We know that Marvel Studios wants Hugh Jackman to stick around as Wolverine a bit more, but some have been hoping that a new person would take up the Wolverine role. While names like Taron Egerton and Daniel Radcliffe have been thrown around for years, there is a fresh face that fans think could be perfect—and he looks an awful lot like John Belushi.
A post on Twitter suggesting that Matt Wood, who plays Belushi in Jason Reitman’s SNL biopic Saturday Night, could be the perfect Wolverine for the MCU. Not only does he look gruff, but he’s also a bit on the short side—which is what fans have been wanting from Wolverine for a long time.
He’s literally perfect. Short king pic.twitter.com/JcG2uydyT4
— ☽ J Δ X ☾ (@Runaway_Wiccan) October 16, 2024
The post has already managed to earn more than 16,000 likes on Twitter, and more are now warming up to the idea of Wood playing the part.
When it comes to MCU films, the franchise usually picks lesser-known actors to commit for big roles—that’s what they did with Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth (Chris Evans was already pretty famous). With Wood very much expected to be a rising star after Saturday Night, having him sign on as Wolverine now would definitely be a great pick for Marvel.
Damn, this guy is really good.
Matt Wood stars as John Belushi in Jason Reitman’s #SaturdayNightMovie – experience the revolution in select theatres in NY and LA Thursday, everywhere October 11. Get tickets: https://t.co/4YCZ1YJAtO pic.twitter.com/xdmJgTqcLe
— Saturday Night Movie (@SatNightMovie) September 23, 2024
That’s kind of like the jackpot they got when they had Florence Pugh commit to a role like Yelena Belova; but I guess nobody knew that she was just going to rocket to fame after Black Widow.
I think it’s also fitting that fans would pick a John Belushi lookalike for the role of Wolverine, since the very first ever Saturday Night Live skit starred Belushi and it was called, surprisingly, The Wolverines. Check this out:
Though I do agree that Jackman is a great Wolverine, I am in the camp of fans that wants to put nostalgia in the backburner and introduce some new creatives when it comes to Marvel. It’s probably going to take a few more years, but I hope Feige and his team are ready to move forward after Secret Wars.
In the meantime, catch Wood in Saturday Night now showing in theatres.
