Joe Wright's Pan finds its Blackbeard in X-Men star Hugh Jackman.
Wolverine will be sporting a different kind of facial hair in his next movie.
Variety reports that Hugh Jackman has signed on to play the pirate Blackbeard in Warner Bros. Pictures' Pan, a retelling of the Peter Pan story that will be directed by Joe Wright (Hanna).
The studio's first choice for the part had been Javier Bardem, but he passed and Jackman became the next actor in their sights. He'll possibly be joined by Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy), who is "in talks" to play the infamous Captain Hook.
Jackman was last seen on the big screen in September's Prisoners, where he played a much darker role than usual. The actor is best known for playing the X-Men mutant Wolverine and will make an seventh appearance in the part this May in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Pan is scheduled to come out on July 17, 2015.
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