Hugh Jackman has spent nearly a quarter-century carving his name into superhero history as Wolverine, claws out and grit intact. So, when ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ went to the theaters and made the billion-dollar mark, it established Logan as one of the most popular characters in the Marvel universe.
It felt like a victory lap. However, as it turns out, the film also delivered an unexpected and very funny twist for Jackman himself.
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During one of his latest promotional interviews with BuzzFeed UK about his next film, ‘Song Sung Blue’, Jackman discovered on camera that he had quietly lost a Guinness World Record he didn’t even realize was under threat. It was the record for the longest supporting career as a live-action Marvel superhero. Jackman gained this with the release of X-Men in 2000 as Wolverine and through the next 20 years of acting in movies.
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And now the title of that is awarded to Wesley Snipes. The sudden resurrection of Snipes as Blade in ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ stole the spotlight from his role. Snipes appeared first in 1998 in ‘Blade‘. It was pure theatrical gold on the part of Jackman. When the interviewer asked whether Jackman regretted allowing Snipes to join the wildly popular sequel, Jackman didn’t miss a beat. Putting on a mock-serious scowl, he fired back, “100%. If I had known, I would have banned him. I would’ve written him out.”
Jackman doubled down on the bit by pulling out his phone and declaring, “I’m literally defriending him now.” This is one of the reasons why Jackman is still popular with fans. He is neither egoistic nor lamenting, but uses humor when talking about the loss of a record, which is attached to his legendary history. Nowhere was bitterness, only a smile and a clever joke.
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Hugh Jackman accepted the stupidity of the situation when he was questioned whether he would retake the Guinness title. “Now it’s just a competition of who’s going to live longer,” he quipped, before adding with a laugh, “Actually, I’ll put my money on Wesley.” That line is effective on various levels. Jackman and Snipes are both vital to Marvel film history as they’ve been a part of it since before their success.
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Snipes’ Blade films in the late ’90s helped prove that comic book movies could be dark, stylish, and commercially viable. Whereas, Jackman has been the emotional centre of the X-Men series and became one of the most iconic superheroes that have ever been created. In that sense, the Guinness World Record feels less like a competition and more like a shared badge of honor.
