(Photo Credit: FX)
Golden Globe winner Jeremy Allen White has finally shared his reaction to Marvel fans wanting him to play the newest version of Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This comes after a previous report claimed that Marvel Studios might be considering him for a Marvel role.

What did Jeremy Allen White say about X-Men fans casting him as Wolverine?

During a recent interview on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, after discussing his initial failed meeting with Marvel Studios, Horowitz brought up Allen’s popular fan casting as Wolverine. The host complimented White, sharing that he thinks that The Bear star would be a really cool Wolverine. Although White didn’t address the possibility of him playing the hero, he did praise Hugh Jackman’s iconic performance.

“Oh, that’s nice, man, yeah. I mean, [Hugh Jackman]… That performance is great. He’s done it for so long, he’s really excellent,” White responded. “That’s nice. I’m not a big superhero-movie guy, but X-Men was the big — correct me if I’m wrong, but that was, like… those were the early ones and so, of course I loved all those movies, yeah.”

Marvel Studios’ X-Men movie will be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts*), with Michael Lesslie attached to write the screenplay. At the moment, the long-awaited project has no plot details, cast members, or official release date yet. However, the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday movie will include several returning X-Men stars, including Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Channing Tatum as Gambit.

(Source: Josh Horowitz)