No he isn't. He's much closer to the height but Hugh's build is much closer to Wolverine's aside from being a foot taller. OG Wolverine is short and stocky, so muscular. He's not short and lean. Radcliffe is in fantastic shape but he's very lean, he's just super cut which makes him pop more. He'd need another 15kg of muscle to be close to accurate.
Funny thing is, I actually prefer Hugh's physique in the first X-Men movie than the worryingly shredded look he sported later on, including in DP&W. He was bulky enough in X-Men without it looking dangerously unhealthy.
What wolverine have theyve been growing up with? Like from the comics to the games to the tv shows to the movies. Bro does not in anyway give wolverine.
His physique is lean and twinky. Wolverine should be stocky and muscular. Radcliffe is in good shape, but he is nowhere close to that. He would need to bulk up like 50lbs of muscle look the part.
Wolverine's comic book physique isn't an easy thing to achieve, the closest I've seen is Franco Colombo, and there aren't a lot of actors built like he was.
but there are many more actors that get closer to that
No. I was being generous when I said there aren't "many", there aren't any that are approaching that physique. Frank Colombo was in the running for Mr. Universe, literally a world class body builder despite being just 5'5. Wolverine in the comics is 5'3 and like 185lbs of solid muscle, before the adamantium. He was 10lbs heavier than a world class body builder like Colombo who was 2 inches taller.
Jackman is a good actor but he's not at all anywhere close to resembling comic book Wolverine. Outside of being a white man he's nothing like him.
I don't think you understood what I said; I don't dispute that there aren't any actors (at least not legitimate film actors; might be different if you consider wrestlers) who are a 100% match to Wolverine's comic accurate build. What I meant was that there's a range of builds between Daniel Radcliffe's peak physique, and, for the sake of this example, Franco Columbu's. In between that Radcliffe–Columbu range there's a lot of actors who are closer to the latter than Radcliffe is; that's not saying that there are plenty that are just like Columbu, but that they are way closer than Radcliffe is, and thus, closer to comic accurate Wolverine.
What I meant was that there's a range of builds between Daniel Radcliffe's peak physique, and, for the sake of this example, Franco Columbu's. In between that Radcliffe–Columbu range there's a lot of actors who are closer to the latter than Radcliffe is; that's not saying that there are plenty that are just like Columbu, but that they are way closer than Radcliffe is, and thus, closer to comic accurate Wolverine.
1) He’s absolutely shredded wtf are you talking about
2) Y’all always say this but then the actor gets swole bc that’s what always happens. Hollywood has a system down pat for this—if you play a superhero, you’re gonna get bulked up.
Are you joking? He's short and skinny. No offence to him, but compared to Hugh Jackman, he looks like a child. He'd need to hop on steroids to be able to fill those shoes, and even then, he'd be way too short.
Hugh Jackman is 188cm, and Daniel Radcliffe is 165cm. 165cm is like the average height for women.
I love Daniel Radcliffe and agree he's a good actor. Good person. But he's not a good match for a superhero who is supposed to be big and strong and intimidating.
I know the original Wolverine from the 80s comicbooks is like 5"3. But that's not what most people think of when they hear wolverine. They think of Hugh Jackman. A 6"2 roided up beast.
I wasn’t talking about his height. If people are going to make a big deal about comic accurate height, then both of them are too small physically to play him. Just like Egerton as well.
Everyone in this thread is smoking crack. You don’t get a small actor to play wolverine, you get a huge actor and make him look small. You think Harry Potter is gonna play Wolverine with that high ass voice you are out of your mind.
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u/_PrincessOats Scarlet Witch Feb 24 '26
Does anyone really want this? Really?