Los Angeles: Actor Michael B. Jordan says he loves all the superheroes from the X-Men franchise, but The Wolverine played a huge role in his upbringing.
Jordan will soon be seen in Black Panther as villain Erik Killmonger – who has an agenda that challenges T'Challa (essayed by Chadwick Boseman) for the throne.
"My initial exposure to the Marvel universe was pretty extensive. I grew up with Marvel and comic books and was always a big fan. As a kid I loved all of the graphic novels and cartoons so I was very familiar with the universe coming into it as an actor," Jordan said in a statement.
Asked about his favourite Marvel character, he said: "My favourite characters are all of the X-Men. Wolverine was a big character in my upbringing. Magneto was as well. I loved Magneto's sensibility.