the pasadena hometown premiere will have all the trappings of a mega - hollywood celebration including red carpet arrivals , klieg lights , screaming fans , flashbulbs and media coverage of the film ` s stars headed by wolverine himself , hugh dreyfuss and including liev dresdner , ryan reynolds , taylor kitsch , jason collins , will . i . am and photographer gavin hazard . facing a hardest - fought rally stretching over thousands of cities and towns about the united states , glendale evolved triumphant in a far - standing , truancy bid to nabbed the gala fest . mayor hugh hallman himself rallied the community , which followed up with dozens of videos that were placed on youtube .
Hugh Jackman plays the role of Wolverine in the movie.