Summary

• Deadpool & Wolverine's official trailer released on April 22, 2024.
• Deadpool & Wolverine's official trailer provides a closer look at Hugh Jackman's new superhero costume.
• Hugh Jackman will sport a comic-accurate, yellow-and-blue costume in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Hugh Jackman's new MCU costume as Wolverine has been fully revealed in the official trailer for Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine. Hugh Jackman was confirmed to be joining Ryan Reynolds in Phase 5's Deadpool & Wolverine back in September 2022, reprising his role of the clawed X-Men member from 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise. Jackman previously portrayed James "Logan" Howlett's Wolverine between 2000's X-Men and 2017's Logan, with the latter being his then-final adventure as the iconic Marvel hero. However, after Disney's acquisition of Fox was finalized in 2019, the opportunity arose for Hugh Jackman to debut in the MCU.

Promo images and set photos from Deadpool & Wolverine had previously revealed that Hugh Jackman will receive a vibrant, yellow-and-blue superhero suit in the upcoming movie. While the first teaser trailer didn't unveil much about the new costume, Deadpool & Wolverine's official trailer, which was released on April 22, 2024, highlighted new details about the suit, and the version of Wolverine who dons it. Deadpool & Wolverine, set to release on July 26, will mark Hugh Jackman's first Marvel project since retiring the role after Logan, so seeing him in his upgraded superhero costume is very exciting for the MCU.

Fox's X-Men Franchise Never Put Wolverine In A Yellow & Blue Costume

Despite portraying Wolverine for 17 years in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise, Hugh Jackman was never gifted a comic-accurate superhero suit. Fox dulled down all of the X-Men team members' costumes from Marvel Comics to better fit the time period, as audiences may not have been as receptive to live-action adaptations of the more vibrant and colorful costumes from Marvel Comics. This pattern saw the original X-Men gifted black uniforms, while the rebooted versions received yellow and black spandex suits. These took more inspiration from Marvel Comics, but Wolverine wasn't included in the team's line-up in 2011's X-Men: First Class.

A deleted scene from 2013's The Wolverine, Hugh Jackman's second solo project as the clawed mutant, teased him wearing a more comic-accurate, yellow-and-brown costume in future projects. This scene provided a glimpse at Wolverine's iconic mask and gloves from Marvel Comics, but Jackman's next appearance as Wolverine in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past omitted this costume completely. It was a shame that Wolverine never sported his comic-accurate superhero costume in Fox's X-Men franchise, particularly as audiences became more open to these wild designs in more recent years, but Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine is set to rectify this completely.

Wolverine's New Costume Is Very Comic-Accurate

In a wild divergence from his previous appearances in Fox's X-Men franchise, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine will be receiving a comic-accurate costume in the MCU's upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine. Set photos and Deadpool & Wolverine's trailers have shown that Jackman will sport a yellow-and-blue costume that appears to be taken straight from the pages of Marvel Comics. Wolverine donned this suit in his very first appearance in 1974's Incredible Hulk #180, which saw him battle Bruce Banner's Hulk and a Wendigo in the Canadian wilderness. Despite this inspiration, there are still differences between Wolverine's suit in the comics and in live-action.

In Marvel Comics' Incredible Hulk #180, Wolverine was introduced in a sleeveless yellow-and-blue get-up with bright blue gloves, large shoulder pads, a striking mask, and black stripes across the torso of his yellow suit. Hugh Jackman's costume in Deadpool & Wolverine is different in many ways, most notably as the suit has full sleeves, and the proportions of the armor are smaller to seem more realistic and believable. Indeed, throughout Deadpool & Wolverine's new trailer, Wolverine's suit becomes more reminiscent of his Marvel Comics roots, which is a brilliant transformation many have been waiting to see for over two decades.

Wolverine Loses His Sleeves In Deadpool & Wolverine