Channing Tatum reveals what it was really like working with Hugh Jackman as he discusses Deadpool and Wolverine cameo READ MORE: Paul Hollywood teases Deadpool special of Bake Off By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia Published: 18:18 EDT, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 18:26 EDT, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments Channing Tatum has given a candid insight into what it was really like working with Hugh Jackman on the set of Deadpool and Wolverine. The Blink Twice star, 44, said it was an 'existential experience' work with the Aussie hunk, 55, and see him in his superhero get-up on-set. A self-proclaimed 'nerd', Channing told The Daily Telegraph he was 'losing his mind' being able to stand next to a comic book superhero he has admired for so long.
'This is not anything against Wesley [Snipes], because like he truly is the Godfather, but Hugh will always be Marvel daddy to me,' Channing said. 'There will never be another Wolverine for me. I had a full on, existential experience just looking over and Wolverine was standing next to me.
' He added: 'I was freaking out, I was losing my mind and the fact that he's just such a class act and is so good at what he does, and he still cares man.' Channing went on to say that when Hugh decides to retire from the Wolverine costume for good after 25 years, 'there's no one that's going to beat it'. The Magic Mike star isn't the only colleague of Hugh's to leave him a heartwarming tribute, as Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds recently reduced .