Daniel Radcliffe Reacts to People Wanting Him to Play Short Wolverine
Daniel Radcliffe reacts to the popular online support for him as a comics accurate short Wolverine. In the comics, Wolverine's height is 5ft 3, which made the casting of 6ft 3 Hugh Jackman a controversial choice when he was cast in 2000's X-Men. However, Jackman won over audiences in the role that he continued to play for seventeen years up to the release of Logan, the actor's final time in the iconic role.
With the acquisition of 20th Century Fox by Disney meaning the X-Men will join the MCU, speculation began immediately on who would play Wolverine in a potential MCU film. While currently there has been no official X-Men announcement, it was recently confirmed Shawn Levy would direct Deadpool 3 and Patrick Stewart is set to appear in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in an all but confirmed appearance as Professor X. While many would like to see Jackman return to the role, a popular fan cast in the role is Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe himself who, while not the exact same height as the comics character, at 5ft 5 is much closer to the comics incarnation.
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At the SXSW premiere of The Lost City, Comicbook.com asked Radcliffe what he thinks of the online support for him to be Wolverine. Radcliffe said he appreciates people wanting him to play a short version of the character although he doubts Marvel would follow up Hugh Jackman with him. He did note how often the online discourse even makes some of his friends think he's gotten parts he hasn't as he is often thanked for a role he doesn't actually have. Radcliffe said:
«So many times, people come to me like, 'hey man, heard the Wolverine news, that's pretty cool.' No, I don't know
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