As X-Men movie series is coming to an end, fans are already discussing how Marvel Universe will include the X-Men characters, especially Wolverine.
The character of Wolverine has been played by Hugh Jackman for 17 years but in 2017, he announced that he would no longer be playing the fierce character. This created a buzz on social media about who will be next Wolverine.
An eminent comic writer, Mark Millar, revealed the name of the actor who will be playing Wolverine. A fan tweeted to praise Mark Millar’s future predicting ability.
Mark replied to his tweet and reminded the audience that he is never wrong. He added that the Welsh actor Taron Egerton will be the next Wolverine.
Mark Millar has written The Ultimates, Ultimate Fantastic Four and Wolverine: Old Man Logan.
The Ultimates comics inspired Marvel’s Avengers movie partly and his Wolverine: Old Man Logan was the inspiration for Fox’s Logan. So, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that his prediction would be right.
Taron Egerton has worked with Millar previously. He played the character of Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin in the Kingsman: The Secret Service as well as its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Both of these movies were built on comics by Mark, who was also the executive producer of the movies.
Rumours that Egerton will replace Hugh Jackman have been doing the rounds lately. Even the actor himself had to say something about the rumours.
He said that although working with Marvel would be fun, he does not find himself grisly enough to play Wolverine.
In the comic version, Wolverine is a 5 feet 3inch man whereas Hugh Jackman is 6 feet 2 inches tall and the height difference worried some fans. During the filming of the Wolverine, Hugh had to wear platforms to make him look shorter.
In fact, the scenes were shot in such a way that he appeared to be short. Taron, on the other hand, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and maybe would look closer to the comic version of Wolverine.
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