Is Marvel Cinematic Universe introducing this X-Men character in future projects?
The holy union between the Marvel Cinematic Universe and X-Men franchise might just be happening sooner than fansanticipated.
With only two episodes remaining in 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier',MCU Phase 4 is off to a great start with another solid show tying the past and the future together with hints from the mutant world.
Both WandaVision and Falcon showed us what Marvel can do in this particular format. Disney+ allows the studio to tell richer stories and focus on characters who haven’t been thoroughly explored in the movies or some crossovers that could never happen in the past.
A few new Marvel leak has claimed that Wolverine, the mutant fans have been dying to see with the Avengers (now that Disney owns the rights to the X-Men), will appear in several upcoming movies and TV shows.
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According to That Hashtag Show, a Wolverine anthology series is in early development for Disney+. The report notes that Marvel has yet to cast the leading superhero, and the studio also hasn’t yet chosen a director or showrunner.
The report says Marvel is toying with the idea of exploring the many sides of this popular character. The anthology series would play out similarly to American Horror Story, where it all resets after each season. According to sources, Marvel and Kevin Feige are confident that an anthology series can explore Wolverine’s history without affecting the character’s role in X-Men films.
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Initially, Marvel is said to be looking to adapt the Weapon X story arc for the first season of its new show. This would be the hero’s origin story and it would play out in the MCU, so hooks to other MCU properties would be expected.
GeekosityMagpoints out another poignant detail that might result in the famed mutant actually making it to the MCU.Reportedly, Marvel is working on a Patch film featuring Wolverine. This would connect Wolverine with Madripoor, the famous X-Men location that was featured for the first time in the MCU thanks to 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'.
The report says that the Patch version of Wolverine could be explored in a second Wolverine movie, while the first film could have the mutant face-off with Hulk. Marvel of course maps out the MCU’s course several years in advance, long before announcing any new titles.
Marvel is reportedly going for a “rollicking pirate movie” for the film and will push the envelope of PG-13 violence in Madripoor. This new Wolverine apparently won’t have the same dark tone as Logan, the last movie where we saw Wolverine in action. But Marvel will reportedly keep the character “fresh” in the MCU. Wolverine is getting a new beginning, and Marvel will explore other places and movie genres with the character.
In a separate report, Hugh Jackman, who confirmed a few years ago that he’s done with the character now wants to see what Marvel intends to do with the character before calling it quits. Jackman doesn’t want the new Wolverine movies to ruin the Fox character’s arc, where the mutant died at the end.
The actor reportedly met with Marvel, expressing his concerns about reviving his Wolverine after the hero died. Kevin Feige apparently reassured him that whatever Wolverine he’d play for the MCU, it wouldn’t be the character who died in Logan. Instead, Jackman would play a Logan from the multiverse with a different story and continuity. If this conversation sounds familiar, that’s because we’ve heard similar rumblings about bringing dead Avengers back to the MCU.
The report notes that two Marvel properties are being considered for Jackman’s Wolverine. One is Secret Wars. The other is a second Deadpool film for the MCU, which would be Deadpool 4. Marvel doesn’t want its first Deadpool movie to introduce two characters, Ryan Reynolds’s Deadpool and Jackman’s Wolverine. But the mutant could appear in a sequel seeing as Deadpool will be jumping around the multiverse.
While, none of the Marvel rumours can ever be confirmed, considering the vastness of the Universe and ever-changing deals of Disney. One thing is for sure, the creators and makers are seriously looking into bringing mutants into the Universe of superheroes before they introduce the big villain of this phase.