Who Is the New Wolverine? Hugh Jackman's Replacement, Explained
In short: Hugh Jackman hasn't been replaced as Wolverine in the movies. The 'new Wolverine' is Liam McIntyre, who voices and performs Logan in Insomniac's video game Marvel's Wolverine, released on PS5 on September 15, 2026. Marvel's X-Men film reboot (May 5, 2028) hasn't cast a Wolverine, and Jackman's D23 video about joining Avengers: Doomsday was a joke pitch, not an announcement.
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- In the game: Liam McIntyre plays Wolverine in Marvel's Wolverine.
- In the films: Hugh Jackman is still the only Wolverine, and nobody has been cast to replace him.
- In the X-Men reboot: no Wolverine has been announced.
Who is Liam McIntyre?
An Australian actor who took over the title role in Spartacus: Vengeance after Andy Whitfield's death, and who voices JD Fenix in Gears 5. He provides both the voice and the motion capture for Logan in Marvel's Wolverine, from Insomniac Games, the studio behind Marvel's Spider-Man. The game came out on PS5 on September 15, 2026. It scored 77 on Metacritic, below Insomniac's Spider-Man games, with critics finding it linear and its combat shallow, but McIntyre's performance was among the most praised parts. The game has its own story and isn't connected to the films.
Where Hugh Jackman stands
Jackman has played Wolverine since X-Men (2000), most recently in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). At D23 in August 2026 he and Ryan Reynolds appeared in a comic video pitching themselves to Kevin Feige for Avengers: Doomsday, which opens in December 2026. Some fans took it as a confirmation, but it was played as a joke, and Marvel has not announced either actor for the film. So the honest answer is: he's not replaced, and his next appearance isn't confirmed.
What the X-Men reboot has announced
Marvel's new X-Men film, directed by Jake Schreier, opens on May 5, 2028. The cast revealed at D23 2026:
- Kit Connor as Cyclops.
- Christopher Abbott as Professor Charles Xavier.
- Samara Weaving as Emma Frost.
- Inde Navarrette as Rogue.
- Maya Boyd as Storm.
- Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, who debuted in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
- Adam Driver as Nathaniel Milbury, a human identity used by the villain Mister Sinister.
Wolverine isn't on the list. Whether the reboot recasts him, waits, or leaves him out is the open question, and Marvel hasn't said.
Why the confusion happened
"Marvel casts new Wolverine" reads like film news, and several headlines framed the game casting as Jackman being "replaced." Wolverine now exists in several separate versions: the Fox films, the MCU, Insomniac's games and animation such as X-Men '97. News about any one of them tends to get read as news about Jackman.
Keeping track of the rest of the MCU? Here are Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies in order, including Brand New Day.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hugh Jackman in Avengers: Doomsday? Not confirmed. At D23 in August 2026 he and Ryan Reynolds made a comic video pitching themselves for the film, but Marvel hasn't announced either.
For every film he has made as Logan, see our Wolverine movies in order.
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