{"id":891653,"date":"2026-09-14T11:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891653\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:58:22","slug":"marvels-wolverine-voice-actor-reveals-who-inspired-his-take-on-logan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891653\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Marvel\u2019s Wolverine’ Voice Actor Reveals Who Inspired His Take on Logan"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no shortage of iconic Wolverine performances for actor Liam McIntyre to draw from. Hugh Jackman made Logan synonymous with his gruff, feral take on the character across the X-Men<\/a> movies, while voice actors including Cal Dodd and Steve Blum have each put their own stamp on Marvel\u2019s clawed mutant. When McIntyre stepped into the role for Insomniac Games\u2019 Marvel\u2019s Wolverine<\/a>, however, he wasn\u2019t interested in simply copying any of them.<\/p>\n

Asked which previous versions of Wolverine inspired his performance, McIntyre gave a fairly definitive answer: all of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was every single one,\u201d McIntyre said in an interview with Polygon while discussing his new animated series Golden Axe<\/a>. \u201cI had so many great teachers, from wonderful performance of the past, and trying to find your own sort of spin or take on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Becoming a Wolverine expert<\/p>\n

For McIntyre, that meant looking at what made each previous interpretation of Logan work before figuring out how he could bring something of himself to the character.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would see Hugh [Jackman] and Cal Dodd and, Steve Blum and other wonderful performers and try to go, \u2018Well, that\u2019s such a great display of what makes Wolverine Wolverine. I\u2019ll try and find the essence of that character as I can do it, because I can\u2019t copy it,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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That distinction seems particularly important for Insomniac\u2019s version of Wolverine. The studio\u2019s game puts Logan at the center of a new story that draws from decades of Marvel history while giving him a new interpretation. McIntyre\u2019s performance similarly aims to build on what came before rather than replace it.<\/p>\n

The actor described the process as looking at Wolverine\u2019s history, studying the words he was given, and figuring out which pieces of himself could fit into the character.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the joy of acting, right?\u201d McIntyre said. \u201cTrying to build on the shoulders of greats.\u201d<\/p>\n

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McIntyre voices James \u201cLogan\u201d Howlett in Marvel\u2019s Wolverine, bringing a more vulnerable side to the character alongside the expected anger and brutality. That performance is one of the game\u2019s stronger elements, even if the rest of the package didn\u2019t land particularly well with Polygon. Our review criticized the game\u2019s story and overall execution<\/a>, but singled out McIntyre\u2019s \u201cmultifaceted\u201d take on Logan, noting the sensitivity underneath his more feral exterior.<\/p>\n

Reviews from other critics have been similar, making Marvel’s Wolverine one of Sony’s worst-reviewed PS5 exclusives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s Wolverine is set to launch on PlayStation 5 on Sept. 15. McIntyre can also be heard as Ax Battler in Golden Axe, Paramount Plus\u2019 new animated adaptation of Sega\u2019s classic arcade game. The series premieres Sept. 16, with all 10 episodes releasing at once.<\/p>\n


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