“I thought he’d be some narcissistic, entitled child actor”: Sandra Bullock Was Pleasantly Surprised With Daniel Radcliffe That Made Her Openly Beg Marvel to Cast Him as Hugh Jackman’s Replacement
Hugh Jackman has been playing the Marvel Comics character Wolverine for over twenty years. It is impossible to see someone else filling in the shoes of the X-Men actor. However, The Proposal actor Sandra Bullock feels that the Harry Potter of the entertainment world can be a better replacement for Hugh Jackman’s legendary character.
Back in 2017, the Real Steel actor announced that he was done with the character, before making a comeback announcement in 2022 with the upcoming prequel to Deadpool. Actor Sandra Bullock desperately wanted Daniel Radcliffe to be pitched in for Wolverine in the Shawn levy directed Deadpool 3.
Sandra Bullock Wanted Daniel Radcliffe To Play Wolverine
During an interview with the talk show It’s Gone Viral, Sandra Bullock and Daniel Radcliffe were present for the promotion of their movie The Lost City. The Harry Potter fame actor Daniel Radcliffe was asked whether he would like to do a movie with the billion-dollar franchise Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially one of the most loved characters, Wolverine. Sandra Bullock was more excited than Daniel Radcliffe and showed her full support for the casting.
The interviewer went on to directly ask about how he felt upon waking up as Wolverine. The actor smiled brightly and said-
“Mate, that’s been happening to me semi-annually for the last three years.”
To which Sandra Bullock said- “Why don’t you just do it?
Daniel Radcliffe further addressed the rumor as “Because no one’s asking me in reality, Sandra. It’s just like Twitter speculation.”
The Gravity actor openly showed her support and urged the creators of Wolverine to cast the Kill Your Darlings actor. She said- “Wolverine people, can you please just f***ing cast him? Just do it. Stop tiptoeing around and having people ask at press junkets. Just cast the man.
The speculation around casting Daniel Radcliffe as Wolverine divided MCU fans around the world. Some were excited to see the actor donning the shoes, as for them, he was perfect with his acting prowess, Wolverine-type facial hair, and short height, whereas some were doubtful about the actor pulling off Logan’s charisma and Canadian accent.
Sandra Bullock Had Major Misperceptions About Daniel Radcliffe
Some people are always judged by others and are even classified as self-obsessed narcissists. Similar had been the case with Daniel Radcliffe. The 33-year-old actor was thought to be a narcissist by none other than his co-star Sandra Bullock. During an interview with the
The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show Sandra Bullock had confessed that she had expected the Harry Potter star to be a “narcissistic, entitled child actor.” According to her, Daniel Radcliffe entered the showbiz business at a very young age and soon became a sensation around the world. The Speed actor even revealed that on meeting Daniel Radcliffe, she ended up realizing that the Hogwarts wizard was the exact opposite of what she had thought him to be. Sandra Bullock said-
“And to me, I don’t know, I just came to really admire and like him so much, because he was not at all what I expected him to be. I thought he’d be some narcissistic, entitled child actor who’s grown into an adult who would just come with all kinds of drama, and he was nothing even close to that.”
The Lost City is one of his biggest roles as a protagonist after he exited the chambers of the Harry Potter franchise. The 2022 drama revolves around a reclusive novelist played by Sandra Bullock, who gets embroiled in a kidnapping case with her cover model, played by Daniel Radcliffe, which eventually lands them on a jungle adventure.
With an IMDB rating of 6.1, Sandra Bullock and Daniel Radcliffe’s starer The Lost City is currently available on Amazon Prime.
Source: It’s Gone Viral
