Hugh Jackman And Patrick Stewart Receive Guinness World Records For Their Time In The X-MEN Universe

Hugh Jackman And Patrick Stewart Receive Guinness World Records For Their Time In The X-MEN Universe Hugh Jackman And Patrick Stewart Receive Guinness World Records For Their Time In The X-MEN Universe

The X-Men Universe as we know it ends this year when Marvel Studios regains the rights to the characters, but Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart have now received a Guinness World Record for their tenures.

By JoshWilding - Feb 21, 2019 03:02 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Both Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart have retired from the world of the X-Men after starring in 2017's Logan, and their respective tenures (which began way back in 2000 with the release of X-Men) are now at an end. 

Now, their time with the franchise has been marked with a Guinness World Record for the "longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero," and while that definitely sounds like a category that's only been made up for next year's edition of the book, it's well-deserved as they did indeed play their respective characters for 16 years and 228 days in total. 


In fact, they're both so iconic as Wolverine and Professor X, it's damn near impossible to imagine how Marvel Studios will go about casting new actors in the roles (as good as James McAvoy has been as the younger Charles, it's doubtful he'll be as fondly remembered as Stewart). 

Did you enjoy the sixteen years spent with these versions of the iconic Marvel Comics characters? As always, be sure to let us know your thoughts on that in the comments section below.

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Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 2/21/2019, 4:08 AM
I'm gonna miss those guys. But excited for the future!
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 2/21/2019, 4:15 AM
"In fact, they're both so iconic as Wolverine and Professor X, it's damn near impossible to imagine how Marvel Studios will go about casting new actors in the roles"



Stewart was great. Jackman was.....Jackman, but due to Xavier's character type and Jackman never really playing a definitive Wolverine, the door is actually left wide open for someone to come in to both roles and put just as good if not a greater stamp on each, largely due to how easy it would be to put together better "X-Men" movies than Fox ever tried (especially regarding Xavier, I mean McAvoy is literally sitting right there...)

OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 2/21/2019, 4:24 AM
@Soos -

Exactly (although I'm giving you side eye about saying they successfully recast Spider-Man twice, as science has proven the only two live action Spider-Men were Tobey and Tom, with a strange 9 year empty gap between them)

Also, the hair and makeup in The Last Stand...

regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 2/21/2019, 4:58 AM
@OmegaDaGrodd

Jackman’s Wolverine is iconicccc.



Comic book fans might complain “he’s not short enough, doesn’t wear the suit”...

To everyone else he is Wolverine.
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 2/21/2019, 5:05 AM
@regularmovieguy -

"To everyone else he is Wolverine"

And Stewart was Xavier....and Tobey was Spider-Man....and Bale was Batman....until someone else came along and gave just as good if not arguably a better performance (in the case of each of those except Batman, of course). Jackman is Wolverine by default, and even tho his time in the role will always have it's place in history and people's hearts, anyone who knows anything about Wolverine knows there is PLENTY that could easily be done with the character to elevate them well beyond the majority of Jackman's time in the role. We go through this cycle every time.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 2/21/2019, 5:07 AM
@OmegaDaGrodd

I’m not doubting we’ll get another Xavier and Wolverine.

I’m just doubting whether they’ll be able to leave their stamp like Stewart and Jackman did.

Time will tell.
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 2/21/2019, 4:22 AM
Until Jackman makes one more cameo in Endgame when Thanos merges universes with the Infinity Gauntlet and is like “HA!!! Whose record now, Pat?! ALL MINE!!!”
lawndart
lawndart - 2/21/2019, 7:03 AM
@Tasmaniac - It would have been amusing to see some of the MCU characters phase through some other dimensions and include Jackman as a parting Easter egg.
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 2/21/2019, 5:12 PM
@lawndart - yep, that’s exactly what I’m expecting to happen in Endgame. Then there be a permanent merger in the after credits scene.
aflynn
aflynn - 2/21/2019, 4:34 AM
Off Topic: Jussie Smollett is under arrest per the Chicago PD, he is the brother of Black Canary - Jurnee Smollett-Bell, DC's Birds of Prey Press Tour is going to be a circus.
AC1
AC1 - 2/21/2019, 4:36 AM
As much as the X-Men movies have varied in quality over the years, credit where it's due these two amazing actors have always brought their A-game and given it their all when playing these characters, no matter what.

The fact they did it for almost 17 years is incredible, and that their last two performances in these roles in Days of Future Past and Logan (discounting Hugh's cameo in Apocalypse) were arguably their best in their roles is the icing on the cake. Glad that they're both being recognised.

Replacing them will be no easy task. Kevin Feige has his work cut out for him!
LaserKing
LaserKing - 2/21/2019, 4:59 AM
Great news and Bravo to two men who have entertained me for so long!
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 2/21/2019, 5:04 AM
Extremely well deserved for these two legends. Thank you Hugh and Patrick for giving us Logan, one of the best comic book movies ever.
Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 2/21/2019, 5:23 AM
They were both well casted from the beginning and carried the torch with overall greatness.


BUT

Marvel Studios will do what they do and give us something even more iconic.
Ghostnuzzler98
Ghostnuzzler98 - 2/21/2019, 6:17 AM
@Tonic24k - Maybe, maybe not
Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 2/22/2019, 12:34 PM
@Ghostnuzzler98 - More than likely.
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