X-Men: Taron Egerton stuns as Wolverine in jaw-dropping image

Hugh Jackman’s iconic portrayal of Wolverine in the X-Men movies has earned itself a rightful spot among the greatest live-action superhero portrayals of all time.

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His role as the Marvel Comics character had been a regular presence on the silver screen since 2000 when Fox’s X-Men movie franchise kicked off but Jackman bowed out in the long-awaited and heavily-anticipated standalone Logan in 2017.

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With Disney’s acquisition of Fox a number of years back, the X-Men have finally come home to Marvel Studios –

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which means a reboot is inevitable so that Marvel’s Mightiest Mutants can make their presence felt in the juggernaut that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe (perhaps sooner rather than later). And with that reboot comes a new actor.

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One actor who many fans wouldn’t mind seeing pick up those claws and succeed Jackman as Wolverine is Taron Egerton.

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The Kingsman star has found himself on many a fan-castings in recent years with many thinking that he would make a great Logan.

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One person who can certainly visualize what Egerton would look like as Wolverine in the MCU is digital artist Subi Ozil – who took to Instagram recently to share some of their artwork featuring the actor as Logan himself.

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The incredible fanart features Egerton donning Wolverine’s signature comic book suit with a modern flair that helps to give us an idea of what the suit could look like if adapted for the MCU

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