Congratulations to Hugh Jackman who now holds theĀ Guinness World Record for ālongest career as a live-action Marvel superheroā for playing Wolverine.
Jackman, who shares the honor with Patrick Stewart, debuted as Wolverine in the X-Men movie back in 2000 and finished his career in 2017ās Logan (the official span isĀ 16 years 228 days).Ā
The Aussie actor was surprised with theĀ Guinness World Record award on the UKāsĀ This Morning which included an official plaque and surprise party in addition to video from Stewart.Ā āWhen I was a kid, the Guinness Book of Records was it,ā Jackman said. āThatās it, Iāve made it! This is why I got into showbiz, thank you.ā
Itās been a lifelong dream of @RealHughJackmanās to become a world record holder, and today weāve confirmed heās officially amazing with his very own @GWR title!
We put @AlisonHammond2 in charge of the celebrations, and she didnāt disappoint! pic.twitter.com/LMuvn23v4Z
ā This Morning (@thismorning) February 20, 2019
The further adventures of Wolverine will now be produced by Marvel Studios as Disney is purchasing Fox Studios. It has already been said Marvel is looking forward to recasting the character with various rumors offering that the adamantium-wielding bersker-mutie could even have his own Disney Plus TV series.Ā The Disney-Fox deal is set to go through within the next couple of months; so Wolverine, the X-Men and Fantastic Four related characters will all officially be a part of the MCU.
(via guinnessworldrecords.com)
