Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani tackles a different Marvel role, transforming into Wolverine for a photoshoot. After first establishing himself as a stand-up comedian and funny supporting TV actor on multiple shows including HBO's Silicon Valley, Nanjiani took the leap to genuine big screen stardom with his starring turn in the comedy The Big Sick, which he also co-wrote together with his real-life wife Emily V. Gordon.

After The Big Sick became an indie hit with $56 million at the box office, also nabbing a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination, Nanjiani built on his movie star credentials with a role in the summer action-comedy Stuber alongside Dave Bautista, as well as voice roles in Men in Black: International and Dolittle. But Nanjiani is truly set to arrive as a big screen presence when he appears later this year in Marvel's Eternals, playing the role of Kingo, a Bollywood movie star who also happens to be a cosmic superhero. In order to take on the physicality of a true Marvel good guy, Nanjiani famously got himself ripped, showing off his new physique on Instagram much to the delight of the internet at large (and Nanjiani's dad, who had socks made displaying an image of his shredded son).

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Nanjiani clearly is enjoying his new jacked body, and took some time to have even more fun with it in a recent Men's Health spread in which he paid homage to macho characters from other movies. In by far the highlight of the shoot, Nanjiani becomes Wolverine of X-Men fame and absolutely does justice to Hugh Jackman's legendarily ripped version of the character.

Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine

As well as becoming Wolverine, Nanjiani in the same shoot plays some beach volleyball as Top Gun's Maverick, squeezes himself into a ventilation duct to become John McClane in Die Hard and jumps rope as American Psycho's Patrick Bateman. Undoubtedly though, the best image sees the actor removing his shirt and donning Adamantium claws to become Wolverine.

Of course, the character of Wolverine is presumed to be retired in the movies after Jackman gave him a fitting send-off in Logan. However, it's assumed by many that if/when Disney decides to revive The X-Men in the MCU - a development that may be a long way off after Dark Phoenix failed at the box office - Wolverine will also make a triumphant return. After having a gander at his Wolverine look, Nanjiani may be a good candidate to bring Logan back, assuming he is willing to maintain his shredded physique for that long (or regain it in order to take on the role). For now though, Nanjiani is set to be introduced in the MCU as Kingo, a character who is much less familiar to audiences than Wolverine - though if Eternals is a big hit, that may all change, and Nanjiani might even consider it a step down to take Jackman's place as Wolverine.

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Source: Men's Health

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