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TheBlueTurtle1 03-30-2015 02:35 PM

Wolverine/ Hugh Jackman Future......
 
So there is a strong hint that Hugh will finish with Wolverine after the third solo movie:cry:

http://screenrant.com/wolverine-hugh...one-last-time/

I hope and pray this is just the name of the third movie "Wolverine, One last time"

The x-men films without Hugh would just seem so wrong.

Just a few weeks ago, Hugh was talking about how he wanted to play wolverine till the day he dies and hopes that he is included in the Avengers movies.

The pic could be a strong suggestion, that his hand gets cut off, like in the AOA story.

The Turtle Terminator 03-30-2015 02:46 PM

I saw this yesterday and nearly cried. I saw the confirmation today and really did cry! I cant acctually believe this

TheSkeletonMan939 03-30-2015 02:53 PM

About time.

Jackman rocked as Wolverine, but he's been the star of every X-Men film but one. Fox gave itself a clean slate through Days of Future Past, and they probably want to right the wrongs they've done in the past - one of which is focusing so much on that one character.

I hope The Wolverine 3 is a good sendoff for the character. A story set between The Wolverine and Days of Future Past would be nice.

sdp 03-30-2015 02:54 PM

By the time the third Wolverine movie comes out he will have played the role for almost 20 years. He's done a great job but it's ok to re-cast, he's getting old. Same with RDJ, they should just replace him not retire the character. Comic book movies really need to take the James Bond approach and re-cast every few years. Like what happened with Spider-Man; people want to see more movies of him but they don't necessarily want to see his origin and everything re-started, just continue doing storylines, there's a crapload decades to chose storylines from. With that said it'll be sad to see him go but he did play the role in 9 X-Men movies so we got plenty of him. I wouldn't rule him out playing him again either. You never say never in showbiz.

CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy 03-30-2015 03:00 PM

Honestly, I can only assume that they are telling us "this is the last solo Wolverine movie."

He's the face of the franchise, like it or not, and he's hugely profitable for them. They also don't really have any other main protagonists who can fill his shoes... I mean, hell, except for Beast, Magneto, Mystique, Xavier, and Wolverine, NO MAJOR CHARACTER has been done justice.

Storm, Jean Grey, Iceman, and ESPECIALLY Rogue and Cyclops have all been bland and forgettable to downright atrocious.

And we know that Jennifer Lawrence is done after 2016. So who's gonna carry the torch if not Wolverine?

Jephael 03-30-2015 03:43 PM

To be honest, I'm surprised Jackman has held onto this character as long as he has. I lost interest in the X-Men film franchise back when the third movie came out.

CyberCubed 03-30-2015 03:48 PM

He's not going to retire from Wolverine. I just expect him to play much less of a role in X-men films.

TheBlueTurtle1 03-30-2015 04:32 PM

He is the face of the X-men movies, Can Fox really let him go? Wolverine is such a great versatile character, Hugh still is in great shape, I see no point in dropping him yet. My dream of seeing him in Avengers, with Rob must come true!

TheSkeletonMan939 03-30-2015 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBlueTurtle1 (Post 1438847)
My dream of seeing him in Avengers, with Rob must come true!

That will never happen. Fox and Disney hate each other, I'm sure.

Spider-Man joining the MCU was the result of several amazing circumstances, mostly due to Sony's incompetence. It won't happen again for the X-Men or the FF anytime soon, unfortunately. :cry:

Leo656 03-30-2015 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed (Post 1438808)
He's not going to retire from Wolverine. I just expect him to play much less of a role in X-men films.

You got a source on this?

Hollywood likes young, buff studs to play their super-heroes. He's just about done. Between his astronomical salary, and all the CGI it takes to make his torso look like it's NOT the torso of a man rapidly approaching Social Security eligibility, it's just about time to start shopping for the replacement. I'm shocked it's taken this long, frankly.

NinjaPug 03-30-2015 09:39 PM

I love Jackman but I'm ready for some X-Men movies without Logan. The best X movie is the one without Logan outside of a cameo.

I hope he's not in Apocalypse.

CyberCubed 03-30-2015 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656 (Post 1438941)
You got a source on this?

Hollywood likes young, buff studs to play their super-heroes. He's just about done. Between his astronomical salary, and all the CGI it takes to make his torso look like it's NOT the torso of a man rapidly approaching Social Security eligibility, it's just about time to start shopping for the replacement. I'm shocked it's taken this long, frankly.

Most of the X-men movies have starred adults, most of which were in their 30's-40's. I don't think anyone wants to see an 18-20 year old Wolverine.

Not to mention the sheer mass of backlash against whoever gets casted as Wolverine after him will be insane. This isn't like Batman or Superman who get played by multiple actors, for most people Hugh Jackman IS Wolverine and its not something easily recasted.

Either they leave the Wolverine character in general out of future X-men films, or Hugh Jackman continues to play him until he's physically incapable. Then when he's old he can play "Old Man Logan" in future stories.

Leo656 03-30-2015 10:09 PM

Nah, you're wrong. They could just as easily get a guy in his mid-20s, which is what they're eventually gonna do.

Here's the thing you forget: People are f*cking stupid and they do this every time any role gets re-cast. "How DARE they! Only (random actor) can play that character! BLASPHEMY!"

Then the f*cking movie comes out, people get surprised by something they didn't even know they wanted, and usually, most people end up PREFERRING the new guy to the "original".

You're ignoring that literally every single time a new guy played Batman, he had to listen to a bunch of bitching that "He can't do it... he'll never top the last guy." And then every single time, a majority of people prefer the new to the old and feel silly for getting so irrational. And don't even get me started on that stupid "He'll never top Nicholson!" drivel when they announced Ledger for the Joker.

People. Are. Stupid. They cling to what they know and are familiar with, all the while swearing they'll never let go of it, and eventually, when presented with something better, they do a complete 180. "F*ck that old sh*t, I want the New Hotness!"

I don't care who the next Wolverine is. I promise you, he will immediately embraced by at least 65% of the audience, most of whom will proclaim, "Wow, I wish we had him back in 2000!" Happens every time.

Besides, it's not like Wolverine is a particularly "deep" character who's tough to portray. C'mon. Anybody could do it. You cut the hair a certain way, don't shave for a few days, and BAM! Wolverine. Eeeeeaaaaaasy. Anybody could do it.

Whatswiththeheadbands? 03-31-2015 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656 (Post 1438961)
Nah, you're wrong. They could just as easily get a guy in his mid-20s, which is what they're eventually gonna do.

Here's the thing you forget: People are f*cking stupid and they do this every time any role gets re-cast. "How DARE they! Only (random actor) can play that character! BLASPHEMY!"

Then the f*cking movie comes out, people get surprised by something they didn't even know they wanted, and usually, most people end up PREFERRING the new guy to the "original".

You're ignoring that literally every single time a new guy played Batman, he had to listen to a bunch of bitching that "He can't do it... he'll never top the last guy." And then every single time, a majority of people prefer the new to the old and feel silly for getting so irrational. And don't even get me started on that stupid "He'll never top Nicholson!" drivel when they announced Ledger for the Joker.

People. Are. Stupid. They cling to what they know and are familiar with, all the while swearing they'll never let go of it, and eventually, when presented with something better, they do a complete 180. "F*ck that old sh*t, I want the New Hotness!"

I don't care who the next Wolverine is. I promise you, he will immediately embraced by at least 65% of the audience, most of whom will proclaim, "Wow, I wish we had him back in 2000!" Happens every time.

Besides, it's not like Wolverine is a particularly "deep" character who's tough to portray. C'mon. Anybody could do it. You cut the hair a certain way, don't shave for a few days, and BAM! Wolverine. Eeeeeaaaaaasy. Anybody could do it.

I've noticed that with bands as well, when some bands replace the vocalist.

Bry 03-31-2015 08:43 AM

Full respect for Jackman - he owned that character and defined him for a generation and likely more. He was an excellent Wolverine and I'd be glad to see him in the role again (provided it's in something good).

But I'm ready for a Wolverine-less, or at least Wolverine-light, X-Men series for a little while. The X-Men franchise has an absolute ton of great characters and it's time they got their due without playing second fiddle to Wolvie. I'm hoping Apocalypse does good stuff with its cast, and hopefully things can branch out from there.

CyberCubed 03-31-2015 12:22 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Wolverine in the Apocalypse movie? So he's already in at least two more movies, the next X-men one and then the third Wolverine solo movie.

Andrew NDB 03-31-2015 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBlueTurtle1 (Post 1438761)
So there is a strong hint that Hugh will finish with Wolverine after the third solo movie:cry:

http://screenrant.com/wolverine-hugh...one-last-time/

I hope and pray this is just the name of the third movie "Wolverine, One last time"

I'm almost willing to bet that it is. The subtitle of the movie, I mean. Or maybe The Wolverine 2 is jumping wayyy ahead in time and they actually are doing Old Man Logan, so it would only be "One Last Time" from a story perspective, not literally in terms of Hugh playing the character.

Quote:

The x-men films without Hugh would just seem so wrong.
I like Hugh as Wolverine but... I don't like any of the X-Men movies except for First Class. Bryan Singer doesn't get the characters, doesn't understand the scope or scale of X-Men, doesn't respect the comics, and needs to be shown the door (the actual exit door, not the door to the little boys' playroom, to be clear) and everything given a hard reboot. Sad as it might be to see Hugh thrown out with the bathwater... it seems necessary to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Turtle Terminator (Post 1438767)
I saw this yesterday and nearly cried. I saw the confirmation today and really did cry! I cant acctually believe this

What confirmation? Where?


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