Bryan Singer & Simon Kinberg On Recasting Wolverine: "I Can’t Imagine Anybody Else Playing The Part"

This is one of the main concerns that I brought up not too long ago when questioning the continuity with these films. Jackman has already appeared in so many X-Men films that it would be a complete oddity to not see him in the role. Even though fans have their gripes with Hugh playing Wolverine audience members are convinced that he's pretty much the only guy they expect to see p,align the character.

Now it appears that they are considering to place Wolverine on the back end to draw away attention from him and focus more on the core X-Mwn members in hopes that audiences will eventually become more satisfied with someone else taking on the role. Hugh has already played Wolverine in Days of Future Past (appearing in not only the past but in the "fixed" future as well) and if The Wolverine 3 is taking inspiration from "Old Man Logan" then it's going to make his departure even more elephant sized when he's playing Logan in a Faaaaaaaaar fetched future (that's even if they decide to go that route.)

If you ask me, I say...

A.) Have a new actor come in and play Wolverine wearing his mask often and eventually reveal what the actor looks like as films go on.

B.) Use Deadpool as the start of a reboot and from within the modern day X-Men and recast all of the major X-Men including Hugh to take less attention off of himself.

I'm split on this.... I kinda want him to return but then again I want the short troll like wolverine I always loved lol

I utterly hate that kind of bullshit, its such limited thinking

Dont get me wrong, I love Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. It was one of those times that the casting was NEAR PERFECT. But the way Singer & Kinberg are talking, once Hugh gets too old for the role, the Wolverine character should never be portrayed again, what BULLSHIT!

I always treat a movie based on a book or comic book like James Bond, Sean Connery is the first and the best but the Bonds that followed did their own take on the role which was just as interesting as Sean and kept the character going until today.

If it was left up people like Singer, James Bond would have ended in 1967, Doctor Who would have ended in 1966...bloody Hamlet would never have being portrayed after the 1500s!

For me, the perfect situation when it comes to Wolverine character is, that Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine right to the end of the decade. Then give the character a rest for a few years, bring Wolverine back after they have gotten a chance to make a trilogy with the original X-Men & have him portrayed by a new actor who can do their own thing with the role

Make no mistake, I think Wolverine is the Sean Connery of this franchise, he has offered an amazing and potentially the best take on Wolverine, but it doesnt mean the film portrayals of Wolverine ends with him!

Let's get X-23 going and make her the new star of the X franchise. She's such an intriguing character. Using her would allow for a revisit to the Weapon Plus program. In doing this, we could fix the way its been showcased thus far. We haven't had the Weapon Plus program displayed correctly, (thanks Xmen Origins Wolverine) although Deadpool may fix that.

So you can't imagine anyone else playing him even though he's nothing like the comic version? Geez that's easy, I could think of a few people, ha!

Even though I enjoy Jackman in the role be honest, the whole raping of the character to become a cowboy hero leader has opened the opportunity to cast a shorter actor who plays the crazy Canadian runt. Bryan Singer's films were nothing like the comics or cartoons so he would never get it anyway.

His films are good films but not good X-Men films. Bring in a different talented director to reboot the whole bitch. The rest of the cast has already been recast. Continue the trend!

Everyone is casting actors who are too old or will not commit to a role they'll have to play for almost a decade. The obvious choice is:



Since his father couldn't do it

I would be in favor of @therationalnerd 's plan B, start over in present day with new actors playing everyone.