THE BOYS Star Karl Urban Calls Wolverine Fan-Casts "Flattering," But Feels He's Too Old For The Role

@dragon316 - @dragon316 - I understand that actors cannot change their height. In the comics, Wolverine is 5'3". I don't expect Marvel/Disney to cast a 5'3" actor as Wolverine. If they can find a 5'3" actor who looks like Wolverine and can portray the character accurately, then that actor should be cast as Wolverine.

Peter Parker is 5'10". Tom Holland is 5'8". That is close enough.

Wolverine is 5'3". Karl Urban is 6'1". That is NOT close enough. I think an actor who between 5'5" and 5'9" is good. I'm not unreasonable.

In the comics Wolverine is known for being short. In the comics Cyclops (6'3") is known for being taller than wolverine.

If Karl Urban (6'1") is cast as Wolverine, then an actor who is cast a Cyclops would have to be at least 7 feet tall. How many actors do you know of who are 7 feet tall and can portray Cyclops accurately?

@NitPicker - I’m with you, the choice doesn’t have to be 5’3” but we don’t need another 6 foot + Wolverine.

Ideally he should be short, hairy and muscular but stocky.

Tough casting, compromises will likely be made, but we don’t need another pretty boy. Wolvie is not necessarily Time Magazines sexiest man alive.

Would love someone with a bit of ethnicity to them, maybe a hint of Eskimo, def not a tall caucasian.

@Typhoon20 - I care. If you're a comic fan of Wolverine, you'd care. His height plays into his character, not to mention the codename.

It's like making Daredvil deaf instead of blind, then saying- "he's handicap, who cares???" The details season the story.

@TheFireForce - Excellent comment. I love it.

Today (May 31, 2022) I was told that I am a virgin because I would not like to see Karl Urbane cast as Wolverine. I think Karl Urbane at 6'1" tall is too tall to be cast as a character who is know to be 5'3" tall.

If Chuck Norris was being considered for the role of T'Challa, I would be opposed to it, mainly because Chuck Norris is doesn't have the appropriate skin tone to be cast as T'Challa.

(I'm a little drunk right now, everybody. Please forgive me for any grammatical error and whatnot.)

I highly doubt anyone would call me a virgin because I was in opposition of Chuck Norris being cast as T'Challa.

@MuadDib - It's ridicuolous.

Today (May 31, 2022) I have been called a virgin because I wouldn't want to see Karl Urban cast as Wolverine in a movie.

I think I have good reasons for not wanting to see Karl Urban cast as Wolverine. But, apparently other people (Typhoon20) think I don't have good reasons.

I don't know how being a virgin has any effect on deciding whether or not an actor can portray a character properly in a movie, but I'm sure Typhoon20 will inform us all on how virginity and movie casting is connected.

Before I go any further, I would like to remind everybody that certain people (Typhoon20) think that the only reason anybody would be opposed to Karl Urban being cast as Wolverine is they never had sex with anyone.

Moving on, certain people really seem to place a lot of stock in the sexual escapades of others when it really has no relevance to the subject. For those who don't understand what I'm talking about, read Typhoon20's comment.

Moving on again, from what I can tell, @MaudDib is not one of those people who cares about the sexual status of a person posting a comment on this site. Based on that, I think MaudDib is a reasonable person and is the type of person I would like out with.

Back to the subject at hand, MaudDib has not been accused of being a virgin, nor do I think he should be, but I haven't visited this site in a long time and like I said, he seems like a reasonable, rational person and as far as I know this is the first comment of his that I have read (people sometimes change their user names) but this first* first comment of his seems reasonable/rational. He wasn't accused of being a virgin though.

I was accused of being a virgin though. Isn't that weird?

@Typhoon20 - any thoughts?
@MaudDib - you seem pretty cool.

@MasterMix - Hugh was in his early 30s when he was cast (and in my opinion looked a bit older than that at the time) but then over the 17 years he played Logan he aged very well which is very lucky. I'd definitely rather Marvel cast someone on the older side than younger-looking as is often rumoured with the likes of Taron Egerton and Daniel Radcliffe. Someone who looks like they're pushing 40 would be ideal ala Robert Downey Jr when he was cast as Iron Man.

@WEAPONXOXOXO - I've seen the first two episodes of the fourth season and I like the influence of "Nightmare on Elm Street".

@GhostDog - don’t mean nothing people playing comic characters in movies now and then are to tall and to short tom holland to short play Spider-Man by two inches there are few people who lived past end game who are to tall by few inches compared to comic character height

@Typhoon20 - 5 inches vs 10 inches makes a difference. Trust me.

@Urubrodi - Not sure I follow.

If a Spanish speaking person immigrated to Canada, they would have a Spanish accent and also their nationality would be Canadian!

OR

A person whose nationality is Canadian could be raised in a Spanish speaking country and therefore speak with a Spanish accent.

I don't see a contradiction. Am I missing something?

@Forthas - "Rictor" maybe, but not Wolverine nor Beast.

@Urubrodi - dude, these are actors. They can do different accents. You think a Spanish guy can't act like he's Canadian? Wtf 😂

@KaioKen - Dude the guy was saying that he wanted the actor to keep his Spanish accent... I know an actor can do different accents, pay attention before calling people out on stuff