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Hugh Jackman posted a nearly four-minute voice note on social media thanking his team for getting him in peak physical condition for "Deadpool & Wolverine," which saw his long-awaited return as the eponymous X-Men mutant after originally hanging up his claws following 2017's "Logan." Jackman's return propelled the Marvel tentpole to $1.2 billion in global box office sales, making the film the highest-grossing R-rated release in history.

"I've had a lot of people talk to me and ask me questions about how I got in shape," Jackman said. "What I did, what I ate, how I trained, how hard is it at your age? I just wanted to say, yeah, I had to show up, I had to do those deadlifts, I had to eat those meals, but I had an incredible team that helped me. There's no way in hell I would have gotten there without them."

Jackman called out Beth Lewis, who has been his personal trainer for the past five years and has helped him get and stay in shape for projects as diverse as "Deadpool & Wolverine" and the actor's Broadway role in "The Music Man," in his honor. The actor also credited his makeup artist, Whitney James, for helping his muscular physique stand out even more on the big screen.