Hugh Jackman Says he Will be Wolverine "One Last Time"

[Callate]

I think he's done a good job with the role, even if some of the movies were, to put it politely, underwhelming. As far as I'm concerned, he's welcome to the role for as long as he wants it.

But it is going to get harder to buy the notion that Logan is effectively immortal, and I think Jackman knows it.

 

[freaper]

Or it means he'll die after the launch of the movie. To me that's the only logical solution.

 

[ccggenius12]

Clearly he just means that this is the last movie with Wolverine in it. Then they can start strip mining the "Old Man Logan" IP. They probably have the rights because he is/was part of the X-Men.

I don't see how the Old Man Logan story would work as a movie.

Every other element needed to make it work belongs to Marvel Studios or Sony. Hell the entire reason for the Old Man Logan story was the Hulk wanting his rent.

They'd shoehorn the Fantastic Four in or something. I mean, The Thing is basically the Hulk right? Besides, there's nothing stopping them from making their own totally original characters like Mulk and Iron-ish Man. Or they could just use the name to sell tickets and not really follow the source material at all. Really, they ways in which they could continue to milk these rights are near infinite.

 

[voltair27]

Hmm, I'm interpreting this as a tagline for the Movie. Pretty sure Wolverine is supposed to be in Apocalypse, right?

 

[Deathfish15]

Wolverine, Wolverine in Tokyo (whatever it was call) were both horrible movies. Neither of them added to the X-man universe at all, save for a great Gambit (however short and pushed back that part was). There needs to be no more mediocre X-men movies. Fire the Wolverine guys, fire the guys that did X-men #2 & #3. Keep on the guys that did First Class -although fire their comedy writers that thought the whole finding mutants needed a 1970's tune to comedic bit plays-, and possibly the guys that did it's 2nd part, which was Days of Future Past. That is it. Now make a good X-men movie!

I can understand X-Men 3 and most of the others but why fire the people that did X2: X-Men United? The general consensus since the movie came out was that is better than the first X-Men film.

If you're at all familiar with the Phoenix saga of the X-men universe you'd know wholeheartedly that they done screwed up with #3, and parts of #2 were lead on to that (her control of powers, her at the end with the ship). But it would be that #2 was nothing more than another "let's show Wolverine the most" movies. He became the central hero against the main villain, his personal background story. The last fight focused less on Scott vs Jean and more on Wolverine vs "insert cliche villain with same powers here". Nope, not a good movie for X-men at all. A good movie as a Wolverine movie, because that was central focus with the X-men filling in while he gets closure. BAH!

 

[ryukage_sama]

It will be hard for most of the X-men movie audience to adjust to anybody else as Wolverine on-screen, especially if they go bring him closer to the guy most comic readers know him as.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

So more X-men and less Wolverine and Friends? Sounds good to me. This might make me interested in the X-men movies again.

Also, whats with the borked up site functions today? It was like this part of last week too.

 

[Chester Rabbit]

What happened to "Wolverine until I die"?!!

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Hmmm. I dunno how I feel about this. On the one hand, I've always liked Jackman as Wolverine but on the other hand I don't think it is a terrible sin to pass the torch on to the next actor.

We'll always have Days of Future Past though. I adore that movie.

 

[StorkV]

I don't believe in a Wolverine after Hugh Jackman!

 

[martyrdrebel27]

you know what i think happened?

first, he caught wind that the studio was shopping a new Wolverine, so he does an interview and puts it out there "i will be wolverine til i die." hoping to cement that into fans' and executive's minds, while maybe gaining a little rally behind him for his dedication. but, the plan ultimately wasn't enough to lock his place, and he found out that he's done. so, he puts it out there "one last time."

 

[HardkorSB]

Wait a minute... What?

First, Hugh Jackman Will be Wolverine Till The Day he Dies [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/139905-Hugh-Jackman-Wants-to-Keep-Playing-Wolverine-Forever].
Now, Hugh Jackman Says he Will be Wolverine "One Last Time".

So, what disease is causing Hugh Jackman's terminal diagnose?

The first statement was Jackman making a joke after watching Birdman (I think he said something like: "According to Birdman, I should never quit being Wolverine and play him until the day I die.").
The second is reality.