The Hugh Jackman-led and James Mangold-directed Logan (2017) was the end of Wolverine’s story. Starring Patrick Stewart as Professor X, the film is barely connected to Fox’s X-Men universe. But it’s also connected enough to assume that it’s set in the future of the same. The film is globally beloved for being a tearjerker and grossed $614 million on a $127 million budget.
However, it’s not going to be the end of Jackman’s Wolverine’s story. Ryan Reynolds is bringing back the character in his Deadpool 3. There has been plenty of discourse about the decision, especially because Logan was the best farewell a character of that caliber could get. However, turns out, even Mangold was planning such a team-up years ago.
Logan Director Was Interested In A Wolverine-Deadpool Team-Up Years Ago
Inverse reported James Mangold saying that one of the ideas he discussed with Hugh Jackman, even while making Logan, was a sort of team-up film with Deadpool and Wolverine. He said:
“I’ve made a bunch of movies with Hugh Jackman now. We’re good friends and we talked a lot. And one of the things we talked about a lot, even while we were making Logan, was the idea of how joyful a kind of Midnight Run or 48 Hrs. with Deadpool and Logan would be. So I completely understand those guys chasing that idea.”
The comparison to Midnight Run or 48 Hrs is striking because both of the films are action comedies where two incompatible characters, one strict and the other goofy, are forced to work together. It’s the premise fans have theorized Deadpool 3 to have. So what do fans think of this new information by Mangold? The internet has reacted fascinatingly to this.
Fans React To James Mangold Confirming Previous Plans Of Deadpool And Wolverine Team Up
Wolverine and Deadpool fans have shared their views on James Mangold confirming that he had early discussions with Hugh Jackman regarding a team-up between the two characters. Many think that Ryan Reynolds is doing exactly that in Deadpool 3, while others think that the director is unhappy he didn’t get to do the film.
Here’s what the fans are saying:
Seems Ryan Reynolds really enjoyed that idea as well since that’s essentially what they’re doing in Deadpool 3.
— Eric Hovland (@EricJHovland) June 24, 2023
Sounds like that’s what we’re getting in Deadpool 3. A Deadpool and Wolverine road trip across the Multiverse.
— Marvelous Gamer (@Mar_DC767620022) June 24, 2023
ah so bros just mad that he doesn’t get to make it
— worfjak (@emopetergriffin) June 24, 2023
And you have not thought that the third Deadpool film might be literally this?
— Webber: Revenge (@realwebber77) June 24, 2023
And Mangold’s version would’ve been 10x better than what we’re getting
— finger (@CinemaLord1) June 24, 2023
The Logan director also admitted that, ultimately, he always knew that Wolverine would return to the big screen. He said:
“I never was under any illusion that there wouldn’t be a new movie, even with potentially a new Wolverine, coming out in the not-too-distant future.”
Mangold is currently busy promoting his latest directorial venture, Indiana Jones 5. While fans would love to see him return for another Wolverine team-up with Hugh Jackman, it seems like his next project is with DC for Swamp Thing. As for Deadpool 3, there are high expectations attached to it. It now remains to be seen if the film can fulfill them.
Deadpool 3 is releasing on 1 May 2024, while Logan is available on Disney+.
