Hugh Jackman to hit the gym for six months to get in Wolverine shape

Hugh Jackman says he will need to train for six months solid to get in Wolverine shape for Deadpool 3.

Late last year, comic book fans went into meltdown when Ryan Reynolds posted a video on social media confirming that Jackman would be coming out of Logan retirement to play the character one more time alongside Deadpool.

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In Logan, the character died at the climax and it was assumed by everyone, including Jackman, that he was done with the role.

However, he was tempted back by his friend, Reynolds, which means he must get back into superhero shape. Jackman's version is Wolverine is famed for his ripped, hulking shape, and even at 54, the Australian knows he need to get the look back for the third Deadpool.

“I’ve learned you can’t rush it. I’ve learned that it takes time," he said on Who's Talking to Chris Wallace for HBO.

“So, we have six months from when I finish to when I started filming. And I’m not doing any other work. I’m going to be with my family and train. That’s going to be my job for six months.”

Jackman was 'done' with Wolverine

Jackman had full intentions of retiring from the role after Logan, but admits that the possibility of featuring alongside Reynolds in Deadpool was ultimately too hard to ignore.

"Well, I was 20 minutes into watching Deadpool and I had just announced, literally, a few weeks before that Logan was going to be my last, which I fully intended," he told Deadline.

"And then I was like, 'Uh-oh'...

"I’m a terrible poker player. All this time I was saying I was done, I really meant it. But anyway, somewhere deep down, this idea was obviously lurking and brewing.

"I was just driving out to the beach. It was mid-August, and I had a week off from the show , my first week off in eight, nine months, 10 months. And it came to me like, 'I really want to do that.' And that was it.

"As soon as I arrived at the beach, I rang Ryan just to see what the hell was going on. And then here we are. It was so quick.

"And trust me, there’s not a morning I don’t wake up where Ryan Reynolds is outside my house with posters saying, 'Please.' He’s constantly asking me about it.

"And I was like, 'Dude, I’m done. I’m done, I’m done, I’m done, I’m done, I’m done.' So then when he rang me , he was like, ‘Are you serious?' So yeah."

Jackman's return as Wolverine was confirmed via a hilarious social media post including Reynolds.