when Hugh Jackman agreed to return as Wolverine for the Deadpool and Wolverine project he had several important questions about how the character would be portrayed he was particularly interested in exploring a new version of Wolverine a down on his luck character different from any he had played before Jackman was closely involved in shaping this new portrayal contributing ideas about Wolverine's backstory and the unique circumstances that led to this version of the character he was protective of Wolverine's Legacy ensuring that the new storyline would not undo or comp compromis the past films and wanted to explain in a creative meta way why Wolverine might now wear the iconic suit his deep involvement shows his genuine care for the character and his commitment to honoring both Wolverine's Legacy and the expectations of the fans