Deadpool 2 writers discuss chances of Hugh Jackman/Wolverine appearing alongside Ryan Reynolds

'Ryan's making a hard push to make that happen'

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Following Deadpool’s record-breaking success, fans are very excited to see the next instalment in the superhero franchise.

Ryan Reynolds and his motley crew have been discussing Deadpool 2 with journalists around the world, being asked numerous times whether Hugh Jackman has been asked to reprise his X-Men role as Wolverine.

Jackman previously said that Reynolds has basically been trolling him with regards coming back to the series as Jackman is retiring the role after Logan.

Writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have since commented on whether we can realistically expect the Australian actor to appear in a sequel. And they’re particularly optimistic.

"We've come a long way from 2009, when we couldn't get the movie off the ground 'til now," Wernick told The Playlist.

"And to have [this team-up]? It would be amazing to have Hugh resurrect Wolverine in the Deadpool universe, and again, Ryan's making a hard push to make that happen, and hopefully the public gets behind it and we can all convince Hugh to put the claws on one more time.”

Talking about whether Wolverine would fit into their current plans for the franchise, Wernick said not to expect anything in the near future: “If you're looking at Deadpool 2, if you're looking at X-Force, if you're looking at Deadpool 3, there's not necessarily room for [another] team-up movie.

"I think it does create real scheduling and universe issues and something that could be ironed out, but it would need to be ironed out.

"I don't think any of us operated under the assumption that it would be even possible to do a Deadpool/Wolverine thing, so we just haven't planned for it, it's still not in the plan, but if it were to happen, it would require a hard look at the overall architecture of our storylines.”

Jackman can be seen one last time as Wolverine in the upcoming film Logan, out 1 March.