Mel Gibson As WOLVERINE? Check Out Some Concept Art

Mel Gibson As WOLVERINE? Check Out Some Concept Art

The troubled actor was rumored to have been offered the role of Logan back in 1997, but short of that we've never heard too much more about it. Now, what is apparently some official concept art from Miles Teves has been unearthed, which you can see after the jump.

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By MarkCassidy - May 09, 2014 07:05 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
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There were several actors that were said to be up for the role of Wolverine before Hugh Jackman brought the iconic Marvel mutant to life in Bryan Singer's X-Men, and one of them was Mel Gibson. How close he actually came to playing the part is unknown, but providing the above concept sketch from artist Miles Teves (Total Recall, RoboCop, The Chronicles of Riddick, Legend) is legit, it may well have been closer than we thought. Do you think Gibson would have made a good Logan?
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batz11
batz11 - 5/9/2014, 7:20 AM
Holy crap, not sure what to think? Cool maybe?
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 5/9/2014, 7:20 AM
Eh?
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 5/9/2014, 7:21 AM
I do like how the claws are coming out of the skin there leavin some residue
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 5/9/2014, 7:22 AM
Yeah, no.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 5/9/2014, 7:22 AM
It is cool concept art though
xaiyasak
xaiyasak - 5/9/2014, 7:23 AM
so that's how people drew concept art back in the 90s
batz11
batz11 - 5/9/2014, 7:23 AM
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 5/9/2014, 7:24 AM
Ok..........that is [frick]ing cool.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 5/9/2014, 7:24 AM
Well Mel certainly has the rage! lol
Sumitsjc
Sumitsjc - 5/9/2014, 7:25 AM
Holy F**k !!
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 5/9/2014, 7:25 AM
I... eh... no. I hate Mel Gibson
SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/9/2014, 7:26 AM
F*ck you, Mel Gibson.
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 5/9/2014, 7:30 AM
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 5/9/2014, 7:36 AM
lmao @doopie, and this time he can twist nipples to oblivion as they'll regenarate anyways, endles fun for ol' Mel G
Bekss
Bekss - 5/9/2014, 7:40 AM
if this would have been official back then, nobody would complain about it because he looks like Wolverine, but now that we have Jackman is a completely different story.
And because wasn't the crazy bastard that is now.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 5/9/2014, 7:40 AM
Mel Gibson hates blacks and Jews, so that this wouldn't have worked out too well for the franchise.
TheMadman
TheMadman - 5/9/2014, 7:50 AM
I like how the claws are coming out behind his knuckles, not through them
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 5/9/2014, 7:51 AM
I think nowadays Mel Gibson would make a great Deathstroke.
gambgel
gambgel - 5/9/2014, 7:52 AM
doestn look like Mel at all, but this concept art is ten times closer to comics Wolverine than Hugh has ever been
pepe
pepe - 5/9/2014, 7:54 AM
Mel "Adolf" Gibson as Wolverine?
Bwaaahahahaha!!!
patriautism
patriautism - 5/9/2014, 7:56 AM
Pretty cool looking. Honestly if they ever recast Wolverine, I think they should go with Emile Hirsch, for a short more comic style Wolverine.
HE is furry and only 5'6
Thing94
Thing94 - 5/9/2014, 7:59 AM
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 5/9/2014, 8:00 AM
I could see it

Riggs from lethal weapon is a lateral move from wolverine
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 5/9/2014, 8:05 AM
It might have been cool in the 90's. Before everyone found out how much of a racist this guy is.
Opticblast
Opticblast - 5/9/2014, 8:05 AM
I always thought Mel Gibson would have been a great Wolverine. He has a ferocity to him that very few actors, if any, have been able to match.

When he gets angry, you can really see it in his eyes and his facial expressions. He has shown that he can do the whole berserker rage thing. Look at the Patriot, Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, etc.

Hugh Jackman doesn't really have that quality. Russell Crowe comes close maybe.
BATMANx
BATMANx - 5/9/2014, 8:14 AM
Mel would make a great Victor Creed
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