Hugh Jackman Could Be Replaced As Wolverine Sooner Than We Thought

X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner teased Hugh Jackman will be recast as Wolverine when he inevitably enters the MCU.

Hugh Jackman played Wolverine in nine X-Men films over 17 years. The actor retired from the role after the success of Logan, despite Ryan Reynolds expressing his desire to do a Wolverine and Deadpool team up film. The Fox Marvel universe is slowly coming to and end with the Disney-Fox deal closing sometime this year. When the deal closes, the X-Men and Fantastic Four rights will revert back to Marvel Studios. According to Deadline, longtime X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner teased at the TCA 2019, she has already discussed potential plans for Wolverine with Kevin Feige.

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix is directed by Simon Kinberg and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters, and Jessica Chastain.

“In DARK PHOENIX, the X-MEN face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a rescue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. Wrestling with this entity inside her, Jean unleashes her powers in ways she can neither comprehend nor contain. With Jean spiraling out of control, and hurting the ones she loves most, she begins to unravel the very fabric that holds the X-Men together. Now, with this family falling apart, they must find a way to unite — not only to save Jean’s soul, but to save our very planet from aliens who wish to weaponize this force and rule the galaxy.”

The film is set to hit theaters on June 7, 2019. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the X-Men franchise as we learn it.

Source: Deadline