The original X-Men movies famously shied away from using the characters' iconic superhero costumes.

“We almost did it in The Wolverine,” Jackman toldEmpire.

It looked so right, it felt so right.

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I was like, ‘That’s him.’

There are different sides of Wolverine we haven’t seen before in the movies.

It was exciting for me."

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“I was about an hour into the drive,” said Jackman.

“And that question came into my head: ‘What do I want to do?’

And as soon as I asked the question, I wanted to do Deadpool & Wolverine.

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I just knew it.

I drove for another hour.

Couldn’t stop thinking about it.

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Deadpool and Wolverine will hit theaters on Friday, July 26.

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