Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
The orange We Got This Covered logo in the shape of a rectangular dialogue bubble
Image via WGTC

The Eternals’ Kumail Nanjiani Becomes Wolverine For Awesome New Shoot

Kumail Nanjiani is about to join the MCU in this year's The Eternals, where he'll play Kingo, but the comedian/actor gets into character as a very different Marvel hero in this new photo shoot: none other than Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.
This article is over 4 years old and may contain outdated information

Kumail Nanjiani is about to join the MCU in this year’s The Eternals, where he’ll play Kingo, but the comedian/actor gets into character as a very different Marvel hero in this new photo shoot: none other than Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.

Recommended Videos

The internet was blown away when the Silicon Valley star revealed his superhero bod transformation late last year, and now Men’s Health Magazine has capitalized on his ripped figure to have Nanjiani recreate famous movie scenes as iconic jacked characters. These include Bruce Willis’ John McClane (Die Hard), Tom Cruise’s Maverick from Top Gun, American Psycho‘s Patrick Bateman (as played by Christian Bale) and yes, Jackman’s Logan.

Of course, Nanjiani is just one of the many stars in The Eternals’ ensemble cast, which also includes the likes of Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek, Brian Tyree Henry, Laura Ridloff and Kit Harington. Like all but Harrington (he’s playing Black Knight), Nanjiani is portraying one of the eponymous Eternals, immortal god-like beings who have lived on Earth for centuries. We recently learned that Kingo has one of the coolest secret identities of any superhero ever, too: his day job is being a major Bollywood star. We’ll even get a fully-fledged musical number in the movie.

As for Wolverine, it’s true that Marvel is currently on the hunt for someone to replace Hugh Jackman as one of the leads of their upcoming X-Men reboot. The idea that Logan could be reimagined as a person of color is an interesting one as well, not that this is something that’s been rumored, mind you. Other X-Men, however, such as Professor X or Magneto, may end up being played by black actors.

Following Black Widow in May, The Eternals is the second MCU film of the year, arriving in November.


We Got This Covered is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Christian Bone
Christian Bone
Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'