Hugh Jackman bid farewell to Wolverine, the onscreen character with launched him into superstardom, with the 2017 film, Logan. Just so you know how important the news we are about to share is, Hugh holds the world record for playing the same superhero for the longest time. So, of course, fans are going to be shocked when a new actor is gearing up to take the mantle of Wolverine. Before you all get worked up, we should tell you that we are still in the speculations phase. Comic writer,  Mark Millar, took to his Twitter handle and shared his prediction that Taron Egerton will be the next actor to play the iconic, rugged superhero.

One of Mark's fans tweeted out to him that he had predicted Robert Downey Jr's association with Marvel in one of his comic books. The fan had shared a pic of the comic book page in which Nick Fury makes a reference to Robert. Mark, while retweeting the observation, added, "Always remember I'm never wrong. PS Taron Egerton will be the next Wolverine" Hugh Jackman: I Never Saw Wolverine as a Superhero.

Check out Mark Millar's Tweet below:

Taron's name does sound like a frontrunner for the role. He has starred in Kingsman movies, which were adapted from comic by Mark. The rumours of Taron playing the role have been around for a few weeks now. "As far as I’m aware it’s unfounded. I don’t know if I’m quite grisly enough. I mean if the people at Marvel think I am, then great, let’s go. But I think there are probably better candidates. But I would love to be involved with that world somewhere," the actor said, addressing the rumours in an interview, a month ago.

Do you think Taron Egerton would make a good replacement of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine? We can't wait for the superhero to be revived at Marvel Studios' next phase of movies. Stay tuned to LatestLY for more updates.

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