John Piretra
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To be honest, I go back and forth with getting Hugh Jackman back in the fold.
A reality-displaced older version of the character sounds bonkers but works for Wolverine surprisingly enough. It just adds his ongoing ronin saga. And Jackman doesn’t look his age certainly, and can still play the character IMO.
So in the MCU, Wolverine can be Hugh Jackman (Old Man Logan, in a sense) who fights the Hulk and fights alongside Fury & Avengers, etc. And still have room to introduce Laura as X-23, a Wolverine successor.
Do we really need a brand new Wolverine to retread Weapon X, coming the mansion, love triangle with Jean & Scott, etc.? I think many of us are just excited to see Wolverine interact with a wider Marvel universe, so why not Jackman?
Jackman easily has another few movie appearances and/or Disney+ series in him; I think he could be reinvigorated into returning to the character if presented the right story & confidence in filmmakers. And as we know, Feige’s a friend, etc.
But, like I said, a new actor would be fine too.
He's not old lol he looks younger than most guys in their 40s. Jackman today finally looks like Wolvie in EVERY Wolverine comic. He was actually too young looking in the 2000s. He looks just right now. He doesn't have to be "Old Man Logan" in the MCU. He looks like Wolverine straight from the comic.
He absolutely has 10 years and 5-6 movies left in him. Watch Reminiscence. The guy doesn't look old at all. Jackman's like Tom Brady. Old on paper but the best on the field. Nobody can top him right now and won't for a long time.