According to Deadline, the Oscar-nominated actor recently said he intends to continue playing the character for as long as Marvel Studios permits, while expressing that he does not plan to offer guidance to any future successor.
Speaking to Project Big Screen, he said, “I’m 57. I’m doing it till I’m 90. So, you know, I’ll do a little time capsule for them. I’m not going to say anything to whoever plays him, ’cause no one said anything to me, which I really am thrilled about”.
He added that his own approach to the character was shaped without prior preparation from the comics, allowing him to build his interpretation organically over time. “And I had not read the comics, so I was just coming to it fresh. And I learned a lot over the years. Of course, I’ve got my own take, but it must be melding in with me in some way. I hope someone just comes in and does whatever the f*ck they want and makes it their own”.
Jackman first brought Wolverine to life in live-action with X2 and went on to reprise the role across a series of major instalments, including X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Logan, Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine.
As per Deadline, several of his longtime franchise co-stars, including Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Alan Cumming and Kelsey Grammer, are set to return in Avengers: Doomsday, which is scheduled for release on December 18, 2026.
Meanwhile, director Jake Schreier, who is overseeing Marvel Studios’ X-Men reboot, recently offered a brief update on its progress. “I can’t say anything about it, but we’ve started work on X-Men, and that’s obviously very, very exciting”, he said.
