Pedro Pablumo Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'm sure some of you have heard the news but, after the third Wolverine film, Hugh Jackman will no longer be Wolverine. He's supposedly going to have a cameo in Apocalypse as well. I think a really good story to end his run as Wolverine would be Old Man Logan. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I think people are misunderstanding his Tweet. He's actually giving away the title: "Wolverine: One Last Time" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Pablumo Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 I think people are misunderstanding his Tweet. He's actually giving away the title: "Wolverine: One Last Time" Hmm, I suppose he could be. Not entirely sure what he's going to be doing for the last time, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 His comments about playing Wolverine in the future have been back and forth between "one more time" and "I'll do it forever." I find these things often need to be taken with a grain of salt. He's only contracted for two more movies, so technically, as of right now, it will be "the last time." But he'd like to play the character for as long as he can if the money is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'd think keeping his physique would be the real challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'd think keeping his physique would be the real challenge. Which is probably why he's bowing out now. He's at the top of his game, will probably never get there again, and he'd rather retire his version of the character than disappoint people. Thing is, he's been the glue of the X-Men movies since he started. Who could possibly follow him as Wolverine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Maybe we could have another x-men film that *didn't* revolve around Wolverine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny B Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 it wouldn't surprise me if the X-Men movie universe starts branching away from the characters that we've already seen in half a dozen flicks over the last 15 years (apparently Fox is starting to notice fan fatigue surrounding several of their heavily used characters). If the Deadpool movie takes off, it's possible that he could become the new center of the movies and breathe a new vitality into the IP for the studio. If/when they do end up recasting Wolverine, I would imagine that they would take their time and let fans adjust to the new look/feel of their cinematic universe before reminding them that the definitive Wolverine actor is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was thinking the same thing a couple years back. Jackman's body has been through a lot. He's trained like an athlete but it's bound to take its toll. He's already battling skin cancer. I think it's time to give Wolverine and Jackman a rest, pass the torch to Deadpool and Reynolds, and resurrect Logan with a different actor when the time is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 resurrect Logan with a different actor when the time is right.The right time is immediately after Jackman leaves! Wolverine, FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Based on the box office receipts I don't see many signs of fan fatigue with Wolverine. The Wolverine was lower than the other X-Men movies, but not by a lot, and DOFP made the second most in the franchise. I could be biased though since Jackman's Wolverine is one of the few things I find worthwhile in these movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Some of the people on this board weren't even born yet when he first played Logan. Crazy. That's a long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The longest run of a single actor playing a character in movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 There was talk of an X-Force movie in the works. I'd be happy to see the franchise branch off into various sub-teams. X-Force for an explosive, military x-film. X-Factor as a government agent/spy film. etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny B Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I like that idea. Fox definitely has a vast library of characters and storylines to draw from. If they handle it correctly, they could certainly give Marvel Studios a run for their money in terms of covering a broad range of genres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) The longest run of a single actor playing a character in movies?Peter Sellers' Clouseau (1963 - 1982) *could* qualify if you count the '82 movie that was made posthumously using deleted footage from other PP movies.William Shatner in the 7 Star Trek films in which he appeared (1979 - 1994)? Anthony Daniels & Kenny Baker (1977 - 2015)? Judi Dench as M (1995 - 2012) Bernard Lee as M (1962 - 1979) Edited April 1, 2015 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Seeing as how Eastwood's character in Unforgiven is essentially the Man with No Name, that goes from the mid-60s through the early '90s. Moe and Larry were in the Three Stooges from the '30s through the '60s. I'm wondering if there were any child stars who played the same character through old age. Must have happened at least once! Opie from Andy Griffith started in 1960 and went on through the mid-80s if you consider the reunion show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Pablumo Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Some of the people on this board weren't even born yet when he first played Logan. Crazy. That's a long run. I was three weeks old when the first Xmen movie came out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I was three weeks old when the first Xmen movie came out... What the what?!?! I remember seeing that at the cinema. 3 times. As an adult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Going by the number of times an actor has performed the same character in a feature film, Jackman will have played Wolverine nine times after X-Men: Apocalypse and The Wolverine sequel. Right now he's tied with Sean Connery who's played James Bond in seven movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Matt, I TOO saw it three times in the theater, as an adult. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Going by the number of times an actor has performed the same character in a feature film, Jackman will have played Wolverine nine times after X-Men: Apocalypse and The Wolverine sequel. Right now he's tied with Sean Connery who's played James Bond in seven movies. Godzilla's been in over 30 films but that's more of a documentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Mel Blanc 1938-1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0xKkzgREvg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Pablumo Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) I was three weeks old when the first Xmen movie came out... What the what?!?! I remember seeing that at the cinema. 3 times. As an adult! I was born in June of 2000. Seems like a lifetime ago now.......Get it..? Edited April 1, 2015 by Pedro Pablumo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Mel Blanc 1938-1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0xKkzgREvg That is different than feature films though. I'd equate that run more to something like Mulder and Scully and Tom Welling's Clark Kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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