Scott Eastwood joins race to play Wolverine

Actor Scott Eastwood attends "The Fate of the Furious" premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York, U.S., April 8, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Scott Eastwood wants to don Adamantium claws. After Hugh Jackman played Wolverine one last time in "Logan," Eastwood wants to try out playing the iconic Marvel character.

In an interview with ComicBook after the "Pacific Rim Uprising" panel at the New York Comic Con 2017, Eastwood was asked about which superhero he would like to portray.

"Weapon X. I mean Logan! You gotta give it Wolverine! Wolverine, all day," the actor answered.

The son of legendary Hollywood and Western icon Clint Eastwood nabbed the role of Lieutenant GQ Edwards in DC's "Suicide Squad." The character helped the team on their mission. The actor also appeared in "The Longest Ride" with Britt Robertson and made appearances in films like "The Fate of the Furious," "Snowden," "Fury" and "Texas Chainsaw 3D."

A lot of fans have Eastwood on their list to portray Wolverine if the franchise will get a different actor to play the role, partly because he inherited his father's good looks. Clint Eastwood appeared in "Dirty Harry" and in cowboy films like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "A Fistful of Dollars" and "Unforgiven." The legendary Hollywood icon has developed a reputation as one of industry's greatest tough guys.

Though the younger Eastwood would love to play Wolverine in a future film, everything is still up in the air, specifically if an opportunity will ever come around.

Simon Kinberg, one of the producers of the "X-Men" franchise, revealed that Jackman will help them find the next actor to play Wolverine, though the storyline or version for the character hasn't been discussed yet. He also said that they are currently focusing on exploring other "X-Men" Universe characters and not recasting the old characters.

Jackman has reiterated that the "Wolverine" franchise will continue with a new actor. Twentieth Century Fox, which currently has the rights to "X-Men" storylines and characters, has a full slate of upcoming movies so it may be quite a while before Wolverine makes a comeback.

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