Hugh Jackman may stay in Marvel movies for 10 more years. A rumor suggests Jackman might play Wolverine through the Mutant Saga and possibly star in a ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trilogy.
The first ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ movie, Marvel Studios’ first R-rated film, earned over $1.3 billion. It showed how much fans love Jackman as Wolverine and proved not all MCU movies need to be PG-13. Wolverine remains one of Marvel’s most popular characters.
Marvel Studios’ plans after ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ remain unclear, but Jackman is expected to play a big role in the upcoming ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’ Fans wonder if Wolverine will be recast or set aside during the Mutant Saga, with some suggesting Henry Cavill as a possible replacement.
However, according to MyTimeToShineHello, Jackman isn’t stepping away anytime soon and plans to continue playing Wolverine for at least another decade.
Reports also suggest Marvel wants a ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trilogy, which makes sense after the last movie’s huge box-office success. When asked about recasting Wolverine last July, Kevin Feige shared his thoughts.
He said, “Yes. You know, Marvel is celebrating its 85th anniversary later this summer. That’s just the first 85 years, and Disney just celebrated 100 years as well. I think these characters will be around for another 100 years, long after all of us. So, for sure, there will be [eventually another actor as Wolverine].”
“I think it will be in a very different style and in a different way. I also think if somebody were to attempt to do a Hugh Jackman as Wolverine impression, that would be a pretty big mistake. As comic readers know, there have been various and very, very different versions of these characters over the decades. It would be fun to explore different ones someday down the line,” Feige went on to say.
He further shared, “Again, we don’t have immediate plans by any means. But in the decades to come, I think it’s inevitable. If that happens, it would have to be a very different and bold reinterpretation of [the character] because no one will be as great as Hugh Jackman at doing his version of Wolverine.”
Jackman first starred as Wolverine in Fox’s X-Men franchise as well as two standalones, ‘The Wolverine’ and ‘Logan.’
