Hugh Jackman is pretty confident that the next time he plays Wolverine on film, it will be his last as the X-Men mutant.
This isn’t the first time Jackman has acknowledged that his time portraying Wolverine is coming to a close. Earlier this year, he told IGN that it’s “inevitable” that the character is recast at some point. While Jackman is expected to return for Wolverine 3, with David James Kelly reportedly writing the script and James Mangold returning to direct after helming The Wolverine, the actor said nothing is finalized yet.
“I’m excited to see what we can come up with, but I haven’t signed on signed on,” Jackman said. “I’m genuinely at that point where unless it’s better than the last one, I’m not going to do it.” The third Wolverine solo film is slated for release March 3, 2017.
Jackman will next be seen in X-Men: Days of Future Past, which hits theaters stateside May 23. He’ll also be tackling director Joe Wright’s Peter Pan and Captain Hook film project.
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