Back in March of this year, Hugh Jackman stunned the comic book world with the announcement that he was finished playing the character that brought him fame and fortune, the X-Man known as Wolverine. He will still appear in X-Men : Apocalypse in a reduced role, and of course Wolverine III is still on the horizon. However, Jackman's announcement confirmed what his fans had feared.
Wolverine has been one of the most popular characters in the Marvel comics world. He was the centerpiece of the entire X-Men movie trilogy. He starred in two stand-alone Wolverine movies and was the central character in the new order of younger mutants in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Due to the unique way Wolverine ages, there has never been a need to have another actor play younger or older versions of the character. Unlike his fellow mutants, like Professor X, Magneto and Mystique, the iconic character has only been portrayed by one single actor.
Jackman is the only man in history to don the claws and cigar of the former Weapon X. The idea that someone else will play this character one day is hard to swallow for many fans. Jackman's announcement, however, made us all face that reality head on. This of course, started the speculation as to who would take over as the new Wolverine and what his role would be in the future.
