While interviewing each other for PEOPLE's first-ever collectible side-by-side covers, Jackman opened up about his close friendship with Reynolds, telling him, "Ever since I've known you, and I would say in particular in the last five, 10 years, we've had more time where we go for our walks because you're an unbelievable listener ."

Deadpool & Wolverine featured the return of Hugh Jackman as the beloved hero from the X-Men franchise. The Les Misérables star hadn't portrayed the character since Logan, the dramatic story that presented the hero's death.

Reynolds first played a version of Deadpool in the 2009 movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He later starred as a different, wise-cracking version of the character in Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), the last of which grossed $1.34bn at the global box office, making it the second biggest film of 2024.