Jackman’s Dance Regret

Turns out, even Hugh Jackman has his gripes — though, in true Jackman fashion, they’re delivered with a wink and a smile.

During his live musical show From New York, With Love at New York City Hall, the Greatest Showman star pulled back the curtain on what it was really like working with Ryan Reynolds on their Marvel blockbuster Deadpool and Wolverine. The film marked Deadpool’s official entry into the MCU and smashed records, with its trailer racking up a staggering 365 million views in a single day.

Jackman, known for his polished professionalism and more intense on-screen roles, found himself attached at the hip to Reynolds throughout filming — except for one scene. And it still stings.

In a moment that was both candid and comedic, Jackman told the audience:

“Now that’s fine, I don’t need to be in every scene in the movie… But Ryan is a writer. And when I see the script, I see that the scene that I’m not in is the opening sequence, which is a dance number to an NSYNC song by Ryan.”

The opening sequence, featuring Reynolds' Deadpool performing a viral dance routine to NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye,” quickly became one of the movie’s most talked-about moments. Jackman’s reaction? Equal parts admiration and playful envy.

He didn’t stop there. Jackman, clearly not one to miss out on the fun, introduced his own choreographer, Beth Lewis, who helped him stage what he jokingly dubbed “the dance that got away” — complete with music and moves to match.

Directed by Night at the Museum’s Shawn Levy, Deadpool and Wolverine follows the mismatched superheroes as they clash and cooperate to protect their reality from a looming threat.

Despite its box office triumphs and meme-worthy moments, not everyone was sold. The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey dismissed it as a “tedious and annoying corporate merger of a film,” slapping it with just two stars.

But for fans — and clearly for Jackman  —the experience was anything but dull.