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"Deadpool vs. Wolverine" (2024) will be released in Japan on July 24, 2024, and has achieved opening box office revenues that surpass those of "Deadpool" (2016) and "Deadpool 2" (2018). I went to see it on the day of its release, and to put it mildly, it was the best. Also, Dogpool is cute.
Hugh Jackman graduated from his role as Wolverine in "Logan" (2017), but after receiving love calls day and night from Ryan Reynolds , the star of the "Deadpool" series and also a producer, he decided to return, and he shows off his enthusiasm in the "yellow and blue" hero suit, which is a familiar sight in the comics but is appearing in a movie for the first time.
"Actor's Watch" focuses on the watches worn by actors active in movies, television, etc.
In this 184th installment, we will introduce Hugh Jackman's favorite watch .
Girard-Perregaux
Vintage 1945 [Ref.2580]
Under the philosophy of "ALL BE HAPPY," Hugh Jackman founded the fair trade coffee shop "LAUGHING MAN COFFEE COMPANY" in 2011. The watch he is wearing while talking about this business in an interview with CNN is thought to be a Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 (Ref. 2580). In 2015, he was invited to a cancer treatment support event hosted by Girard-Perregaux because he has been wearing this watch for many years.
The Vintage 1945 is a watch with a classical elegance, but with a strong rectangular shape and a strong presence. The back of the case is curved to fit the curve of the wrist, so it fits even well-trained, thick arms like Hugh Jackman's. Hugh Jackman has been seen wearing this watch in public many times over the years, so there's no doubt that he likes how comfortable it is to wear.
Harry Winston
Midnight Automatic [Ref. MIDAHD42RR001 ]
Next is a scene from the Chinese premiere of "Wolverine: Samurai," a spinoff of the "X-Men" series set in Japan in 2013. Wolverine means "Diamond Wolf" in Chinese.
At the press conference, Hugh Jackman talked about his visit to the Great Wall and his first audition for the role of Wolverine. The watch he was wearing on the arm holding the microphone was a Harry Winston Midnight Automatic (Ref. MIDAHD39RR001).
Harry Winston watches are famous for being a cutting-edge manufacture that uses original materials such as Zalium, but this "Midnight" collection is a model that embodies simple elegance by returning to traditional watchmaking. The fact that he chose the calm "Midnight" instead of the sporty and unique "Ocean" shows his taste in watches.
Mont Blanc
Meisterstück Heritage Perpetual Calendar [Ref. MB110714 ]
The last one is a snapshot from the world premiere of X-Men: Days of Future Past in New York in 2014. Hugh Jackman has a bandage on his nose after undergoing surgery for skin cancer discovered in 2013. The watch he is wearing, crossed in his "Wolverine pose," is thought to be the Montblanc Meisterstück Heritage Perpetual Calendar (Ref. MB110714), a high-complication watch that is mechanical but priced at just under 2 million yen.
Hugh Jackman was appointed as the global brand ambassador for Montblanc that same year. He has gained a wide range of fans from action-packed entertainment to musical movies, so I think he is the perfect choice to promote "affordable high complication" watches to general watch fans and the financially well-off young generation of the newly rich.
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What did you think?
One would expect to see a lot of rugged, sporty watches, since Wolverine is someone with a well-trained physique, but the lineup was surprisingly filled with dressy watches with leather straps.
That being said, before his breakthrough as Wolverine, Hugh Jackman was active in musicals such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "Sunset Boulevard" in his native Australia. He also played the lead role in the musical film "The Greatest Showman" (2017), which was a huge hit in Japan, and he may be the polar opposite of Wolverine, an elegant man who likes elegance.
The distribution company of the previous two films was acquired by Disney, and this is the third film in the series, "Deadpool vs. Wolverine," which was released as a "Disney film" for the first time. There were concerns that the black humor, vulgar jokes, blood and flesh would be toned down, but when the lid was opened, it was a super exciting action movie about a stupid hero with a passionate dance, with a vulgar and bloody Deadpool rampaging all over the screen, which fans were very satisfied with. However, it seems that the illegal drug joke was a no-go. Also, Dogpool is cute.
At the press conference for "Deadpool vs. Wolverine" held in Korea, Hugh Jackman made a heart symbol with Ryan Reynolds, who plays Deadpool, as if to say, "Their love is real." If they're this in love, they can easily make "Deadpool vs. Wolverine 2." I'm looking forward to it next year!
See you later!
