Yesterday’s big news of Hugh Jackman returning to the role of Wolverine for the upcoming third “Deadpool” film has resulted in a lot of reaction, with a good chunk of it centered on James Mangold’s 2017 film “Logan”.
That film pretty definitively killed off Jackman’s character, which has led to much speculation about what incarnation we’ll see in “Deadpool 3”. Mangold himself amusingly weighed in on all the chatter, posting a gif of X-24 impaling the original Logan on a tree.
The reaction to that posting was swift and, in some cases, harsh as some people either misinterpreted the gif or took it far too seriously. It got bad enough that Mangold was forced to a few hours later state clearly his actual reaction to the news. He tweeted:
“Oh my gosh!. Everybody chill. Just kidding! I’m all good! LOGAN will always be there. Multiverse or prequel, time warp or wormhole, canon or non-canon or even without a rationale, I cannot wait to see what madness [sic] my dear friends @VancityReynolds and @RealHughJackman cook up!”
Shawn Levy will direct the third “Deadpool” which is currently targeting a September 2024 release date.
