Jeremy Allen White Breaks Silence on X-Men Wolverine Casting Rumors
Golden Globe winner and The Bear star Jeremy Allen White finally breaks his silence on the Wolverine fan-casting frenzy, addressing reports that Marvel Studios is eyeing him for the MCU. As speculation heats up over the next X-Men lineup, he weighs in on slipping into the adamantium claws—and whether a Marvel role is really on the table.
Jeremy Allen White finally addressed the Wolverine chatter, and he did it in the most Jeremy Allen White way possible: polite, noncommittal, and a little bit surprised this is still a thing. If you were hoping for a big Marvel casting confirmation, that is not what this was. But there are a few interesting wrinkles worth laying out.
So, what did he actually say?
On Josh Horowitz's 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast, Horowitz floated the fan-favorite idea of White stepping into Wolverine's boots. This came right after they talked about White's first sit-down with Marvel that apparently went nowhere. Horowitz told him he thinks he'd make a great Logan. White did not bite. Instead, he gave Hugh Jackman his flowers and admitted he's not exactly living at the altar of capes and cowls.
"I'm not a big superhero-movie guy, but X-Men was the big - correct me if I'm wrong, but that was, like... those were the early ones and so, of course I loved all those movies, yeah."
He also called Jackman's Wolverine 'great' and 'really excellent' and left it at that. Read: he's flattered, but he is not campaigning.
Why this is back in the news
There was a recent report that Marvel might be eyeing White for something in the MCU. Not necessarily Wolverine, just... something. Add in years of fan art and social media posts casting the 'The Bear' star as the next Logan, and here we are.
Where Marvel's X-Men plans actually stand
Marvel Studios does have an X-Men movie in the works. Jake Schreier, who is directing 'Thunderbolts*' (yes, the asterisk is part of the title), is set to direct, and Michael Lesslie is writing. Beyond that, it's a blank slate: no plot, no cast, no release date.
Meanwhile, over in Avengers land...
The upcoming 'Avengers: Doomsday' is set to bring back a handful of X-Men veterans. The lineup is eye-catching, and one name in particular is a curveball given his long, complicated history with the role:
- Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier
- Ian McKellen as Magneto
- Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler
- Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
- James Marsden as Cyclops
- Channing Tatum as Gambit
Yes, that last one. After years of almost-plays-Gambit headlines, the idea of Tatum actually showing up as the card-slinging mutant would be a wild full-circle moment.
The read
White's stance feels pretty straightforward: he's not a superhero diehard, he respects what came before, and he's not confirming anything. Given that his first Marvel meeting fizzled and the X-Men reboot is still forming, this is more smoke than fire. Fun to imagine, sure. But until Marvel plants a flag, consider this the calm, measured non-answer it sounds like from a newly minted Golden Globe winner who has plenty on his plate already.