With progress finally happening on Ryan Reynolds' long-awaited Deadpool movie, the world of geek is excitedly waiting to hear which Marvel characters will be making a cameo.

The obvious choice is of course Hugh Jackman, whose bad tempered but lovely Wolverine has appeared in a whopping seven movies so far - including the film that introduced Reynolds in the role of Wade Wilson, X:Men: Origins.

And the good news is that Jackman's up for a reunion.

"They are definite enemies in the comics," he coyly told MTV News. "And they always spark off well together so… yeah, I'd be open to that idea."

The actor went on to support his friend, telling us that he has every faith in Reynolds' ability to faithfully bring the much-loved Merc with a Mouth to the big screen.

"Ryan is a really good friend of mine, I'm really happy for him," gushed Jackman. "He's a brilliant actor and he will nail it."

Deadpool is due for release in February 2016, as is X-Men: Apocalypse. Jackman's next Wolverine solo outing, meanwhile, is set for 2017.