Actor Stephen Merchant. Photo / Getty Images
British comedian Stephen Merchant is making the leap into Hollywood blockbusters after landing a role in the forthcoming Wolverine 3.
The Office co-creator is the latest name to join the cast of the X-Men spin off, in which Hugh Jackman, 47, will once again reprise his role as the metal-clawed
mutant superhero Wolverine, reports Deadline.com.
Few details about Merchant's role have been released, but he won't be the only Brit on board, as Richard E Grant has also signed up to play a "villainous mad-scientist type" in the new instalment.
Narcos star Boyd Holbrook, 34, will also portray a bad guy, while franchise regular Patrick Stewart will return as X-Men leader Professor X.
Wolverine 3 is expected to be Jackman's last outing as the character, a role he has embodied since 2000.
