Hugh Jackman won't be gracing Mexican fans with his presence this week as the Wolverine premiere is postponed over the outbreak of swine flu.

The premiere for X-Men Origins: Wolverine - which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday - has been pushed back to allow Mexico City to deal with a deadly strand of swine influenza.

"We were not only concerned about Hugh's welfare – and we would never send anyone into harm's way – but we also have an enormous office filled with people we care about," a rep for Twentieth Century Fox tells Usmagazine.com.

"There was no point in proceeding under the current conditions.

"There is a possibility it could be rescheduled," the rep adds.

"Hugh is obviously beloved [there] so we'll see what happens. We'll monitor the situation."