Oh well, my bad. When looking for height comparison, I don't typically look at text. I look at the relative height of the people. 
How tall is Wolverine?
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I heard they originally cast Glenn Danzig as Wolverine, as he's a short but really buff dude. And he kind of looks like him, honestly. But he turned it down so he could tour.
^ Glenn Danzig was approached but turned it down because he would've had to quit his band.
Other actors considered included: Russell Crowe (turned it down because he wanted to time off after gladiator), Edward Norton (didn't appeal to him), Mel Gibson (Fox said no despite his being interested), Keanu Reeves (turned it down because he didn't think he was right for the role).
Dougray Scott was cast; however, shooting for Mission Impossible 2 ran over by a couple of weeks and his contract was terminated. Hugh Jackman was hired as his replacement and the rest, I suppose, is history.
Other actors considered included: Russell Crowe (turned it down because he wanted to time off after gladiator), Edward Norton (didn't appeal to him), Mel Gibson (Fox said no despite his being interested), Keanu Reeves (turned it down because he didn't think he was right for the role).
Dougray Scott was cast; however, shooting for Mission Impossible 2 ran over by a couple of weeks and his contract was terminated. Hugh Jackman was hired as his replacement and the rest, I suppose, is history.
In regards to Jackman's height, I seem to remember reading (or maybe hearing in a DVD special feature? Can't recall) that at the outset of shooting they were setting up scenes with James Marsden standing on soapboxes, that sort of thing, to try and kind of create the illusion (LOTR-style) that Wolverine was shorter than Cyclops. Somewhere along the line, though, they decided that Jackman's performance was so good that they just didn't care if he looked too tall and said, "The hell with it".
I don't think they made a bad call there. Jackman just nailed Wolverine so well that I've never really had a problem with his height.
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I don't think they made a bad call there. Jackman just nailed Wolverine so well that I've never really had a problem with his height.
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I always thought that Michael Hurst (Iolaus from Hercules) would've been a good Wolverine. He's short but strong, he's good with accents, and he's a superb actor.
so you think he regrets that move now?
One thing I read about the concept of Wolverine is that he's the smallest hero but he's named after the tallest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan.
Mate, I'm a full inch shorter than you. No reason to be insecure. Some women would care about it, some other would not (well, not too much at least
). Just be awesome, and nobody will care if you are short, tall, blond or brunette. 
I would, but I recall reading that the original script for X-Men would've been more about the X-Men group than just Wolverine and the X-Men.
No, no, I didn't mean that literally. I meant that the way Chris Claremont and his co-creator, Len Wein, described Wolverine was he figuratively channeled being a wolverine -- short, nasty temper, ferocious, and deadly. That he was essentially a human wolverine, but still a mutant. -- RR
Mate, I'm a full inch shorter than you. No reason to be insecure. Some women would care about it, some other would not (well, not too much at least
Indeed. I've dated exactly two guys in my entire life who were taller than me. I'm 5'10" so it can be a trick finding a decent man who's taller than me. I have a beautiful, thin, French friend whose husband is at least 3 inches shorter than she is.
Take your shot at any woman you're interested in. If she turns up her nose because you're shorter than her, how different is that from a woman who says no because a guy doesn't make enough money to shower her with gifts? These are clues that a woman is shallow and narcissistic. A good woman will respond to your soul, not your size.
Meanwhile, just to stay on topic, may I say that the idea of Keanu Reeves having played Wolverine will now keep me up at night...
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Best actor AVAILABLE. Otherwise Dougray Scott would've done it.
You know, in hindsight, I never really bought Jackman as Wolverine. Not only he wasn't short, but he was too much of a pretty boy. Wolverine was not only short, but pretty unattractive as well. Think of James Cagney in his prime. Women were attracted to him by his primal animal magnetism and not any Hollywood good looks. And his berzerker rage is laughable. That kind of blind rage doesn't translate well in live action. Especially when Jackman did it. Fans went for Jackman's Logan simply because there was nothing to compare it too. I believe that somewhere there is that stocky, short, charismatic and not not easy on the eyes actor ready to step up and take over once Jackman leaves the role. I would imagine he would be in the second movie once they do a proper X-Men: First Class (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Iceman, non-furry Beast) movie first.
Mate, I'm a full inch shorter than you. No reason to be insecure. Some women would care about it, some other would not (well, not too much at least
Indeed. I've dated exactly two guys in my entire life who were taller than me. I'm 5'10" so it can be a trick finding a decent man who's taller than me. I have a beautiful, thin, French friend whose husband is at least 3 inches shorter than she is.
Take your shot at any woman you're interested in. If she turns up her nose because you're shorter than her, how different is that from a woman who says no because a guy doesn't make enough money to shower her with gifts? These are clues that a woman is shallow and narcissistic. A good woman will respond to your soul, not your size.
Meanwhile, just to stay on topic, may I say that the idea of Keanu Reeves having played Wolverine will now keep me up at night...
So size doesn't matter?
I tend to agree. Jackman is good as the movies' revisionist version of Wolverine, but it's Wolverine reimagined as a leading man. I've never felt he was right for the character. He just doesn't convey the sense of barely restrained fury that the character should have even at the best of times.
I guess I'm spoiled by Cal Dodd's superb vocal performance as Wolverine in the '90s animated series. He was really good at conveying the passion, anguish, and rage of the character (at least once he got the hang of the character; in the first season, he often sounded more like Popeye). Scott McNeil on X-Men Evolution was pretty good too; generally I found his performance a little more artificial, but he was good with the rage and snarling. As for Steve Blum, who seems to be Marvel's default Wolverine these days in Wolverine and the X-Men and elsewhere, he strikes me as somewhat Jackmanesque, calmer and less savage than I expect from the character.
I agree with all of this. It's interesting to consider the levels of Wolverine-ness all the voice actors brought to the role. I prefer the 90s series Wolvers, personally. I think the dude who voices Raphael in the new TMNT is trying to be Cal Dodd!
Also, I remember Wolverine being listed as 5'3" in the Marvel Heroes Top Trumps card game. I'm not saying it's canon, it's just that that figure stuck in my mind and has been with me all these years, so I've always thought of Wolverine as being that height.
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From a design point of view, Wolverine is short and stocky because wolverines -- of which he was named after -- are short and stocky. The Hulk is a hulking brute because his name is the Hulk. Batman's costume resembles a bat because his name is Batman. Spider-Man shoots webs and crawls on walls because his name is Spider-Man.
Do I need to go on?
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