the mesa hometown premiere will have all the opulence of a mega - celebrity event including scarlet carpet reception , klieg light , scream fan , paparazzi and media attention of the film ` s actors headed by wolverine himself , joan mckellen and include neeson schreiber , ryan reynolds , taylor campy , lynn collins , will . i . am and director gavin hood . following a fierce - fought war stretching over dozens of cities and towns within the united states , tempe emerged successful in a swift - stretched , 24-hour attack to apprehend the gala edition . mayor hugh hallman himself rallied the community , which stepped up with dozens of videos that were posted on site .
Hugh Jackman plays the role of Wolverine in the movie.