Why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine May Not Be Done After Avengers: Secret Wars
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Why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine May Not Be Done After Avengers: Secret Wars

A new rumor suggests that Hugh Jackman might continue as James “Logan” Howlett / Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) beyond Avengers: Secret Wars, and in what project he might appear.

Jackman first played the character in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men, released in 2000. He made his MCU debut in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, which also brought Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson / Deadpool and several other characters into the franchise’s fold.

Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine could return in Ryan Reynolds’ next Marvel movie

Scooper @MyTimeToShineH shared on X (formerly Twitter) that Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is part of Reynolds’ script for the next Deadpool feature. Given the current state of the MCU slate, it’s safe to assume that this movie will come out after Secret Wars.

“Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine appears in Ryan Reynolds’ script for the next Deadpool movie, which means he won’t be retiring the role after Secret Wars,” @MyTimeToShineH shared.

This latest morsel of Marvel speculation comes after outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter published articles in May 2025 stating that Reynolds was in the early stages of planning a team-up movie featuring Deadpool and several X-Men members. Some rumors suggested that this could be an X-Force movie featuring Jackman’s Wolverine and Josh Brolin’s Cable, among others.

Notably, neither the actors nor the people attached to Marvel Studios have confirmed whether Jackman and Reynolds will appear in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. However, there is understandably a lot of speculation on that subject.

Their performances as their respective characters have become iconic, with the latest movie featuring Deadpool & Wolverine turning out to be a massive critical and commercial success.

Avengers: Doomsday premieres in US theaters on December 18, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars releases on December 17, 2027. If this next Deadpool and Wolverine movie goes into production next year, it can potentially come out as early as 2028.

Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.

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