12 Actors Who Should Play Wolverine Next

2. Joe Mangianello

He might already be ear-marked for Deathstroke in The Batman, but that is absolutely not a certainty at this stage, given the well-publicised issues with that production. Who is to say that Matt Reeves won't want to start his own story, and that screen test will ultimately end up the only time Mangianello even gets to put the costume on?

Arguably what makes the Magic Mike actor such a good prospect for Wovlerine is the same as why he'd make a good, charismatic Deathstroke: he has the hulking size, he has disarming charm and he has a sort of snark that suits both characters. Though he has superhero good looks, there's no way he could play a boy scout hero: he's got anti-hero written all over him, and they don't come more credible or more challenging than Wolverine.