Daniel Radcliffe Isn’t Itching To Play Wolverine

While Marvel Studios’ plans for the future of Wolverine in its post-“Secret Wars” X-Men era aren’t clear, one potential contender has partly ruled himself out.

“Harry Potter” actor Daniel Radcliffe is among the most frequently suggested names for the role (though Taron Egerton arguably remains the most suggested).

It’s a choice that has divided online fans, especially those who aren’t more familiar with the actor’s genre work outside of the “Harry Potter” franchise.

Today, though, while speaking with ComicBook to promote his new series “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins,” Radcliffe was asked if picking up the Wolverine mantle was ever a consideration. He says:

“It was not. It was never real. It was a very flattering internet rumor. I was very happy about it, but it was never suggested in any kind of way by anybody with any power to make that happen. And, honestly, you would be stupid not to consider something like that, but if they do other Wolverines, being the person who follows Hugh Jackman is not on my bucket list for anything. For any role of his, particularly the role he has made the most iconic of his career, I am happy not to be doing that and let him keep doing it.”

Asked more generally about joining the Marvel or DC screen universes, he says:

“I am certainly not averse to it. I would never rule anything like that out. But, also, I am not necessarily clamouring to be in it or seeking that. I am lucky that I can judge any job by the quality of the script. So, if a script came in that was exciting, different, weird, and cool, then I’d be up for it no matter what it was.”

Separately, he spoke with Screen Rant and joked that “my dimensions mean I’m a natural fit for Spider-Man,” but adds that “I think that boat has sailed unless they’re doing, like, Spider-Geriatric-Man one day and I can do that.”