Casting on the third Wolverine movie is now in full swing, with Deadline reporting that Stephen Merchant (Extras, Hello Ladies) has signed on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong.
Merchant’s casting comes hot on the heels of the news that Richard E. Grant has signed on to play a “mad scientist” villain alongside Boyd Holbrook as the main bad guy.
Wolverine 3 reteams Hugh Jackman with The Wolverine helmer James Mangold, along with X-Men veteran Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but according to producer Simon Kinberg it will “take place in the future”, while rumours have suggested that X-23 could make an appearance in the film.
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Originally published April 28, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
