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Liev Schreiber on Possibility Returning as Sabretooth

August 03, 2009 07:21:01 GMT

'I'm over 40 now, and do I really want to go through the physical stuff that it took to pull that off again? I'm not so sure,' the 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' actor sounds off his hesitation.
Liev Schreiber on Possibility Returning as Sabretooth
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"", a sequel to "", is being developed by 20th Century Fox and Seed Productions, but there is a chance that won't return to play Sabretooth. At "" junket, the Charles Townsend of "" revealed that he is unsure whether he wants to reprise the role taking his age into consideration.

"I'm over 40 now, and do I really want to go through the physical stuff that it took to pull that off again? I'm not so sure," the life-partner of actress explained as quoted by Cinema Blend. He added, "As an audience member, I'd be really interested to see how you'd go from the Liev Schreiber Victor Creed to the Tyler Mane Victor Creed [from X-Men]. So I'd like to see that."

In early May, it was reported that both 20th Century Fox and Seed Productions partners, and John Palermo, have begun planning "Wolverine 2". The follow-up movie is expected to focus its story on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series. One of the film's after-credits easter egg endings has hinted on the possible plot, presenting Logan drinking in a Japanese bar.

So far, no writer has been hired to pen the sequel, but "" scribe Simon Beaufoy had mentioned during an appearance at 2009 Bradford International Film Festival, which ran from March 13 to 28, that he had been approached.

41-year-old Liev Schreiber is a Tony Award-winning actor for his performance in the play "Glengarry Glen Ross". He has been involved in numerous feature projects, including "The Sum of All Fears", "", "" and "". In "Taking Woodstock", he portrays as transvestite Vilma, a security guard/drag queen.



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posted by barriely on Aug 05, 2009
omg if he doesnt return to the 2nd wolverine idk whatd id do he was the hole reason i went to c that movie well jackman too but still i hope he returns i liked him better then the 1st sabretooth
posted by thegirl on Aug 05, 2009
What? 41 isn't old and he gets paid mad cash. What is the problem?
posted by andries price on Aug 03, 2009
i like liev schreiber as sabertooth he's cool i will see him on wolverine 2 that will be cool i will see wolverine 2 in theatres 2011 see ya
posted by sean_murph on Aug 03, 2009
He was the best thing about that movie. I hope he comes back, but if he doesn't want to push himself, i'll understand.

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