Casting Rumors?
As rumors circulate about the casting of the next James Bond, could there be truth to the other report that says Jeremy Allen White met with Marvel Studios for discussions on playing Wolverine for the MCU X-Men? That’s what’s being said according to The Insneider.
He reports, “Already, there are whispers that Jeremy Allen White has met with Marvel to discuss what is expected to be a small role in its upcoming X-Men reboot — which would lead to more screen time down the line. A lot more.”
Early on in his success with The Bear, White didn’t quite see himself in big franchise movies. However, he has since gone on to play the CGI character of Rotta the Hut in the Star Wars movie The Mandalorian and Grogu.
To me, my X-Men
It was also recently reported that Ben Wang of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is testing for the role of Iceman.
The anticipated reboot of the mutant team in the official Marvel Universe already has assembled a pretty stacked cast that includes Christopher Abbott as Professor Charles Xavier, Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, Asa Germann as Angel, and Sadie Sink as Jean Grey. Jake Schreier is directing X-Men from a script by his Beef collaborator Lee Sung Jin, along with Joanna Calo. Kevin Feige is producing the pic slated for release in theaters on May 5, 2028.
White met for a Marvel-type movie in the past
While he might be ready for it now, a few years ago, White admitted he went in for a meeting for a big franchise movie that didn’t go well. “I had a meeting for a kind of Marvel-y movie, and I had an attitude. I think I played it all wrong.” White reportedly met with these executives for a franchise picture, and his skepticism curtailed his participation. He told the executives, “Tell me about why should I do your movie.” That didn’t land well with them. White recalled, “They were like, ‘F–k you.’ And I was like, ‘Right on,’”
Additionally, White wondered why the path for many actors seems to aim for a “Marvel movie” for their apex mountain. He showed his curiosity of the superhero genre, “I am confused at how the pinnacle of an actor’s career has ended up in that place. They get really good filmmakers to do those movies and obviously they get really good actors to do those movies…I played it the way I wanted to play it.” He adds that he’s drawn more toward a “$25 million drama that I think most actors want to make” as opposed to big-budget franchise films.
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