Marvel’s Rumored X-Men Movie Plans Spell Bad News For Wolverine Fans

Currently, there are no concrete and obvious plot details regarding the future of the X-Men roster of characters on the big screen. Fox’s «X-Men» franchise was expansive and complicated, comprising of several mainline entries, spin-offs, and Wolverine-related projects, and it remains to be seen what Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige choose to salvage. As of now, it’s unclear what exactly the future holds, but if CanWeGetSomeToast’s report is anything to go by, it means MCU fans might be dealing with a Wolverine-less future. 

While Wolverine has always been an iconic X-Men character, the character rose in popularity following Hugh Jackman’s performance in the 2000 film. The project launched the Australian actor to superstardom, with Jackman becoming synonymous with the role. The «X-Men» franchise quickly became a vehicle for Jackman’s Wolverine, with the character operating as the franchise’s leading player. Eventually, Jackman received his own trilogy of Wolverine-centric films, which included the Oscar-nominated «Logan.» 

Seeing as Wolverine overshadowed the rest of the mutants in the cinematic franchise, it isn’t surprising to learn that the creatives over at Marvel Studios aren’t interested in debuting the superhero just yet. If an upcoming «X-Men» project without Wolverine debuts, it’ll allow the new roster of characters (and actors) to break away from the legacy and expectations initially set up by the Fox films. It’ll also allow Marvel Studios an opportunity to take the «X-Men» franchise in a considerably different direction, perhaps one that’s more in line with the comic books. Besides, Wolverine could always show up once the core batch of X-Men characters are established. 

Seeing as CanWeGetSomeToast’s report is just a rumor, one shouldn’t put too much stock in it. Besides, Wolverine is still set to be a key part of the MCU… kind of.