Wolverine Comeback? The Clues Pointing To Hugh Jackman’s Return

Hugh Jackman sat down with Cynthia Erivo for Variety/CNN's latest 'Actors on Actors' chat and, yes, they got into Wolverine, musicals, hotel coincidences, and whether he might keep popping those claws longer than anyone expected.

The hotel overlap you didn't expect

Jackman mentioned that while he was gearing up for 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' he was staying in the same hotel as Jonathan Bailey. Bailey was in full-on training mode for 'Wicked' during the strike pause. Erivo laid out the timeline pretty cleanly: they got 'Wicked' rolling, production slammed to a halt because of the strikes, and they came back in 2024 to finish the job. Jackman, for his part, was impressed by Bailey's voice and called him a terrific actor. It's a small detail, but a fun peek at how these giant productions all start to overlap when Hollywood hits pause.

So... is Wolverine actually done?

Erivo asked the question every Marvel fan wants answered: is this the end of Jackman as Wolverine? His answer makes it sound like the door is wide open again. He says 'Logan' felt like the curtain call at the time because he had to stake out that ending and fight for it. But seeing 'Deadpool' gave him that buddy-action itch, and he eventually stopped pretending he was above changing his mind.

"It doesn't feel like the end. It really felt like the end after Logan. Actually, I needed to claim it as the end, because I really believed in some things that I wanted that movie to be, and I had to fight for them. I had to say, 'This is the last time I'm doing it.' Then when I saw Deadpool, I was like, Oh. I see 48 Hrs. I see Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. But I would shove it down. 'I've told everyone that I'm done. I'm not one of those guys.' Then I went, 'You know what? I change my mind. It's not that big of a deal. I'm not even gonna say I'm sorry.' And it was so awesome."

Translation: he meant it when he said 'Logan' was the end, but he doesn't feel that way anymore. That does not sound like a farewell tour. Does that mean Avengers? Something else MCU-adjacent? He didn't name a project, but he sure didn't close the book.

Meanwhile, Jackman's singing Neil Diamond with Kate Hudson

Outside the spandex, Jackman is out promoting 'Song Sung Blue,' a musical built around Neil Diamond tracks with Kate Hudson co-starring. The movie is getting some buzz, and Hudson already scored a Golden Globes nomination for it. Our own Chris Bumbray was into it: he says the film is unapologetically earnest, swings big in the finale, and mostly works as both a heart-tugger and a crowd-pleaser. Some critics think it's a little syrupy; if you're allergic to sentiment, fair warning. If you want a feel-good musical that aims to send you out smiling, this is that.

Bottom line: Jackman is crooning Neil Diamond on one side and telling us Wolverine might not be done on the other. Hard to complain about that combo.