--- title: Celebrities Audition for Hugh Jackman's Wolverine Part description: Betty White is uniquely qualified for the job canonical: https://time.com/3951274/conan-wolverine-audition-betty-white-nick-offerman/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-09T16:46:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:17.405Z og:title: Watch Betty White Audition for Hugh Jackman's 'Wolverine' Role og:description: The perennial 'Golden Girl' is uniquely qualified og:url: https://time.com/3951274/conan-wolverine-audition-betty-white-nick-offerman/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Betty White Audition for Hugh Jackman's 'Wolverine' Role twitter:description: The perennial 'Golden Girl' is uniquely qualified twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Nick Offerman, Betty White and Other Celebrities Audition for _Wolverine_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jul 9, 2015 4:46 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jul 9, 2015 4:46 PM UTC Now that Hugh Jackman has announced he’s hanging up his claws, the role of X-man extraordinaire Wolverine is up for grabs. Conan O’Brien and his team unearthed the audition tapes of those vying for a shot at the part. Turns out many Hollywood stars are eager for a chance to strap on some adamantium claws and play Wolverine on the big screen. The video includes auditions from perennial _Golden Girl_ Betty White, _Masters of Sex_ actor Michael Sheen_, Parks and Recreation_‘s Nick Offerman and _Silicon Valley_ star Thomas Middleditch. The group is rounded out with comedians Patton Oswalt, Kristen Schaal and Hannibal Buress, and perhaps most surprising, Larry King. If any of these actors earn the hallowed claws, Marvel should have no problem selling tickets to the next installment of the X-Men film franchise. ### See How Marvel's Wolverine Has Evolved Over The Years  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3951274/conan-wolverine-audition-betty-white-nick-offerman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3951274/conan-wolverine-audition-betty-white-nick-offerman/"},"headline":"Watch Nick Offerman, Betty White and Other Celebrities Audition for Wolverine","datePublished":"2015-07-09T16:46:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:17.405Z","description":"Betty White is uniquely qualified for the job","url":"https://time.com/3951274/conan-wolverine-audition-betty-white-nick-offerman/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","movies","Conan O'brien","wolverine","conan","nick offerman"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3951274/conan-wolverine-audition-betty-white-nick-offerman/","name":"Watch Nick Offerman, Betty White and Other Celebrities Audition for Wolverine"}}]}] ```