Iskripthi sefilimu ngaphansi kwesihloko esisebenzayo "Umphostoli uPawulu" ubhala uMath Cook, hhayi adume kakhulu emphakathini jikelele - phakathi kokugcina kwamaphrojekthi akhe kuphela ifilimu "ama-nines amathathu" aphuma ngo-2015. Iphrojekthi yaqala ngokugcwalisa uChris Clark, ozothatha isikhundla soMkhiqizi OPhethe.
Kungenzeka ukuthi kuJackman, iqhaza lomphostoli uPawulu lizoba yilona lelo thuba lokuthi ekugcineni lisuke kude nendima yaphakade ye-Wolverine Wolverive. Umlingisi wavuma kaninginingi ukuthi uphupha ukuze aphinde abuye "Isithombe 'esithile' esikrinini, futhi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule ziveze ukuthi uzokhipha indima ye-Wolverine - kanye ne-X-Men", okuzokwenza Khiqiwe ngo-2017, kuzoba yinto yokugcina yeJackman ingxenye ye-franchise ethandwayo.
Iphrojekthi entsha yenkolo "umphostoli uPawulu" inawo wonke amathuba empumelelo. Ifilimu yokugcina yezindikimba zenkolo, "uNowa" onesiCwini sikaRussell noJennifer Connelly, owaphuma ngo-2014, waqoqa imali engaphezu kwama- $ 362 million kwisabelomali sezigidi eziyi-125.