Wolverine’s costumes have long been illogical. Even when the character was first introduced in 1974, his bright yellow outfit didn’t look anything like a wolverine, a small, dark brown furry critter with little round ears. Eventually, in 1975, Wolverine’s costume evolved to have notably blue highlights on the yellow tunic and pants. His mask also featured outside facial “wings.” That costume was also featured heavily in the celebrated 1992 redux of X-Men, and for many people, the yellow-and-blue costume is sort of the default outfit for the character.

But, man, that yellow costume sure activated the nostalgia glands of the “Deadpool & Wolverine” filmmakers. Jackman and Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds posed for a lot of photos and screen tests in their superhero costumes, and everyone seemed to like them. Jacobson knew they had tapped into something important. She said: 

“It was one of the craziest things. […] It was the camera test. It was before we started shooting. To see both of those guys, first of all, in costume together, was just mind-blowing. But Hugh walking out in the yellow and blue, I mean, there were grown men, like, sobbing on set. So we knew it was a special, very special thing.”

The movie costume is more detailed than in the comics, of course, but the color scheme was just right. 

So kids, if you want to see your dad cry, take him to “Deadpool & Wolverine.” He’ll weep openly for his lost youth and Jim Lee drawings that once brought him such bliss. Those moments are gone now. Lost to time. Only Hugh Jackman can bring men bliss.