Earlier this week, Kingsman: The Golden Circle director Matthew Vaughn revealed that he wanted X-Men: First Class to be followed by a film centered around a young Wolverine, with Days of Future Past concluding the trilogy. Of course, Vaughn later exited the X-Men series to direct the first Kingsman film, although it appears he may have an actor in mind to portray the young Logan. During an interview with Deadline, Vaughn named Dunkirk star Tom Hardy as a potential contender to star in the lead role of a young Wolverine film.
Vaughn proposed Hardy as a possible actor to play young Logan while outlining his original vision for the X-Men prequel films:
“When we finished it, I remember saying to Simon Kinberg and Emma Watts; guys, this feels like it should be the third of the trilogy. It’s such a big concept. Why don’t we do another, one set in the ’70s, because of Young Wolverine, and then the third one is Days of Future Past, where you’re seeing the Young Wolverine with, let’s say it’s Tom Hardy and Hugh Jackman and all the other characters were together. For me, that’s the end of a trilogy. How do you beat that?”
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Kingsman: The Secret Service introduced the world to Kingsman – an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In Kingsman: The Golden Circle, our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents’ strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that’s becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy…
Directed by Matthew Vaughn, The film stars Taryn Egerton, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, Vinnie Jones, Sir Elton John and Halle Berry.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle will be released in theaters on September 22, 2017.
Source: Deadline