HARRY POTTER Star Daniel Radcliffe Continues To Deny WOLVERINE Rumors After Recent Physical Transformation

HARRY POTTER Star Daniel Radcliffe Continues To Deny WOLVERINE Rumors After Recent Physical Transformation

With speculation once again running rampant that he'll play the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Wolverine, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has denied he got jacked in preparation to star as the mutant...

By JoshWilding - Oct 18, 2023 05:10 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: Vanity Fair

While Daniel Radcliffe is best known for playing the titular Boy Wizard in the Harry Potter franchise, he's gone to great lengths in recent years to reinvent himself as an actor.

For whatever reason, he's long been a fan-favourite choice to play Wolverine in Marvel Studios' eventual X-Men reboot. A recent shot of Radcliffe in Miracle Workers looking jacked has only served to increase the buzz surrounding him potentially joining the MCU, but will it actually happen? 

During a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Radcliffe took part in a lie detector test. Asked if he started the Wolverine rumour, he responded "no," only to then be asked if he got buff for no particular reason.

To that, he said, "Yes! [Laughs]. I got buff because I am obsessive, and I want to...you've seen my parents, they're like insane fitness people. So that's just been passed on...but no, no Wolverine. Flattered, but no."

At this point, it doesn't sound like Radcliffe is particularly interested in playing Wolverine. Considering the fact he grew up as part of a massive franchise, chances are that's not something he's looking to repeat.

After all, any actor who signs up to take on the iconic role is looking at a commitment of 10+ years...if not longer. Hugh Jackman, for example, first donned Wolverine's claws in 2000 and, despite retiring from the role in 2017's Logan, will return in Deadpool 3 next year and is likely part of the next Avengers movies as well (meaning that, when all is said and done, he'll have been Wolverine for almost three decades). 

We'll wait and see what happens with the new Wolverine, though there are rumours multiple actors will play Variants of him in the Deadpool threequel. Perhaps we'll see Radcliffe make a cameo appearance? 


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stories we're hoping to see adapted in the MCU!

8. Enemy Of The State

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After being brainwashed by HYDRA, Logan was sent on a number of missions that involved him hunting down some of his fellow superheroes and, tragically, it even meant killing another member of the X-Men at one point. When he does finally regain his senses, Wolverine heads off on a mission of revenge, using a Sentinel to take out a group of ninjas and taking on the seemingly unstoppable Gorgon in an epic, bloody battle.

Deadpool 3 will help renew interest in Wolverine but the character is still one we've spent an awful lot of time with in theaters. 

Sending Logan on a rampage through the MCU and having him cross paths with everyone from Captain America to the Fantastic Four would make the debut of Jackman's successor a must-see event. It may also go a long way in cementing the place of the X-Men in a post-Avengers: Secret Wars Earth-616.
 

7. Mister X

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Mister X is a wealthy businessman with a killing addiction who cuts a scar into his body for every life he takes. In all honestly, that side of things isn't too different from classic Batman villain Victor Zsasz. 

Wolverine encounters the villain (who soon realises that he too is a mutant with the ability to psychically predict the next movement of his opponents) when they come face to face in a Madripoor fighting tournament Logan is forced to take part in. After initially being overpowered by X, the clawed hero goes into a berserker rage to stop him once and for all.

The Madripoor setting and tournament - no doubt featuring plenty of familiar faces - would make a great backdrop for a project like this following the island's all-too-brief introduction in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Perhaps this is where Jackman's Wolvie will go after being stranded on Earth-616!
 

6. Savage Wolverine

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Savage Wolverine was written and pencilled by Frank Cho. Stranded in the Savage Land (an iconic Marvel location that no studio has taken advantage of as of yet), Logan takes on dinosaurs and mutates, ultimately finding an unlikely ally in Shanna the She-Devil.

However, the twist here is that rather than having Wolverine and Shanna become romantically attached during their adventure, they actually annoy the heck out of each other, a fun dynamic to explore on screen. This was a fun and pulpy tale with a unique take on the well-known mutant, thereby giving Marvel Studios some great material to work with.

A Savage Land setting also means that Wolverine could slash his way through monstrous enemies, showcasing what a powerhouse he is when those claws are unleashed. Another of those stories with the potential to unfold in any time period, what a way this would be to introduce the Savage Land!
 

5. Alpha Flight

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Bringing Wolverine into the MCU as a member of Alpha Flight is a no-brainer in some respects, and when we meet the new Logan, it's entirely possible he'll be part of this team for a time before eventually agreeing to join Professor X's roster of mutant heroes. 

Fox dropped the ball when it came to exploring Wolverine’s early years in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but his connection to this group is worth elaborating on. Plus, just imagine if this Wolverine were to cross paths with The Hulk when Bruce Banner, unable to control the Jade Giant at this stage, makes his way to Canada to try and hide out in the wilderness. 

Featuring an eclectic cast of characters including the likes of Guardian, Northstar, Aurora, Sasquatch, Shaman and Snowbird, including Alpha Flight in a Wolverine movie or TV show would be a smart move. We'd also get the chance to see the clawed mutant teaming up with a very different group of superheroes, delving into a previously unexplored part of his pre-X-Men life in the process.
 

4. Get Mystique

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Mystique was a major part of pretty much every single one of Fox's X-Men movies, and it seems the majority of fans have had quite enough of her at this stage. However, there are still ways for the MCU to reinvent the shape-shifter.

With that in mind, why not give her a supporting role in a future Wolverine project? In "Get Mystique," Logan hunts down the blue-skinned beauty after she betrays the X-Men, but as well as being a story that features the two mutants outmanoeuvring each other at every turn in the present, it also reveals some of their shared history in flashbacks to the 1920s.

In that, they went on a Bonnie-and-Clyde-esque robbery spree in Kansas, and this stands a chance of being a legitimately enjoyable way to explore the history of both Wolverine and Mystique in a period the MCU hasn't previously highlighted in a significant way.
 

3. Wolverine & Kitty Pryde

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There were once plans at Fox for Kitty Pryde to get her own spinoff, but that fell by the wayside after the Disney merger. However, a future movie pairing Shadowcat with her father figure/mentor, Wolverine, gives Marvel Studios a great opportunity to highlight one of the strongest female characters in comics. 

After Kitty follows her actual father to Tokyo where she believes he is being harassed by the Yakuza, Wolverine sets out to track down the young mutant. However, he finds that Kitty has been brainwashed by one of the samurai who once trained him; Ogun. By delving into the relationship between these two, we'd end up with a Wolverine movie that feels like a breath of fresh air. 

Kitty, now more commonly known as Kate, is one of the best X-Men characters out there, and we're definitely optimistic that the hero is going to have a bright future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Don't forget, Ogun's existence in this shared world was, in fact, teased in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier...
 

2. New Mutants

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No, we're not talking about the team of mutants who received the spotlight in the long-delayed movie which was finally released at the height of the pandemic. Instead, this one-shot story featured the Ultimate version of Wolverine tasked with perhaps his most difficult mission yet.

Starting off with a young boy who is baffled to discover that his family and neighbours are all missing, he heads off to school only to later be confronted by his girlfriend…however, she immediately disintegrates before him! After he flees to a cave, Wolverine catches up with the boy and explains that his new mutant power is to kill any organic life form in his vicinity.

Wolverine can cope with it because of his healing factor but has no other choice than to kill the teenager. It's a dark and upsetting story that emphasises what being a mutant can mean, and while it would probably be best to make this a small part of a larger story, we'd love for a moment like this to showcase Jackman's abilities. 
 

1. Nitro

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While the X-Men decided to keep out of the superhuman Civil War in the comic books, Wolverine still took it upon himself to track down the villain responsible for the explosion which killed sixty children at a nearby elementary school and around 600 people in the surrounding neighbourhood in Stamford, Connecticut: Nitro.

We've obviously had a "Civil War" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Nitro could instead be a mutant that Wolverine decides to hunt down for causing a similar disaster (one which perhaps takes out a young group of mutant superheroes rather than the New Warriors). Wolverine is always at his best hunting down an enemy, and this is a story with tonnes of potential. 

This feels like a story Jackman's Wolverine would be particularly well-suited for, perhaps even touching on some of what James Mangold simply didn't have room for in 2017's Logan
 

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ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 10/18/2023, 6:09 AM
The idea has grown on me. If he were to commit, and continue bulking, and worked on a voice, he could absolutely nail it. A true runt
Fogs
Fogs - 10/18/2023, 6:21 AM
Funny how nowadays hollywood celebs can't work out without people thinking they're hired as a superhero.
Origame
Origame - 10/18/2023, 6:56 AM
@Fogs - this is America. 95% of Americans think the only benefit to gyms is to become Hollywood actors.

Well, at least now I can imagine me working out and people assuming I'm the next spiderman 🤣
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 10/18/2023, 7:40 AM
@Fogs - Agree, taron egerton was working out for his tv show black bird and everyone kept assuming he was going to play wolverine too. News is def slow since SAG talks fell through. No real news or casting confirms until next year.....
Evansly
Evansly - 10/18/2023, 8:27 AM
@Origame - I'd love to know the source to that statistic
Origame
Origame - 10/18/2023, 8:31 AM
@Evansly - my source is it's a f@#$ing joke.
RolandD
RolandD - 10/18/2023, 8:38 AM
@Evansly - 75% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Deadinside
Deadinside - 10/18/2023, 9:05 AM
@RolandD - According to statistics, you're 84% correct...!☮😁
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/18/2023, 6:49 AM
I still think he would make a better Nightcrawler then Wolverine…



I just don’t see him as Logan.
RolandD
RolandD - 10/18/2023, 8:37 AM
@TheVisionary25 - Perfect!
RolandD
RolandD - 10/18/2023, 11:01 AM
@TheVisionary25 - Even with him ripped, his body type seems more like Kurt than Logan.
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 10/18/2023, 7:13 AM
Please don’t put your goofy lists in the articles Josh. It’s distracting and stylistically exhausting. Keep them on the features pages.
DiegoMD
DiegoMD - 10/18/2023, 7:25 AM
Paul Rudd denied being Antman, Brie Larson denied being Captain Marvel, Andrew Garfield denied being the Werewolf...
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/18/2023, 7:31 AM
@DiegoMD - Pretty much every actor denies being cast in a role before its announced. Unless they slip up.

How many times have people denied being cast in a role and it turned out to be true?
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 10/18/2023, 7:41 AM
@DiegoMD - Wish the Brie Larson one had been true though...
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 10/18/2023, 7:43 AM
@DiegoMD - Joaquin Phoenix denied being dr strange and was seen walking out of comic stores with dr strange books....then it was announced that benedict cumberbatch was dr strange. Can't tell you how many people denied being james bond or batman and it was true too.
DiegoMD
DiegoMD - 10/18/2023, 7:58 AM
@mastakilla39 - Joaquin Phoenix was offered the role. He later denied, but when they asked him he was probably under negotiations and the comics were him learning about the character to see if he wanted to accept the role.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 10/18/2023, 5:33 PM
@DiegoMD - I know, my point is that you can't really guess whose going to be cast because actors can pass on it too. Daniel Radcliffe turned down Harry Potter because he didn't want to be involved with franchises. I doubt he would sign up for Wolverine especially when WB offered him more money to return as HP and he passed on it.

Marvel likes to create Superstars and not cast people who are well known. Most likely the whole X-men cast is going to be full of fresh faces including Wolverine.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/18/2023, 7:45 AM
See him as more of a Morph or Arcade type.
RedFury
RedFury - 10/18/2023, 7:51 AM
Radcliffe is a gem of an actor and person. But he just doesn't feel like the proper Logan to me. I'm sure he'd do something cool with the role, that I have no doubt of. But I really hope whoever the next Wolverine is, is as close to the source material as possible.

Hairy

Gruff

Short (doesn't have to be tiny anywhere from 5'6 - 5'9 works)

Stocky and built but still very agile (think the body type of Rey Mysterio Jr.),

Lots of tough guy talk (don't skip on the "bub's")

Not ugly but definitely unconventionally attractive (this is tinsel town after all)

An actor with a hell of a lot of presence. Since Wolverine will be small compared to the heroes he shares the screen with, the actor needs to be able to command the screen so he doesn't come off as a joke. They really need to play into how ferocious Wolverine is, especially while in combat. If they give us the berserker beast, it'll give so much weight to how badass he is. This way he won't seem like a joke standing next to Thor, or Hulk.

Who this actor is, is beyond me. Zac Efron could physically play the role, I'm just not sure about how he would pull it off character wise though. Fingers crossed whoever they pick is a solid choice. It'll be hard to compare to Jackmans time as the character. They need to do something different enough that it can stand on its own. Hopefully sticking to the source material does the trick.

bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/18/2023, 8:29 AM
I just can't see it. It will probably break the character for me, as all I can think is ''hey, that's Daniel Radcliffe''. And once that illusion is broken, it's not good casting.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 10/18/2023, 9:16 AM
@bkmeijer1 - 100% agree. I don't know who is out there perpetuating these rumors, but I can't imagine he is actually a "fan favorite" outside of a strange few. Really wish they would stop talking about it. I like him, but it would not be good casting. At all.
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 10/18/2023, 9:17 AM
#2 is Ultimate Wolverine, right?
Cyclonus
Cyclonus - 10/18/2023, 10:06 AM
If he is under the height of 5ft10 and he gets buff enough, I actually wouldn't mind him as Wolverine.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 10/18/2023, 10:47 AM
Elijah Wood took his LOTR money and just enjoyed his life. Radcliff is doing the same thing. No way he gets involved with something like this.
Deadinside
Deadinside - 10/18/2023, 3:19 PM
@Goldboink - Radcliffe was in LOTR...???🤔


Before you jump all over me, I'm just kidding...! I know it was Twilight...!☮😉
Goldboink
Goldboink - 10/18/2023, 4:10 PM
@Deadinside -

NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 10/19/2023, 1:12 AM
I've always thought that he couldn't be, but a lot of time has passed and he's very dedicated to become entirely different for each role he signs up. So maybe I'll start to be more open minded.

I'm also gonna see that interview in the link because it looks fun, Jonathan Groff was behaving a lot like his character from Mindhunter. (I do really wish that David Fincher's The Killer film is so successful that Netflix sits down with him to talk about reviving that show, c'mon)
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