An interesting Marvel crossing over could have bump years ago in Sam Raimi’sSpider - Man , as Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine almost had a cameo in it , but they were n’t counting on one detail that ended up being a big obstruction . Spider - Man ’s debut on the self-aggrandizing screen eventually happened in 2002 after spend over a 10 in development sin , and thankfully , it did n’t let down . Directed by Sam Raimi and withTobey Maguire as the claim character , Spider - Manwas very well received by critic and viewers , and is now credited for redefining the modern superhero genre and the summertime smash hit .

Spider - Manalso made way for two more film , with the second one now consider one of the well superhero motion-picture show ever made and the third one being notable for experience too many villains and subplots , which made it the weak of the trilogy . Still , Raimi’sSpider - Mantrilogyhas a particular piazza in the hearts of Spider - Man fans , and it brought to life some of its most iconic enemies , such as the Green Goblin ( play by Willem Dafoe ) , Doctor Octopus ( Alfred Molina ) , and Eddie Brock / Venom ( Topher Grace ) , though some more successfully than others , of course .

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Meanwhile , in another realm of superhero photographic film ( Fox , that is ) , another universe was lead off to build : theX - Menseries , and had thing gone as planned , there could have been a Spider - Man / X - man crossover back in the former 2000s .

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man: Why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Cameo Didn’t Happen

The firstX - Menfilm came out in 2000 and introduced Hugh Jackman asWolverine , along with many other characters from that side of Marvel ’s universe . X - Menwas a boxwood office hit and got positive reviews from critics , leading to a serial publication of sequel , prequels , and spin - offs , and giving Jackman ’s career a major boost . It should n’t come as a surprise , then , that during product ofSpider - Man , a Wolverine cameo was planned , which would have been a big opportunity to bring together two popular fictitious character from Marvel Comics on the big screen . woefully , there was an obstacle in the way that did n’t make the cameo potential : Wolverine ’s lawsuit .

In an interview withHuffPostback in 2013 , while elevate the filmPrisoners , Jackman divulge there were plans for a Wolverine cameo in the firstSpider - Manfilm , which could have been as mere as him casually walk through the dig . Production was taking spot in New York , and Jackman was also there , but it did n’t happen because they could n’t find the suit , with Jackman say it “ was stuck in some thing ” . Fans are still look for theX - man to cut through way of life with the eternal rest of the Marvel heroesthat have made it to the self-aggrandizing screen , which could finally happen in a not - so - distant future now that Disney has the characters in its baron – but it ’s fun to guess what Jackman ’s Wolverine cameo inSpider - Manwould have been like and the encroachment it could have had in the superhero genre .

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