Forget 'Cyclops', KINGSMAN Star Taron Egerton Has His Eye On Playing 'Wolverine'

Forget 'Cyclops', KINGSMAN Star Taron Egerton Has His Eye On Playing 'Wolverine'

Taron Egerton impressed many people this year with his charismatic lead turn in Kingsman: The Secret Service. While he was once linked to playing 'Cyclops' in Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse, it seems the young star would rather portray a different X-Man. Read on for more!

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By Minty - Jun 09, 2015 02:06 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: Apocalypse
Source: ScreenRant

Having impressed as the lead in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service earlier this year, many people had pegged Taron Egerton to play a young 'Scott Summers' in Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse. Instead, the role went to another young talent in Mud's Tye Sheridan. Egerton is currently filming Winter Olympic biopic Eddie The Eagle alongside X-Men franchise stalwart Hugh Jackman. With his co-star set to hang up his claws after 2016, the British actor told ScreenRant that he would love to follow in Jackman's footsteps.

"I am a huge X-Men fan! My feeling about that is… I don’t know if I’m quite grizzly enough. My facial hair is still very thin and patchy. I feel someone who plays Wolverine potentially needs testosterone in abundance. Yeah, I’d love to have a go at it, but I don’t know. [Laughs] I don’t know. I was with Hugh the day that he announced his retirement from that role. I did joke about that very thing with him. But the phone hasn’t rang yet, my friend, so I don’t know."



While he may not possess the necessary facial hair at the moment, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to imagine 'Eggsy Unwin' as everyone's favorite feral mutant. However, with the First Class trilogy set to come to a close with Apocalypse next year, and Josh Boone's New Mutants on the way, is there any need for another Wolverine any time soon? Could you see Egerton in the role? Be sure to leave your the in the comments below!
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VictorMancha
VictorMancha - 6/9/2015, 2:04 AM
Perfect for Nightwing in my opninion
KidKid
KidKid - 6/9/2015, 2:06 AM
funny
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 6/9/2015, 2:11 AM
PFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTT BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
DudeGuyManBro
DudeGuyManBro - 6/9/2015, 2:24 AM
cough Joe Manganiello cough
ChrispyG
ChrispyG - 6/9/2015, 2:26 AM
With Singer running the show, it wouldn't be hard for this guy to be cast as the next Wolverine.
pepe
pepe - 6/9/2015, 2:36 AM
@ChrispyG:
No, it Will be very HARD
konoyaro
konoyaro - 6/9/2015, 2:41 AM
WE need SHORT,HAIRY,MANLY
one of three??
ScionStorm
ScionStorm - 6/9/2015, 2:47 AM
With a Queens NY accent, he should be starring in a Darkhawk Netflix series
JvIce
JvIce - 6/9/2015, 2:56 AM
He's sobre gorgeous they could cast him as Miles Morales and I would not care.
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 6/9/2015, 3:13 AM
I want him as Spider-UK.
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 6/9/2015, 3:23 AM
I doubt Wolverine is sidelined for very long in the Fox movies. Probably a better chance WB kills off Batman. So you know basically no chance.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 6/9/2015, 3:27 AM
Would've been a good Cyclops, Very convincing in the parts where his character was a Chav.
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/9/2015, 3:32 AM
AIDAN TURNER AIDAN TURNER AIDAN TURNER AIDAN TURNER AIDAN TURNER AIDAN TURNER
Zordan
Zordan - 6/9/2015, 3:52 AM
Tom Hardy is perfect for Wolvie.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 6/9/2015, 3:56 AM
"Wolverine 90210"
MyNameIsKhan
MyNameIsKhan - 6/9/2015, 3:57 AM
Taron is so cool.
DEVWoulf
DEVWoulf - 6/9/2015, 4:04 AM
Brand new footage of the new Wolverine: Short, mean, and crazy, like he was always meant to be!
Desr0w
Desr0w - 6/9/2015, 4:14 AM
The DC Licensing Expo starts in 5 hours and Superman Homepage say they got an official synopsis for BvS and they gonna reveal it 15 min before the expo starts... I smell DC day incoming.
DudeGuyManBro
DudeGuyManBro - 6/9/2015, 4:26 AM
@DevarikaWoulf
Sillypig123
Sillypig123 - 6/9/2015, 4:43 AM
Would not mind seeing him as either red robin or red hood. I dont think he could pull off wolverine and i feel bad for the person who has to take him on after hugh gonna be hard
Gulon180
Gulon180 - 6/9/2015, 4:44 AM
Joaquin Phoenix please and thank you
Tone5
Tone5 - 6/9/2015, 4:44 AM
Thomas Mcdonell for wolverine
SirGoraf
SirGoraf - 6/9/2015, 5:13 AM
Dude looks a lot like Ronaldo.
Minty
Minty - 6/9/2015, 5:23 AM
@SirGoraf - I don't see it... :P
speedyg33
speedyg33 - 6/9/2015, 6:03 AM
Can we at least wait until after Jackmans gone before we start the Wolverine casting. This is going to be worse than Spiderman. Dark days indeed.
SigmaCenturion
SigmaCenturion - 6/9/2015, 6:04 AM
Just no.
imnotwearinghockeypants
imnotwearinghockeypants - 6/9/2015, 6:07 AM
I hear what you're saying guy, only problem with that is, no.
smell
smell - 6/9/2015, 6:11 AM
He should be omega red.
grif
grif - 6/9/2015, 6:13 AM
still have not seen the kingsman
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/9/2015, 6:23 AM
AIDAN TURNER GOD DAMMIT
String
String - 6/9/2015, 6:29 AM
I can't imagine any actor younger than mid-thirties getting Wolverine. He's always been an older character compared to the other X-Men. But then this is Fox we're talking about -so they would break the rules if they really want him.

Taron has the right look to play a superhero so I can't imagine him not getting a role eventually. Who knows -if he puts it out into the media lomg enough he is interested in Wolverine he might actually might make it happen. Channing Tatum said he wanted to play Gambit in press interviews and next thing you know he's hired and Fox is fasttracking a movie on his character. Gamibit, over all the X-Men characters to choose from, is the first to get his own solo movie. There is no rationale in Fox's X-universe, they make decisions on a whim. Hard to believe they are actually building towards something or they are just going wherever the wind blows movie to movie.
McGee
McGee - 6/9/2015, 6:43 AM
Sorry kid. Logan can only be played by a Canuck.
McGee
McGee - 6/9/2015, 6:44 AM
That's right. I just nominated Seth Rogen. What'cha gon do?
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