When Keaton’s Dark Knight first appeared in 1989’s “Batman” all you could see was pointy-eared winged darkness descending from the air on unsuspecting criminals. Name a superhero with a better silhouette. For all the gritting, growling and claw-slashing he did over the years to much fanboy acclaim, it was the unexpected happiness in his eyes after finally meeting his end that may be his most memorable Wolverine moment. His crowning achievement was “Logan,” which gave him a chance to wear the pain of being an indestructible man on his face. Jackman played a loner who didn’t work well with anyone but transitioned into a team player, father figure (to Anna Paquin’s Rogue) and, eventually, a leader. Just getting Wolverine’s hair right was an incredible achievement. But he made Wolverine and his adamantium claws a central figure in an X-Men movie universe that lasted almost two decades, until Fox’s merger with Disney put the mutants under the purview of Marvel Studios.
Jackman was the big bang of the modern superhero movie movement in Hollywood when he debuted as one of the most popular comic book characters ever in 2000’s “X-Men.” Then an unknown actor, Jackman at first glance was too tall and too handsome for the feral role.
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