Is Wolverine's Mask Too Corny to Appear in a Live-Action Film?
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Posted on Nov. 1, 2020, 10:19 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
Wolverine is one of the most famous and badass characters in Marvel's extensive roster, and Hugh Jackman did an amazing job in portraying him in the X-Men film series, but many fans were displeased that he never wore his iconic mask in the films, but I, honestly, am glad that he did not, because that mask would not have worked with the tone of the films.
Wolverine is definitely a total badass, but his mask would look very corny in a live-action film, unless it was redesigned, likely by making its prongs less prominent and by having it appear to be be composed of armor or some reinforced substance.
What does everyone else say about this? Is Wolverine's mask to corny to be in a live-action film?
RiotRunner789 says... #3
Hugh Jackman did a good job but I was a bit disappointed they didn't portray him as being shorter.
November 2, 2020 12:03 a.m.
Saw this meme about wolverine's mask and haven't been able to take it serious since then lol...
I agree it would be harder to pull off in a live action film. Definitely would need to be changed up, very similar to Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch's costume changes in the MCU.
November 2, 2020 1:28 a.m. Edited.
RNR_Gaming says... #5
I mean he had an orange suit in Evolution that was pretty cool.
November 2, 2020 1:38 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #6
StardustDragon11, that would work, as long as the colors were muted and the costume appeared to be made of tough leather or armor; notice how superhero suits have changed in recent years: Superman's suit in Man of Steel was darker than it was in the Christopher Reeve films and also appeared to be made of armor, rather than plain cloth, and the same is true for Flash's suit in Justice League, as well.
RiotRunner789, why did that disappoint you?
RNR_Gaming, yes, that was a significant improvement from his original blue and yellow suit in the 1990's series, which would never work in a live-action film.
November 2, 2020 5:34 p.m.
RiotRunner789 says... #7
DemonDragonJ: Wolverine in the comics is short. He's like 5'4" or shorter. I mean, his two main attributes were being short and hairy.
November 2, 2020 6:37 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #8
RiotRunner789, neither of those are very attractive traits, so I can understand why they were not kept in the movies.
November 2, 2020 10:13 p.m.
First, I was reading the X-men since the early 70s so I have always been a fan and was happy to see them finally brought to the big screen. With that being said, I see no reason to try to hold on to his original costume. It's dated and he is not living in that era any longer. It would be odd if it stayed the same and he never updated it for any reason.
In the comics, the X-men went through many style and costume changes over the years. It would seem like a natural progression to modernize it.
I was a little bummed he was not short like in the original comics, but I think Hugh Jackman did an excellent job at embodying Wolverine and bringing him to life in the movies.
StardustDragon11 says... #2
Probably.
Brown and yellow suit? Totally doable.
November 1, 2020 10:38 p.m.