Marvel Fans Know The Perfect Short Wolverine Recast For The MCU & It"s Incredible

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Fans on social media have come up with the perfect recast for a comic-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 reprised his role in Deadpool & Wolverine, cementing his already unassailable legacy and making his version officially MCU canon. Still, no matter what Deadpool insists, it is unlikely that Disney will "Make him do this "til he"s 90," and MCU fans have been eagerly offering their two cents on who should replace Jackman as Wolverine down the line.
This has culminated in a suggestion by @runaway_wiccan in a post on X that the role should be given to the up-and-coming "Short King," Matt Wood, insisting "He"s literally perfect." This is hard to argue, as a gallery of images depicting Matt Wood and Wolverine from Marvel Comics shows that he boasts a comic-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 fan cast.
Why Matt Wood Would Be The Perfect MCU Wolverine After Hugh Jackman His John Belushi Exudes Wolverine Energy Close 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. He has now made a splash, however, as John Belushi in Jason Reitman"s Saturday Night, which depicts the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the first-ever airing of Saturday Night Live. Matt Wood"s Belushi plays a key role in this chaos, as he comes to blows with Cory Michael Smith"s Chevy Chase and generally exudes a surly demeanor while smoking cigarettes on set. The similarities, it seems, are quite stark.
Saturday Night"s John Belushi is ostensibly a comedy role, but Wood"s back catalog helps to prove his multifaceted talents.
Thankfully, Saturday Night has hit the mark with critics, with the movie currently sitting at 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. This is good news for the stars, as its 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 difficult win to score with the 5"3" Wolverine - but Marvel"s habit of snapping up actors who have only just got 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 Close It doesn"t seem as though Jackman is done yet, surviving the explosive ending of Deadpool & Wolverine to start a new life in Deadpool"s Earth-10005. This suggests that he will return alongside his frenemy in a future MCU project like Avengers: Secret Wars. Still, recasting Wolverine has become an inevitability, especially if Marvel follows Avengers: Secret Wars with a soft reboot of the MCU. Recasting most of the MCU"s current actors will play a key role in divesting the next saga from the two prior.

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8 Furthermore, it is less likely that Marvel will continue spotlighting 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 have also hiked up his asking fee. It therefore makes sense for Marvel to cast a comparatively less famous actor in this particular role (to the chagrin of Cavillrine fans) - and after what I"ve seen, I"m totally on board with Matt Wood stepping up to the plate.

Wolverine The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men's wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He's played in Fox and Marvel's movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
Created By Roy Thomas , Len Wein , John Romita Sr. Cast Hugh Jackman Movies X-Men , X2: X-Men United , X-Men: The Last Stand , X-Men Origins: Wolverine , X-Men: First Class , The Wolverine , X-Men Days of Future Past , X-Men: Apocalypse , Deadpool , Logan , Deadpool 2 , Deadpool & Wolverine TV Shows X-Men , X-Men '97 Expand Upcoming MCU Movies