The excitement around Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness doesn't seem to die down anytime soon. The makers of the upcoming film are gearing up to be one of the biggest crossover films in Marvel history and it is touted to introduce fans with many familiar actors and characters. Several reports suggest that it is also rumoured to feature variants of several other iconic Marvel characters.
The film deals with the aftermath of Doctor Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) multiverse-fracturing spell from Spider-Man: No Way Home.
A new leak has claimed that among all the other characters Marvel has planned to display, one of them is said to be X-Men's Wolverine.
Hugh Jackman is known to be a celebrated actor who played the character for close to two decades starting with X-Men (2000) and right up to Logan (2017). However, according to the new leak, the Wolverine in the Doctor Strange sequel will be playing a new actor altogether.
We will see Wolverine in #DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness but it definitely won’t be Hugh Jackman.
— Joseph Deckelmeier #BlackLivesMatter (@Joelluminerdi) February 20, 2022
Movie insider Jospeh Deckleimer tweeted on Sunday that, "We will see Wolverine in #DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness but it definitely won’t be Hugh Jackman." This led to fans speculating as to who the new Wolverine actor could be, with names like Daniel Radcliffe and Cal Dodd doing the rounds.
Well, fans are seemingly too attached to Hugh Jackman playing X-Men's Wolverine and some have even disregarded the new actor’s consideration for the character.
Other leaks and rumours have claimed the presence of several other stars in the film, most notably Tom Cruise playing a version of Iron Man, Ryan Reynolds reprising his role as Deadpool, and John Krasinski introducing a new version of Mr Fantastic.
The film's new trailer appeared to also welcome back Patrick Stewart as Professor X. Patrick and Hugh acted alongside each other for almost the entire length of the X-Men franchise.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, directed by Sam Raimi, is part of Phase 4 of the MCU. The film, which also stars Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, and Xochitl Gomez, will hit the screens on May 6, 2022.
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