Is Wolverine’s Hugh Jackman in the wrong cinematic universe?
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Australian actor first joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the landbound Wolverine in the 2000’s X-Men, but it appears that Jackman may be more suited for DC’s underwater world. Although the 54-year-old actor recently announced his forthcoming return as the bearded mutant, alongside Ryan Reynolds’s lead hero in Deadpool 3 – expected to release in 2024 – I can’t help but see Jackman’s will to be wet as a hint that he’s in the wrong cinematic universe. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine Sure, Mamoa, the native Hawaiian hunk, has been the perfect image for the King of Atlantis – making his merman debut in 2018’s Aquaman, and again in its 2023 sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, but can anyone match Jackman’s passion for the water?