Hugh Jackman Thinks The Late Heath Ledger Would Have Made A Good WOLVERINE

Hugh Jackman Thinks The Late Heath Ledger Would Have Made A Good WOLVERINE

The Dark Knight's Heath Ledger would have turned 35 today, and as a fitting tribute, fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman revealed that he always thought the late Joker actor would have made a great "young Wolverine". Check out the video after the jump.

By MarkCassidy - Apr 04, 2014 10:04 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: Yahoo!
Yahoo! have posted a fan Q&A video with three of the starts of Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Michael Fassbender, James McCavoy and Hugh Jackman. When Fassbender relays the question "if you weren't playing the character, who do you think would make a good Wolverine?" to Jackman, the actor responds: “Originally, when I played it [first], when he was alive God rest his sole, I thought Heath Ledger could be a good young version of [Wolverine].” Some fun banter from the trio follows, so be sure to watch the vid in full.


There's no doubt Ledger made a terrific Joker (and remeber that a great many people doubted he would when he was cast) but how do you think he'd have fared as Wolverine? Sound off below.
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Pasto
Pasto - 4/4/2014, 10:37 AM
quas666
quas666 - 4/4/2014, 10:38 AM
I second that gif Pasto
Pasto
Pasto - 4/4/2014, 10:39 AM
"Hugh Jackman Thinks The Late Heath Ledger Would Have Made A Good WOLVERINE"


DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 4/4/2014, 10:39 AM
He would have made a good anything.
Pasto
Pasto - 4/4/2014, 10:41 AM
Don't get me wrong, Heath was wonderful as Joker. But him as Wolverine makes my stomach hurt from laughter.

ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 4/4/2014, 10:41 AM
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 4/4/2014, 10:44 AM
Nope. Ledger was a great but i wouldn't want him anywhere near that role.
themidnightking
themidnightking - 4/4/2014, 10:45 AM
Heath-erine "You wanna know how you got those scars?"
Villain "What scars?"
*snikt* *stabs*
Villain "Ow!"
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/4/2014, 10:45 AM
Ok Pasto, we get it.
Pasto
Pasto - 4/4/2014, 10:46 AM
Ror
I know we don't see eye-to-eye on anything, but come on. This is hilarious.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 4/4/2014, 10:49 AM
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/4/2014, 10:51 AM
Glad you think so, but the first 3 gifs sort of established that don't you think?
Pasto
Pasto - 4/4/2014, 10:52 AM
Ror
Eh, good point I guess (Can't believe I said that).
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 4/4/2014, 10:53 AM




Would've been interesting to see.
TopCat89
TopCat89 - 4/4/2014, 10:57 AM
I read somewhere recently that Hugh also thought Channing Tatum was a good actor to take over the role....

What hellish world have I woken up to?
JatevinM
JatevinM - 4/4/2014, 10:58 AM
Laugh at the thought of it all you want the last time someone laughed at the thought of Heath in a certain CBM role the man won an Oscar for it.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 4/4/2014, 10:59 AM
Well it's at least better him over Channing Tatum. Now if we were talking about back in the day. Clint Eastwood would have been a great choice.
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 4/4/2014, 11:01 AM
Cyclops? Sure. Wolverine? No.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 4/4/2014, 11:01 AM
I love Heath Ledger and I thank him for his legendary performance. But wolverine? I don't really see it. Then again, we know its a mistake to doubt heath.
QuestiontheAnswer
QuestiontheAnswer - 4/4/2014, 11:01 AM
If Heath Ledger became Wolverine, Fox would've Wolverine and Deadpool, Wolverine and Cable, Wolverine and Famtastic Four, 10 The Wolverine sequels and another 5 Wolverine and the X-Men movies.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 4/4/2014, 11:04 AM
I'm not gonna lie... i did laugh a bit when I read the headline.
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 4/4/2014, 11:05 AM
So... Wolverine in the late 1800s?
micvalpro
micvalpro - 4/4/2014, 11:07 AM
Daniel Radcliffe as the new wolverine!!!!!
MrBatmor
MrBatmor - 4/4/2014, 11:07 AM
One of the best performances ever!!a true legend...i wish he was alive...
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 4/4/2014, 11:08 AM
If Leger put on 30 lbs of muscle he would make an excellent Wolverine! That guy could probably nail a ton of different roles that nobody could predict!

Its a lot easier to change a good actor's body to fit the part than it would be to get some meathead who can't act.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/4/2014, 11:08 AM
















.................... -_-
ForeverPowerful
ForeverPowerful - 4/4/2014, 11:08 AM
I would love to know how some of you communicate in the real world. You can't really use excessive amounts of gifs in real [frick]ing life.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/4/2014, 11:09 AM
I find it odd that so many of you think this is so funny..was Ledger not a great actor? Or can you not picture a tall, good looking Aussie dude playing Wolverine?

Oh, wait..
MrBatmor
MrBatmor - 4/4/2014, 11:09 AM
I dont think wolverine and heath ledger would have worked though..
QuestiontheAnswer
QuestiontheAnswer - 4/4/2014, 11:10 AM
Nomis will succeed Jackman in Old Man Logan.
grif
grif - 4/4/2014, 11:10 AM
next thing you know there's gonna be an interview with jackman. and he will say. i read the comics this time i promise.
Mike89
Mike89 - 4/4/2014, 11:11 AM
Heath Ledger was a fantastic joker but wolverine? Really hugh?

wookiefit
wookiefit - 4/4/2014, 11:11 AM
Here's a pic of him from Ned Kelly



We know he can act, and he kinda looks the part here.

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