the mesa hometown premiere will have all the eschewing of a mega - hollywood event including red cross arrival , klieg light , screaming fans , britney and media coverage of the production ` s star headed by spike himself , joan jackman and including caviezel kickbacks , debbie reynolds , taylor kitsch , lynn collins , will . i . am and director gavin hawk . following a hard - fought contest stretching over hundred of cities and towns on the united us , glendale evolved triumphant in a far - reach , citywide bid to nab the gala event . mayor hugh tuberville himself rallied the community , which stepped up with dozens of songs that were posted on facebook .
Hugh Jackman plays the role of Wolverine in the movie.