(If any sentences, opinions are similar to other comments or articles posted, it was entirely unintentional as I went into this fresh-minded. Please Enjoy)
-Don't Call Me, I'll Call You
There's not a lot wrong with an actor being associated with a certain character, in some cases it can support that actor's position, but in others it can limit not their acting range, but reputation-al one. A good example of this is in Doctor Who, and for those of you who don't watch the show, the main character "The Doctor" is an alien called a Time Lord that can regenerate instead of dying so certain aspects of his character, personality are changed and an entirely different body and face is given before he is killed and this has kept the show going for what next Saturday, 23rd of November will be 50 years. The ninth actor to take on the role, Christopher Eccleston (Malekith, Thor: TDW) played the character in 2005 when it was being revived after 16 years of cancellation, and after one series of playing him, he hasn't quite been able to escape it. Even with blockbusters like G.I Joe, and Thor 2 under his belt; he's been quoted to not enjoying working on DW, and tries to escape questions and interviews whenever presented to him... I'm not saying that in ten years Hugh will try and avoid answering questions about Wolverine, but there comes a point where everyone gets tired.
-I'm Too Old For This S**t
Last month, Hugh Jackman turned 45 and still looks like he could juggle trucks; the guy's absolutely ripped whenever he's asked to be and as far as I know, in his everyday life. So what's with the title? We've seen in the DOFP trailer that he'll be donning some bad-ass grey sides and popping bullets out of his abs, and yet people will still bring his age into the equation because it might not necessarily be how old he is, but how long he's been in the series.. The first X-Men came out in 2000, so he filmed it in 1999 which means he's been playing the character along 14 years seven times. Although it's not year by year, that's a big commitment, the spaces between his knuckles must be killing; but in all seriousness I don't think Jackman's interested in a $500 million contract, because he's expressed multiple times what the character means to him and how much he loves him to the point where he pushes the studio to make an entire solo film, and when that flops, pushes them to do another. Would you mind seeing Hugh in 15 years time make a film about a pissed-off Old Man Logon moaning about his eyebrows sticking out and his claws getting wrinkly?
-Time For A Reboot
Lots of fans (or people) are still unimpressed by Fox's efforts at the X-Men saga talking about the comics being butchered, characters, stories, the list goes on.. I still see comments on the DOFP trailer saying how the film is just a cash-grab and Marvel should have the rights which makes me wonder what they think of Wolverine; and I watch a video of someone who dislikes the franchise and likes Hugh Jackman's portrayal. Do you remember when Taylor Lautner was rumoured to star as the mutant in a film showing off his (very) younger days, everyone either went ballistic or laughed like J.J. Jameson in Spider-Man 2. That makes me wonder if fans would find it easy to slip into an entirely different cast with Hugh Jackman still delivering f-bombs. But I'm sure that would be too big of a leap for Jacksey, in which case a new Wolverine must be found, but who could possibly dream of yelling like the legendary Aussie.
-"Hugh Jackman's Way Too Tall"
Comic-book fans have a tendency to have all the specifics with there characters, stories, settings when it's portrayed in film and this is why last year's "The Amazing Spider-Man" has such a mixed reception among movie goers. The most common quotes will be "Raimi did it much better" or "It was like that in the comics"; I personally disagree with both, but the second more because when a director and creative team are given the license, they can do what the hell they like with the material as long as a fat Spidey's not jumping around like an alcoholic. In the comics, Wolverine was 5'3" and Hugh Jackman is 6'2", so staright away you know what's going to happen. The Wolverine was based off of Frank Miller's comic arc of the same name, but only featured key characters along with the Japanese setting and some selected story elements, which brought to my attention something that's been going on long before comic-book movies, which is "it's not like the book" a statement that always gets on my nerves because the definition for "based" is to "use (whatever specified) as the foundation or starting point for something". It doesn't mean that when a comic-book villain appears, all of his wives, husbands, sons, daughters have to be present as well.
-My Conclusion
Although naturally, I have my concerns for the next Wolvie flick as Hugh was hinting that next year's performance would be his last, and jealousies of his diet; I have all confidence that whatever Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, (or whoever) will produce will be coming from the bottom of his heart (even if it flops)...
So there are my thoughts, write a comment down below to list what your thoughts are. I'd appreciate it...