In an interview with Comicbook.com about his new series, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, Daniel Radcliffe commented on rumors that he was being considered to replace Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the MCU.
“It wasn’t. It was never real,” the actor begins. “It was just a very flattering rumor on the internet. I was very happy about it, but it was never suggested in any way by anyone with the power to make it happen. And honestly, it would be stupid not to consider something like that, but if they make other Wolverine movies, being Hugh Jackman’s successor is not in my plans. For any role of his, especially the role that has become the most iconic of his career, I’m happy not to play him and let him continue doing what he does.”
When asked if he enjoyed superhero movies, the actor said he didn’t care much for the genre. However, Radcliffe did not rule out participating in a movie if it were interesting enough. “I’m completely out of the loop. I feel like I don’t know what cycle we’re on with the Marvel movies, and I need to catch up if I ever end up participating in one. But, yes, I’m certainly not averse to the idea. I would never rule anything like that out. But I’m also not necessarily eager to participate or seeking it out. I’m lucky to be able to evaluate any job based on the quality of the script. So if an exciting, different, strange, and cool script came along, I would go for it, no matter what it was.”
All about The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
The series will feature Tracy Morgan in the lead role, Reggie Dinkins, a disgraced running back trying to rehabilitate his image. Helping him are Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe), an award-winning documentary filmmaker who is living with Reggie to shoot an engaging film about his comeback, and Monica (Erika Alexander), Reggie’s childhood sweetheart turned ex-wife who is also his agent and manager. The series will feature Tina Fey as executive producer.
In addition, other former members of 30 Rock will be involved with the series, with Robert Carlock and Sam Means writing and producing the series, and Rhys Thomas, formerly of Saturday Night Live, directing the pilot. The series comes after NBC defined the new wave of productions that will arrive on the television channel.
