenly, the claws were back.

“I meant it… until I didn’t.” — Jackman Breaks His Own Rule on Norton’s Couch.

During the show, Jackman practically laughed at the idea of retirement in Hollywood — especially when it comes to superhero franchises that print billions.

“Every time you’re on, you gotta go, ‘Nope, I’m not doing that again.’ But then you keep making another one,” Jackman joked. “I am never saying ‘never’ ever again.”

The audience roared. Marvel fans gasped. And entertainment journalists took notes.

Jackman insisted that he genuinely meant it when he said he was done… at least until the day he wasn’t.

What changed his mind? A little film called Deadpool.

And a very persuasive human named Ryan Reynolds.

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The Phone Call That Changed Everything: “I Hadn’t Even Told My Agent”

Jackman admitted during the Deadpool & Wolverine press tour that he had a lightbulb moment after watching the first Deadpool movie. The chemistry. The madness. The fan dreams. It was too perfect to resist.

“I rang Ryan,” Jackman recalled. “I just said, ‘Let’s do it.’ I hadn’t rung my agent. I had to ring him later and say, ‘By the way, I’ve committed to a movie.’”

Only Hugh Jackman can casually commit to a multimillion-dollar Marvel film the way normal people agree to weekend brunch.

But Kevin Feige Tried to Talk Him Out of It

Before Jackman fans could celebrate, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige wanted to slam the brakes.

“I said, ‘Hugh, don’t come back,’” Feige admitted to Empire. “‘You had the greatest ending in history with Logan. We shouldn’t undo that.’”

Imagine trying to stop Hugh Jackman from being Wolverine.

Impossible.

Ultimately, Jackman reassured fans — and Feige — that nothing from Logan was erased. Thanks to the Marvel multiverse, he returned as a variant, not the original version.

Translation: Logan remains sacred.

And Wolverine can appear again without breaking anything.

Will Jackman Return for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Secret Wars’?

This is the question Marvel diehards are losing sleep over.

Jackman isn’t giving a straight answer. And that’s exactly why fans are spiraling.

He told Norton he’ll “never say never” — a line suspiciously timed with the fact that Avengers: Doomsday (2026) features cameos from several original X-Men actors, including:

Ian McKellen
Patrick Stewart
James Marsden

If Wolverine’s friends are already showing up…

Is the big man far behind?

Marvel loves keeping surprises locked tighter than the Time Variance Authority. But Jackman’s sudden openness has fans hopeful that the multiverse may still have unfinished business with him.

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From Broadway to Blockbusters: Jackman’s Wolverine Addiction Is Real

Before the claws and the cigar chomp became pop-culture history, Jackman was known as the charming, Broadway-trained actor with a Tony-winning voice. Then came X-Men (2000), which launched the character of Wolverine into superhero immortality.

Across nine films (not counting cameos), Jackman shaped Wolverine into an emotionally complex, rugged antihero that fans never got tired of watching.

And that’s exactly why his “never say never again” comment hit the internet like a gamma bomb.

Jackman knows the fans still want him. And Marvel knows a guaranteed blockbuster when it sees one.

Why Jackman’s Return Matters So Much

Deadpool & Wolverine wasn’t just a movie.

It was a global pop culture event.

Fans lined up in cosplay.

The internet exploded with memes.

Marvel saw one of its biggest commercial wins in years.

Jackman’s return wasn’t nostalgia — it was a cultural reset.

The film made such a massive impact that Marvel is reportedly rethinking its future direction to lean more into audience favourites and multiverse possibilities.

That includes… yes… potentially more Wolverine.

Not bad for a man who once said he’d “never touch the claws again.”

Jackman’s Real-Life Confession: Fans Wanted It, He Wanted It, and Marvel Needed It

Jackman revealed that fans had been asking for a Deadpool-Wolverine crossover from the beginning. Watching Deadpool only reminded him of the electric chemistry the two characters could share.

“I always knew the fans wanted it since I put on the claws,” Jackman said.

And when Marvel fans want something… they usually get it.

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