Ryan Reynolds continues clinging to the hope that he can give fans the Deadpool/Wolverine crossover film that they so desperately want.

The Deadpool 2 actor has told Entertainment Weekly that although Hugh Jackman seemed to give up playing Wolverine after last year's post-apocalyptic Logan, the character remains alive in the current X-Men timeline.

"He's alive and well in my timeline," Reynolds insisted. "There is a Logan running around out there with a little bushy chest and his little sharpy, sharpy claws, and he is alive and well and ready to go. I would love that."

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The problem is that Reynolds believes convincing Hugh Jackman to return to the role of Wolverine would almost be "an impossible feat", since his pal just quit the role after 17 years.

"There's no human being I love more than Hugh Jackman in that universe, and equally so as a friend," he said. "He's just the best. I already miss him as Logan, so I'm one of those guys that whenever I see him, I'm like, 'Come on, man. Just one more. Come on. We'll do it together. It'll be fun. Come on! On three. Here we go, together. One, two, three, together,' and it's always just me saying it."

The bromance between Reynolds and Jackman definitely lives on, regardless of whether they ever meet up on-screen again.

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Between the social media trolling and last week's video of Deadpool crashing Jackman's birthday shout-out, we might just have to be satisfied with our crossovers where we can get them.

Deadpool 2 opens on May 15 in UK cinemas and then arrives in US theatres on May 18.

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