In the 1990s, several rumors emerged indicating that Danny DeVito had been considered to play Wolverine in an ‘ X-Men ‘ film, which never happened, obviously.
However, it seems that fans of the actor want him to be the new interpreter of the character in the MCU and have created a petition to finally make it happen.
And, oddly enough, the document published on Change.org is gaining momentum and has already accumulated almost 60,000 signatures.
Justifying the request, the person responsible for the petition stated that:
“The only man able to take the throne after Hugh Jackman. We believe that if Wolverine is to make an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that the only man able to pull it off is Danny DeVito.
A couple good reasons as to why I believe so strongly that he suits the character:
Danny DeVito’s height is a lot closer to the comic books portrayal of Wolverine. With Danny being 4’10” and Wolverine 5’3″.
Secondly, we all saw Danny’s portrayal of the Trashman. So, we know he is fully capable of fighting, and that he is not afraid when things get dirty!”
DeVito does in fact have the perfect height for the character, unlike 6′ 2′ Hugh Jackman, who played the mutant in nine films for the franchise between 2000 and 2017.
Despite the jokes, DeVito is also remembered for another iconic role in superhero movies: the Penguin, in ‘ Batman Returns’, directed by Tim Burton.
