X-Men Movies: Jackman On Recasting Wolverine

Actor Hugh Jackman knows that his days playing Wolverine are numbered and that the recasting of his signature role is inevitable.

Speaking with IGN on the set of  Bryan Singer's "X-Men : Days of Future Past," he was asked about whether there was ever a conversation during the making of "X-Men: First Class," to feature a young Logan played by a different actor.

He says:

"I'm sure they had the discussion. They didn't mention it to me, obviously! [Laughs] Look, that's inevitable, man. Anyone who thinks they're indispensable in this business is fooling themselves. But I feel unbelievably blessed to have this part. I never thought in a million years I'd get to play him seven times. Every day I walk on the set with the claws and the hair, I thank my lucky stars. I don't take any of it for granted. To think that in a second version we'd have this cast and this director, and you guys don't know the ['Days of Future Past'] script, but I would say probably the best script of all of them, is pretty amazing. I think that's why I'm still here. I'm sure by the way, that it won't always be my decision to always be here. At some point, someone will close the door on me [Laughs].