Recast Wolverine If You Have To, But Keep Using X-23
First of all, there’s no way that Marvel is going to waste the opportunity to not make use of having the rights to Wolverine – one of the most iconic characters of all-time. Logan easily ranks alongside Spider-Man, Iron Man and Captain America and deserves to stand alongside them.
The hitch is that Hugh Jackman, the man who has embodied the mutant for 17 years, has made it clear that he’s done with the role. It looks like the only choice is to recast, then. This is a little disappointing, as it just wouldn’t be as thrilling to see the new guy, say, fighting with Hulk than if it were Jackman.
If Marvel does decide to reboot Wolverine though, what we would ask is that they continue to make use of X-23, Wolvie’s clone daughter recently introduced in Logan. Ideally, the studio would wait a few years and bring back Dafne Keen, but if they have to, they can recast the part with an older actress. The bottom line is, though, that Marvel should use this as a chance to explore new characters as well as reheat old ones. Plus, more female heroines around is always a good thing.