12 Actors Who Should Play Wolverine Next

6. Walton Goggins

Anyone even remotely familiar with Walton Goggins' work will know that he is at his best with intense material that allows him to channel his wilder side. He plays great villains, but he has a sort of off-kilter charisma that works well for anti-heroes too - as The Hateful Eight proved.

He's also a very gifted actor, perhaps limited more to genre roles because of his look and his predilection for grander characterisation, with a lot of interesting work coming up (not least Three Christs with Peter Dinklage and History series SIX). The physical requirements might appear to be beyond him, but he has some previous, and he's just stepped into Joe Mangianello's boots for SIX playing a Seal team leader, so he's obviously got something about him.

Goggins would be a particularly good choice if Fox decide to introduce Wolverine as a villain initially, and he'd definitely fit the requirement to not have him strong-arm his way into a leadership role again.