For over two decades, Hugh Jackman has been the beating heart of Marvel’s mutant legacy. Since he first put on Logan’s boots in the 2000s X-Men, viewers knew that they were experiencing something iconic, a performance that was so definitive that it defined the genre of superhero movies.
When Jackman said goodbye to Logan in 2017, it felt final, almost sacred. A perfect farewell. Then ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ broke the doors off that coffin. Today, when even Jackman himself suggests that this new era is not the final one. Once a far-fetched theory, Wolverine is heading directly to ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’.
Hugh Jackman Quietly Revived The Biggest ‘Secret Wars’ Theory
With Hugh Jackman, you expect honesty. His Variety interview delivered exactly that, and what he said quietly detonated the internet. When Cynthia Erivo questioned if ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ felt like the end of his journey, Jackman answered in a disarming one-liner: “No. It doesn’t feel like the end.” This was revolutionary for longtime fans who had accepted Logan’s death. “It really felt like the end after Logan,” he said. Jackman confessed that ‘Logan’ seemed final then, but that voice in the back of his mind never entirely disappeared.
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He revealed he started imagining a return as early as seeing the first Deadpool movie. And now that he’s returned? Jackman says he sees “sides of Wolverine I’ve never seen before.” It is not nostalgia speaking; it is an actor who has found a character he loves and sees new possibilities in. We rarely get statements clearer than this in Hollywood, especially concerning Marvel. Jackman is not burnt out, not emotionally finished, and is interested in learning more.
Add to that the fact that Marvel is also bringing back key Fox X-Men actors to ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, it is almost weird to think of a world where Wolverine does not feature in ‘Secret Wars’. In fact, the plan might already be in motion. Marvel is establishing ‘Secret Wars’ as the final collision of the Multiverse Saga, a spiritual sequel to ‘Endgame’ but with the whole multiverse on board. It is a film that was made to have surprise entrances, emotional reunions, legacy cameos, and crossover chaos. And Jackman himself is publicly declaring that he is not finished? The door of possibilities is wide open.
‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ Needs Wolverine
The bigger the Multiverse Saga gets, the more obvious it becomes: Wolverine is no longer optional. He’s essential. Fans want more of Wolverine, and Marvel understands it. The response to Jackman’s return in ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ was not only favorable. It was euphoric. Fans didn’t simply enjoy it; they celebrated it. His comeback was like lightning in a bottle, the kind of cultural spark studio franchises dream about. It would be a mistake to omit him in ‘Secret Wars’.
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Additionally, Wolverine has become a seasoned multiverse traveler. Weirdly enough, ‘Deadpool and Wolverine‘ may be the most experienced heroes that Marvel has at the moment in terms of multiversal threats. They’ve traveled between universes, faced timeline collapse, seen world-destroying things, and saved a whole reality. This provides them with a special storytelling advantage. They are no longer rookies; they are multiverse veterans.
That matters enormously in a movie like ‘Secret Wars’. Finally, Wolverine has an Emotional Legacy that no other hero can match. Tony Stark is gone. Steve Rogers is dead (at least the original). T’Challa is gone. So, Wolverine is among the few emotional anchors of the early 2000s superhero boom, a time that many fans still have nearest to their hearts. His appearance in the film would not be mere hype. It would pay off on a multiversal scale.
