Hugh Jackman says he would have ed the such as the Fantastic Four and the X-Men.
The prospect of the X-Men and Fantastic Four finally being integrated into the MCU is an exciting one for fans, though most definitely wish the Fox/Disney deal happened much sooner so Jackman could have interacted with Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, and the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes during the Infinity Saga. It shouldn't come as any surprise Jackman himself would have gladly jumped at the opportunity if it presented itself to him.
During an interview with The Daily Beast, Jackman discussed Wolverine's cinematic future in the MCU, where a new actor will take on the role at some point:
Totally. Honestly, Marlow, if seven years ago that had happened I’d be like, “Oh yeah!” but I knew it was the right time for me to leave the party—not just for me, but for the character. Somebody else will pick it up and run with it. It’s too good of a character not to. It’s kind of like, you’re on your way home and your friend rings you and goes, Oh, dude, a new DJ just came on and the music is awesome, are you going to come back? And you say, Sounds good but… no. They’re fine with someone else.
Jackman's previously said there are others out there who can do the part justice.
Still, it's hard to read Jackman's quote and not think about what might have been. There's no denying it'd have been a lot of fun to see him to see his Wolverine trade barbs with other MCU heroes, giving the franchise yet another big name to build around over the past handful of years. But, there also would have been a tradeoff. If Jackman ed the MCU in the early or mid 2010s, Logan would never have happened. The gritty, R-rated drama is tonally very different from the MCU's family-friendly PG-13 offerings, so that's something else to consider. Perhaps it's best Jackman stayed in Fox's Marvel universe and now another actor can bring the character to life in the MCU in a clean reboot.
Source: The Daily Beast
