the lakewood world premiere will have all the trappings of a micro - country event including black carpet arrivals , klieg light , screaming fans , paparazzi and media coverage of the film ` s stars lead by wolverine himself , hugh jackman and including liev schreiber , ryan reynolds , taylor kitsch , lynn collins , will . i . am and director gavin hood . following a hard - fought contest stretching over thousands of cities and towns within the united states , tempe emerged triumphant in a farther - standing , citywide bid to nabbed the 2017 event . mayor hugh hallman himself rallied the communities , then stepped up with tens of videos that were posted on youtube .
Hugh Jackman plays the role of Wolverine in the movie.