Fans have been waiting for this for 24 years! Why didn’t Wolverine wear the famous yellow jumpsuit until now?

In July 2023, the first photo of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine was released. And to everyone’s surprise, the mutant is wearing a yellow jumpsuit. The historic photo marks Logan’s first appearance on the big screen in 23 years, the yellow suit worn by the superhero in the first comic books and the 1990s animated series.

A “flashy” outfit?

While Hugh Jackman has never worn the suit on screen, there have been several references to it in the past. In the first film of the X-Men saga (2000), Logan Complains about the black jumpsuit imposed on mutants And Cyclops will answer “Would you prefer the yellow spandex jumpsuit?“

The suit has already appeared in 2013’s Wolverine: Battle for the Undying scene. In James Mangold’s film, Yukio (Rila Fukushima) finds Logan on the plane and gives him a suitcase containing a suit and a yellow helmet. Clear scene below.

in 2017, James Mangold, The director of Wolverine and Logan told the site ScreenRant that she finds this outfit too “flashy”. “JI have a feeling that if we ever put Hugh in that costume, people won’t be happy. Basically, it’s something that exists on the pages and I’m not sure it can exist anywhere else. “ he explained.

However, when the first photo of the clawed mutant in costume was released, the first reviews from fans were very excited.

In Deadpool & Wolverine, after failing to join the Avengers, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) bounces from one odd job to another without really finding his way. Until the day a high-ranking officer of the anachronistic Variation Court offers him a mission worthy of his… on the condition that he sees his world and everyone he loves destroyed. When flatly refused, Wade dons the Deadpool suit once again and tries to convince Wolverine to help him save the world… so the mercenary goes in search of Wolverine and manages to convince the yellow suit variant to join him.

Kevin Feige wanted a yellow jumpsuit!

variety reports that the idea to include the mustard yellow jumpsuit came from Kevin Feige. During a Q&A between director and screenwriter Sean Levy and the president of Marvel Studios, the filmmaker said:When we told Kevin that Hugh was in the movie, the first thing I remember was him saying, “Okay, but he’s finally wearing a yellow suit.” And we immediately said yes! “

It’s like showing Superman without his suit!

Kevin Feige explains that for him, not showing Wolverine in his most recognizable outfit is like not showing Superman without his famous costume.

Already an associate producer on the X-Men movie in 2000, Feige remembers that at the time “Studio execs wouldn’t let the stars go anywhere as ‘bright and silly’ as fluorescent spandex, opting for black leather instead.”

The Matrix as the inspiration for the X-Men!

The idea of ​​mutants wearing black suits was born after the success of The Matrix. during the interview Journalist Brandon Davis of ComicBook.comKevin Feige said:The people in charge knew that The Matrix was a big hit, and since the actors wore black leather, they said, “Put it in black leather!”

Afterwards, the Maison des Idées president praised Hugh Jackman’s “masterful” interpretation over the years. Despite the absence of a famous costume, the audience became attached to the character, who remains one of the most beloved heroes of the public. “This proves that for society the character and its interpreter are more important than the costume.” he concludes.

In Video interview given to VarietyThe trio Sean Levy, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman lead the combination.

Reynolds begins: “We talked about the costume from the beginning because it was obvious. We couldn’t do this character without his costume. It was obvious. But the costumes were made by costume designer Russ Shinkle and his company Film Illusions. The engineering, that’s the level of design that It’s art.”

Hugh Jackman’s thoughts on the yellow suit

Hugh Jackman adds:When we started in 1999, we were told “we don’t have Technicolor”, so everyone wore black leather overalls. And part of my brain, I think, was institutionalized that it was.

And then, watching the Marvel movies, I thought, “Oh, this is really cool.” And we decided that I will wear this jumpsuit. As soon as I put it on, I thought, “How could we never do this?” He looked so good, he looked so good to me. I said to myself, “This is it.” There are different sides of Wolverine that we haven’t seen in the movies yet. It was interesting to me.”

Teenagers cried on the set.

And the combination had little effect after the film’s executive producer, Wendy Jacobson, told the site IGN that Jackman’s first suit test created a very “special” moment on set.

He explains: “We did the first camera tests before shooting. Seeing Ryan and Hugh in costume together was just breathtaking, but when Hugh showed up in his yellow and blue suit, it was something. I mean… adults were crying on set… so we knew it was a special event.L.”

Hugh Jackman also returns to this exact moment on the microphone of our Brazilian colleagues on the site AdoroCinema :”We entered the set. Ryan was in his Deadpool costume and I was in mine. You could hear a pin drop. It was so quiet. It was perfect. This is so crazy. I’ve been doing it for 25 years, but today I can’t imagine not wearing it as a character.”

In cinemas from Wednesday 24 July Deadpool & Wolverine marks the arrival of mutants and X-Force to the Marvel Universe.