WOLVERINE 3 Will Be Set in the Future
With Wolverine 3 being Hugh Jackman's last time playing the character, this has got to be the best movie yet. I have no doubt they are going to pull out all the stops and give fans the greatest Wolverine film possible.
We now have a new bit of info on the film for you. While talking to CinemaBlend, producer Simon Kinberg revealed the filling information:
"The Wolverine movie takes place in the future.”
This seems to fit the rumors that the story will be inspired by the Old Man Logan comic story arc. That story takes place in a dystopian future where villains have taken over society, and Mysterio messes with Wolverine and he ends up killing the X-Men.
Also, the fact that Patrick Stewart will be reprising his role as Professor X indicates that the film will take place further along in the X-Men timeline than we've seen in the previous films. In case you're not finally with the Old Man Logan story arc, here's the description:
Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of all. For 50 years, no one has heard hide nor hair from him...and in his place stands anold man called Logan. A man concerned only about his family. A man pushed to the brink by the HULK GANG. A man forced to help an old friend--the blind archer, HAWKEYE--drive three thousand miles to secure his family's safety. Get ready for the ride of your life, Logan.
Professor X doesn't have a big role in the Old Man Logan storyline in the comic, so things are obviously going to be retooled for it. I believe that he will be taking on the role that Hawkeye had in the comic story.
Boyd Holbrook was recently cast as the villain in the James Mangold-directed movie, which is set to be released on March 23rd, 2017.