Daniel Radcliffe was kidding around during an interview and it earned him sympathy points with fans. This Harry Potter actor, discovered that after joking about the role of Wolverine in the next Marvel films, some fans were ready to see him put on the claws.
Rumors about the star being named to play Wolverine in the MCU have been spreading for a few months. He even commented on this on occasion, using good humor, but it seems that some fans took it too seriously.
Although nothing truly disastrous was born out of the incident, it certainly served to show how Radcliffe would be a divisive choice to embody the famous X-Men.
In February last year, Daniel Radcliffe participated in a segment from Wired where he answered questions asked by people on Google. One of the main questions was whether the actor would actually play the new Wolverine.
“There’s going to be a new Wolverine movie, in which it starts off with Hugh Jackman being put into a hot wash.” Radcliffe kidded. “And then when he comes out, it’s me. So yes, I’m very happy to announce that here.”
Obviously, this was just a self-deprecating joke, but it ended up adding to the rumors even more, much to Radcliffe’s surprise. In another interview for his new film, Guns Akimbo, with ET Canada, a question was asked on the premise that he “refused” the role of Wolverine.
Radcliffe interrupted the question to clear up the confusion: “I never refused the role of Wolverine. They never officially offered me anything for me to refuse. ”
This one is for everyone that tagged me in this today 🙂 – Daniel Radcliffe #wolverine @RealHughJackman #xmen pic.twitter.com/pqAyhzAefZ
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) February 11, 2019
He explained that it had been a joke and that “the internet picked it up and interpreted it as it wanted”.
Daniel Radcliffe is just 5 feet 4 inches tall, about the same height as his Harry Potter cast mate Emma Watson. That’s what motivated his first joke about being a “shrunken version” of Hugh Jackman.
Still, many fans are not bothered by the height. In fact, it would be a good thing for Radcliffe, since in the Marvel comics, unlike Jackman, Wolverine is an extremely short man – he would just need more muscle.
It’s 7am on Sunday morning and I’m here to say if Robert Pattinson is cast as the new Batman, good luck trying to keep me away from that movie theater opening day. Same goes for Daniel Radcliffe as Wolverine.
— WHAT WHAT WHAT (@whatwhatbobby) February 17, 2019
I want to live in a world where Daniel Radcliffe gets JACKED and plays Wolverine and is amazing. https://t.co/iDHWPa8xhn
— Thott Summers (@Bilalipaup) February 29, 2020
I had a dream last night that Daniel Radcliffe was cast as Wolverine and it was a great dream let me tell ya pic.twitter.com/tBJd9ohme4
— Trey the Ahsoka Tano stan (@TheTreyinator) July 28, 2019
Alright.
— 🦉Folie á Deuxfus (@MrSpaceHeater) July 3, 2019
Hear me out.
Daniel Radcliffe for MCU Wolverine. pic.twitter.com/O7DKbhHVqs
There are rumours flying around that either Daniel Radcliffe or Zac Efron will take over as #Wolverine. pic.twitter.com/x6603H5VH8
— Roxy (@RmystiQue78) February 13, 2019
