Hugh Jackman Might Have Played Wolverine Again If He Was An Avenger

Hugh Jackman has said he expects Logan to be his last time playing Wolverine. But it's now come to light that Jackman apparently would have considered coming back if a deal between Wolverine studio Fox and Marvel Entertainment could be reached to make Wolverine an Avenger.

That's not uncharted territory, as Spider-Man movie rights-holder Sony partnered with Marvel to bring the web-slinger to Captain America: Civil War and next year's Avengers: Infinity War.

Speaking to ScreenRant, Jackman said, "If that was on the table when I made my decision [to stop playing Wolverine after Logan], it certainly would have made me pause. That's for sure."

He added: "I always love the idea of him within that dynamic, with the Hulk obviously, with Iron Man but there's a lot of smarter people with MBAs who can't figure that out [laughter]. You never know."

It's too bad that couldn't happen, but it looks like Jackman's Wolverine is going out on a high note. GameSpot's Logan review praised it for being brutal and grim, featuring outstanding performances by Jackman and co-star Patrick Stewart.

"Logan continually subverts your expectations, but in its impactful ending, it still somehow feels like the only way the movie--and Wolverine's long journey--could end," GameSpot critic Randolph Ramsay said. "This is a film that elevates its genre, succeeding precisely because it's different, and because it strives to be the Wolverine movie fans have always wanted to see. Logan is a must-watch, and is not only a wonderful superhero movie, but a wonderful movie in its own right."

For more on the critical reaction to Logan, check out this roundup of reviews.

In other news, it was recently revealed that studio bosses were concerned that the film's more adult approach might turn fans off. "There was real consternation about the intensity of the tone of the film," Fox executive Stacey Snider said. "It's more of an elegy about life and death. It's not a wise-cracking, cigar-chomping mutton-sporting Wolverine, and the debate internally became, 'Isn't that freakin' boring?'"

Logan also stars Dafne Keen, Stephen Merchant, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Boyd Holbrook, and Richard E. Grant. It hits theaters on March 3, 2017.