Kevin Feige on Hugh Jackman’s Yellow Wolverine Suit and the MCU Going R-Rated With Cocaine and Sex Jokes in ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Kevin Feige had but one request. The Marvel Studios president was talking to writer-director Shawn Levy about plans for the studio’s upcoming blockbuster “Deadpool & Wolverine,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

This was a couple of years ago, and Jackman had just confirmed his grand return as Wolverine after retiring the character in 2017’s emotional sendoff “Logan.” The 55-year-old Australian had played the gruff mutant with adamantium claws and regenerative abilities in nine films across two decades to much acclaim and, according to Feige, one glaring oversight.

Jackman had never appeared in the character’s canonically mustard-colored costume. “When we told Kevin that Hugh was in, the first thing I remember him saying was, ‘OK, but he’s finally wearing the yellow suit,'” Levy recalls.

Not that Feige had to convince anyone. The director says, “We immediately responded, ‘Hell fucking yes.'” Feige, whose long history with Marvel began as an associate producer on the first “X-Men” movie, remembers a time when studio executives wouldn’t allow A-listers to go near something as “bright and silly” as fluorescent Spandex — instead opting for black leather. “Hugh Jackman having never appeared in the character’s most iconic suit is like being Superman in 10 movies and never wearing the Superman costume,” he says. “It’s a testament to Wolverine that it didn’t necessarily matter; the character is more than the costume.” Now that he’s the boss, though, he gets to right that wrong. “When I realized Hugh was in, I went from studio mode to ‘you know you gotta get in the yellow outfit, right?'” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which opens in theaters on July 26, is notable for reasons beyond.