the lakewood home finale will have all the trappings of a mega - vegas event consisting red carpet arrivals , klieg events , screaming fans , paparazzi and media coverage of the filmmaking ` s stars headed by wolverine himself , hugh jackman and include liev schreiber , jason reynolds , dean tacky , terry jackson , will . i . am and director tony batman . following a rough - fight competition expanding over thousands of cities and counties across the united mexico , tempe emerged successful in a far - reaching , citywide contest to nab the 2011 event . mayor hugh hallman himself represented the community , which kicked up with scores of titles that were featured on site .
Hugh Jackman plays the role of Wolverine in the movie.