Taron Egerton is currently one of the hottest commodities in Hollywood, and it's no wonder after his Oscar-worthy performance in
Rocketman. There have been "rumours" for a while that he could play the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Wolverine, and now a new piece of fan-art reveals how he could look in the role as the iconic, clawed X-Man.
Hugh Jackman was around 30 when
X-Men came out and Egerton is currently 29, so he's definitely the right age to take on the role of Logan on the big screen when the hero is rebooted.
After all, it's hard to imagine Marvel Studios leaving Wolverine on the shelf for too long, especially when he's so popular and someone they can build a solo franchise around outside of the main
X-Men series. For now, though, it seems as if Egerton will have to compete with fellow fan-favourite choice Keanu Reeves to win over the hearts of fans.
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Cyclops
While it's true that we've seen plenty of Cyclops over the past twenty years or so, I think an argument could be made that Fox never quite got the character right. James Marsden and Tye Sheridan were both well cast but neither has been given the opportunity to show what a great leader Scott Summers is and most of their screentime has been devoted to pining after Jean Grey.
From the very start, Bryan Singer made a point of emasculating Cyclops as soon as Wolverine showed up and while I'm sure Marvel Studios is well aware of the importance this character holds to X-Men fans, there's sadly a risk that they'll feel he's been overexposed.
With any luck, though, he'll be given the chance to shine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and these movies will focus on his actual personality, including Scott's slightly darker side which has seen him align himself with Magneto in both the regular and Ultimate Marvel Universes over the years.