‘Deadpool 2’ writers keen to have Jackman in new movie

‘ DEADPOOL 2’ writers are desperate to feature Hugh Jackman in the new movie.

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who are the creative masterminds behind the 2016 fantasy film starring Ryan Reynolds, are keen to see Hugh, 48 - who is known for playing Wolverine in ‘ XMen’ - appear in their upcoming production after Deadpool pinned a photograph of the dark-haired hunk on his face in the first instalment.

And although the Australian star has ruled out making an appearance as the metal clawbearing mutant in future movies after starring in his swansong ‘Logan’, the writers believe there could be a possibility of twisting the plot to feature Hugh as himself. Speaking about their plans for the forthcoming production to The Hollywood Reporter, Reese said: “I like that. ‘Deadpool’ lives in a world where Hugh Jackman is out there. He’s got the ‘People’s Sexiest Man Alive’ cover that he staples to his forehead in the first movie, so maybe he could meet Hugh as Hugh. That would be really funny.” Meanwhile, Reese has revealed the creative team are “very close” to submitting a final draft for ‘Deadpool 2’, and have teased they will begin shooting scenes for the follow-up within the next few months. He said: “We’re very close to a draft that we’ll go off and shoot in a couple of months and we couldn’t be more thrilled. We don’t want to put the cart before the horse, and often times with release dates that happens. “You end up racing and you end up being forced to do something you’re not happy with and the great thing about ‘ Deadpool’ is we spent a career trying to duck other movies. ‘How do we get off the release date of this or that?’ I think in most cases, people are going to have to duck us.” — BANG Showbiz