Could “The Long Night” take Richard Armitage to the MCU screen?
In ScreenGeek: “in the few seconds on airtime that Armitage has appeared in so far, he has totally nailed the character. With the perfect level of necessary growl and heavy breathing, it’s easy to visualize him as the conflicted Canadian mutant, and may even be the stepping stone that the British actor needs for the much coveted MCU version of the character.”
Me + Richard Armitage 
Seriously doubt that RA would be willing or able to get the film role. For one thing, many of the longtime Wolverine fans have been rhapsodizing about the fact that this podcast went back to basics in their description of Logan – “short, square, hairy”. Our lean and not-so-mean 6’2″ Brit wouldn’t fit. Plus there’s his age. And who in their right mind would want to follow Hugh Jackman’s 17 YEAR gig as Logan? Or spend the necessary time in the gym to attempt an approximation of the Hugh/Logan bod? But I could see this podcast developing a real fan base and going on and on .
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It’s been apparent for a while that Armitage would like a franchise. And Jackman was tall, and Armitage has played someone short, and he’s in top physical shape and he doesn’t look his age IMO. I don’t see those things as obstacles, and I have been wondering for a while now if this was an attempt by Marvel to make Armitage palatable to fans in this role. I think if he didn’t want to invite comparisons to Jackman he wouldn’t have taken this on in the first place, because I don’t think this will have paid very well. This seems like a pretty clear “trying to get my foot in the door” step from him.
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I think he could step right into Jackman’s shoes on film if it were a possibility. I like Jackman, but Armitage is a better actor.
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I have no opinion on Jackman apart from thinking he must be very politically naive (Kate & Leopold being the only thing of his I’ve ever seen.) If Armitage could come across so subtly under the Thorin prosthetics, he should be able to do this as well. And he shouldn’t have any problem with any of the physical elements. I just hope this is a real step forward. Part of me also wonders if Marvel hasn’t realized they have to give Wolverine a rest for awhile and this is their way of keeping the audience warm.
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I’ve seen a smidge of Logan, some robot and boy film, Australia, The Greatest Showman and Les Mis. I think some fans liked him in a Broadway drama. There’s an Armitageness in some of these roles.
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Wasn’t that what NYCPat thought, too? I think of her as the Jackman superfan.
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Yes. She liked him, but not the play.
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Odd.
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This was the play: The River https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/The-River-331006.html
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Right. Vague memory of that here.
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I’ve seen a lot of his roles, including most of the X-Men films. I have no doubt that Richard could step right in, were it offered, and in a reasonable time table.
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Not to mention the real similarity in their looks, and being mistaken for Jackman by those who don’t know him.
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His body was pretty buff in his Thorin/Proctor days. Granted, Jackman’s body is a different level for Wolverine/Logan, but Richard does what he puts his mind to. He is nothing, if not disciplined and determined, and Marvel is a huge prize that he covets. As far as his height, fans don’t do the casting. Money does.
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Huh……. Hollywood A-Lister…….. 😀
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yeah, I thought that was a stretch, too 🙂
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There’s a possibility , Richard Armitage nailed it with his own Logan. No comparison. He is a spy in most of his projects. He is the Intellectual Logan.
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He’s already in the MCU, though, as Heinz Kruger.
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I know, and I keep reading that here and there, but again, I’ve never heard any explanation of why it would be significant if they absolutely wanted to cast him as Wolverine.
Honestly, while I don’t care if he is or is not ever in another comic book film, I am interested in the “rules” of the comic book film world. People cite this as if it’s an axiom, but I want to know where the rules come from.
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He had a very limited amount of screen time in CA. I wouldn’t think that would be enough to stop it.
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Here, for instance (I didn’t read this, because I don’t really know who any of these characters are anyway): http://whatculture.com/film/8-actors-who-played-multiple-roles-in-the-marvel-cinematic-universe
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They forgot Chris Evans going from Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four to Steve Rogers. People pull up these rules as if they’re arbitrary but not. Personally, it is time for Norman Osbourne/Green Goblin to make an appearance in Spiderman. He can do the role and this time the ‘novice’ can crawl up walls. 😉
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So there is at least one example of someone going from a minor role to a major one in the same universe?
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The Netflix Marvel Universe also offers up an option too. It offers the chance for him to explore a character the way he did in Hannibal.
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