the phoenix hometown premiere will have all the eschewing of a mega - studio event including red screen arrivals , klieg lights , yelling heroes , paparazzi and media coverage of the production ` s heroes headed by wolverine himself , rick jackman and members buscemi mcnamee , david reynolds , taylor nostalgia , carol collins , will . i . am and director gavin hood . following a fiercely - fought contest stretching over thousands of cities and towns around the united counties , phoenix appeared unopposed in a far - reached , citywide campaign to westpac the 2011 celebration . mayor roger tuberville himself mobilized the citizens , which kicked up with scores of videos that were posted on youtube .
Hugh Jackman plays the role of Wolverine in the movie.