Fans on social media have come up with the perfect recast for a comically-accurate short Wolverine In the MCU. As it stands, Wolverine is still tied to Hugh Jackman after the star of the X-Men franchise recently reprized his role in Deadpool & WolverineCementing his already unassailable legacy and making his version officially MCU canon. Still, no matter what Deadpool insists, it’s unlikely that Disney will “Make him do it until he’s 90“, and MCU fans have been eager to offer their two cents on who should replace Jackman as Wolverine down the line.
This culminated in a proposal from @runaway_wiccan In a post on X that The role should be given to the up-and-coming”Short king“, Matt Woodinsisting”He is really perfectIt’s hard to argue, because a gallery of images depicting Matt Wood and Wolverine from Marvel Comics shows that he boasts a comically accurate stature and even similar features to the X-Men icon. The original poster even insists that it was his breakout performance, not his physical appearance, that inspired their Wolverine fandom.
Why Matt Wood would be the perfect MCU Wolverine after Hugh Jackman
His John Belushi exudes Wolverine energy
Matt Wood is a relatively unknown actor who has mostly played bit parts in TV shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit And Difficult people. But now he made a splash as John Belushi in Jason Reitman Saturday nightWhich depicts the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to Saturday Night Live’s first-ever grounding. Matt Wood’s Belushi plays a key role in this chaos, vi He comes to blows with Cory Michael Smith’s Chevy Chase and generally exudes a surprising attitude While smoking cigarettes on set. The similarities, it seems, are quite stark.
luckily, Saturday night has hit the mark with critics, with the movie now sitting at 80% on Rotten tomatoes. This is good news for the star, as his success will put them on the radar of blockbuster casting directors. Not only does Matt Wood tick the right boxes with physical comic book accuracy — a particularly hard win to score with the 5’3″ Wolverine — but Marvel’s habit of snapping up actors who are just getting their foot in the door in Hollywood makes This a potential casting even more likely.
Our take on Marvel recasting Wolverine
Hugh Jackman can’t play Wolverine forever
It doesn’t seem like Jackman is done yet, surviving the explosive end of Deadpool & Wolverine To start a new life in Deadpool’s Earth-10005. This suggests that he will return alongside his friend in a future MCU project as well Avengers: Secret Wars. yet, Recasting Wolverine became inevitableEspecially if Marvel follows Avengers: Secret Wars With a soft reboot of the MCU. Recasting most of the current actors of the MCU will play a key role in devastating the next saga of the previous two.
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Moreover, it is less likely that Marvel will continue to spotlight Wolverine In the new saga. Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine has been the de facto protagonist of Fox’s X-Men franchise for two decades — a fact that would also hike his asking price. Therefore, it makes sense for Marvel to cast a comparatively lesser-known actor in this particular role (much to the chagrin of Cavilrine fans) – and after what I’ve seen, I’m totally on board with Matt Wood stepping up to the plate.