Deadpool & Wolverine: 23 Easter Eggs & References Explained
10. Hugh Jackman's Divorce
Perhaps the single most savage joke in the entire movie comes at Hugh Jackman's expense, though he certainly ends up getting the last laugh.
When discussing Wolverine's yellow-blue outfit - inspired by his similar spandex getup from the '90s X-Men animated series - Deadpool says that Hugh Jackman won't go shirtless because he's "let himself go since the divorce."
And indeed, Jackman announced his separation from his wife late last September, while Deadpool and Wolverine's production was paused due to Hollywood strike action. Ouch.
But the glorious payoff is that when Jackman finally reveals shirtless Wolverine once again at the end of the movie, he's possibly looking more ridiculously jacked - Hugh Jacked, even - than ever before.
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