The X-Men universe is going to be getting younger in the next movie with a lot of original members getting re-cast due to the actors getting older and not being able to carry the roles like they want it. But one original member seems to be difficult to move.

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Speaking with New York Daily News on Monday, X-Men writer Simon Kinberg talked about the direction of a lot of the re-cast characters and the one actor they couldn't get rid of: Hugh Jackman.

"At some point if we want to introduce Cyclops, Jean and Storm into their universe, we will have to recast them. But Hugh's the one that's the trickiest because he's basically immortal (from his healing powers)," he said.

"So recasting him is a complicated thing to do in addition to loving Hugh....I'm not sure how you do it."

The site added comments that Jackman made previously about the role and how it has lived before him and will live on without him.

"Look, that character has existed for 40 years before I took him on and he'll exist way longer than me," Jackman said.

"I feel very lucky I've had as many goes as I've had. It'll feel a little weird, but I'm sure it felt a little weird for Sean Connery watching other people play James Bond."

Wolverine is expected to be in the next movie in some form of Weapon X as he was taken in by William Stryker at the end of Days of Future Past and was headed to have his claws fixed. This could lead to a new brand of the character and Jackman may look to keep the character going for awhile.

X-Men: Apocalypse is set to open in theaters on May 27, 2016.

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X-Men Apocalypse, Movies, Hugh Jackman, Simon Kinberg