Wolverine. Thor. Iron Man...is there any superhero this guy hasn't suited up to play? Hugh Jackman's stunt double in "Deadpool & Wolverine" has been part of just about every blockbuster in recent history.
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00:00Wolverine, Thor, Iron Man
00:03Is there any superhero this guy hasn't suited up to play?
00:06Hugh Jackman's stunt double in Deadpool and Wolverine has been part of just about every
00:10blockbuster in recent history.
00:12Hugh Jackman has been playing Wolverine for nearly 25 years, and few people would disagree
00:17that Jackman is as closely connected with the role and the public's mind as Robert Downey
00:21Jr. with Iron Man.
00:23But Jackman hasn't been alone in bringing Wolverine to life.
00:26Maul the actor does as many of his own stunts as he can, even at the age of 55.
00:30He has a dedicated stuntman to handle the really rough stuff.
00:34Enter Daniel Stevens.
00:35The Australian performer's career as a stuntperson stretches back to the late 1990s, but his
00:40affiliation with Hugh Jackman and Wolverine started with 2009's X-Men Origins Wolverine.
00:46Although he and his fellow Aussie don't quite look exactly alike, Stevens recently worked
00:50as Jackman's stunt double again on Deadpool and Wolverine, and posted an affecting tribute
00:56to the project on his Instagram page, writing,
00:58"...it's tough to describe how much it means to me to have been part of this film.
01:02The love that Hugh and Ryan have for these characters permeated through the entire set.
01:06Getting to wear the comic-accurate costume after all these years was as incredible for
01:10me as I'm sure it is for all the fans watching the film."
01:14In his Instagram post, Stevens mentioned first doubling for Hugh Jackman 17 years ago on
01:19X-Men Origins Wolverine, noting that he was brought onto the project by then-stunt coordinators
01:24David Leitch and Chad Stahelski.
01:26It was also on that project that he met Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds for the first time.
01:31"...Great.
01:32Stuck in an elevator with five guys on a high-protein diet."
01:35"...Oh wait, dreams really do come true."
01:37"...Just shut it!"
01:38Talking about Reynolds and Jackman in his post, Stevens added,
01:41"...there's a reason why it keeps getting said that they are two of the hardest-working
01:44and nicest guys in Hollywood."
01:46That may be true, but Stevens is giving them a run for their money.
01:49Since X-Men Origins, Stevens has doubled for Jackman in The Wolverine, X-Men Days of
01:54Future Past, Logan, and now Deadpool and Wolverine.
01:58And if Jackman wants to keep wearing the claws in future movies, we suspect that Stevens
02:02will be right there alongside him.
02:04As to whether Hugh Jackman will indeed reprise his role as Logan for future Marvel movies,
02:09that remains a closely guarded secret for now.
02:11Meanwhile, we're not mixing it up with mutants, mercs with mouths, and monsters at the end
02:16of time.
02:17Daniel Stevens has handled stunts on other Ryan Reynolds projects, like Free Guy and
02:21Red Notice, as well as a number of Marvel films, like Avengers Endgame, Avengers Infinity
02:27War, Black Panther, and other MCU favorites.
02:30In various films, he's doubled for Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Sebastian Stan,
02:35Chris Pratt, and so many more.
02:37He's also worked down the street, as they say, on DC's Birds of Prey, Suicide Squad,
02:42and The Dark Knight Rises.
02:44Basically, if you need superhero action, Daniel Stevens is the man to call.
02:49Outside of that, Stevens has lent his skills to just about every other major action spectacle
02:53or franchise tentpole of the last couple of decades, including Bullet Train, Jungle Cruise,
02:59Kong, Skull Island, Transformers Age of Extinction, and Extraction.
03:03He's also worked on countless TV shows over the years, and has been staying busy lately
03:12on the upcoming Red One, The Old Guard 2, and an untitled big-budget film from director
03:17Paul Thomas Anderson.
03:18But we believe Stevens when he says that donning the yellow and blue for the first time was
03:22a high point in an already remarkable career.