It’s the end of the current phase of the Avengers, and since Disney merged with Fox, the destinies of numerous superheroes seems precariou- including Wolverine. Could Danny DeVito help?

The gruff anti-hero, most famously played by Hugh Jackman in the original X-Men films as well as the 2017 standalone entitlement Logan, will likely need to be recast. Disney, who own the Marvel Cinematic Universe, likewise own Fox- who has ever got a right to the X-Men characters.

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Fans have made this matter into their own hands: months before, a Change.org petition employed Danny DeVito’s name forward to take over the character. What started as a small initiative has now reached over 50,000 signatures, and counting.

Making a action for the new throw preference, the creators of the petition write,” Danny DeVito’s stature is a lot closer to the comic books portrayal of Wolverine. With Danny being 4′ 10″ and Wolverine 5′ 3 ”.”

Continuing this logic , now that the 6′ 1 ” Hugh Jackman is out of the picture, the second point speaks,” We all anticipate Danny’s portrayal of the Trashman. So, we know he is fully capable of fighting, and that “hes not” afraid when things get unclean !”

DeVito has seldom left the public eye over the past few years, always putting in surprising performances and leaving few categories untouched.

Danny DeVitoDanny DeVito( Photo by Jerod Harris/ WireImage ). Credit: Getty

From Pulp Fiction to It’s Ever Sunny in Philadelphia, Danny DeVito has kept busy and perpetually tries new categories. Earlier this year, the actor played a ringmaster in Tim Burton’s Dumbo remake, and uttered the designation person in Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax in 2012.

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