Wolverine Was Originally Going To Have a Much Bigger Part in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE; See a Funny R-Rated Fake Trailer
X-Men: Apocalypse was number one at the box office this past weekend, so it's fair to assume a lot of you went to see it. (I wasn't crazy about it, but I'd be interested to hear what you thought in the comments.) It's not a spoiler to say that Wolverine is in the movie because 20th Century Fox ruined that surprised by showing him at the end of one of their trailers, but I'd say this article contains extremely light spoilers about the basic plot of the movie, so tread lightly.
CinemaBlend spoke with writer/producer Simon Kinberg about Wolverine's role in the movie, and he revealed that Logan was initially intended to be much more than just a cameo:
There was always a notion that we wanted Wolverine to be in the movie. We wanted to find a way to feature him in the film, partly because Bryan [Singer] and I love Hugh [Jackman] so much. We love the character, obviously, and he’s such a huge part of the franchise. There were a lot of iterations of how Wolverine would enter and exit the movie. There was a version when he was going to come in at the midpoint of the film and be like the drill sergeant for the kids and take over as their leader. And we felt like that stepped on Jen[nifer Lawrence]’s role in the movie and becoming their leader.
I think that original version might have actually been better than what we got because A) the whole Weapon X departure felt like a way to force the characters to run into Wolverine, and at least it would have resulted in something bigger if it played out that way, and B) despite Jennifer Lawrence's star power, it just doesn't make a ton of sense for Mystique to be the one leading the X-Men. What do you think?
Finally, take a look at this funny fake trailer for an R-rated version of X-Men: Apocalypse in which 20th Century Fox changes the movie in order to capitalize on the success of Deadpool: