{"id":465392,"date":"2026-03-09T05:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T05:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/465392\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T05:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T05:30:11","slug":"the-last-thing-the-mcus-x-men-need-is-a-brand-new-wolverine-not-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/465392\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Thing the MCU\u2019s X-Men Need is a Brand-New Wolverine (Not Yet)"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most thrilling notions of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe era is that we may soon have a mansion full of mutant students, let alone the five original members of the X-Men<\/a>: Jean Grey (or Marvel Girl), Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, and Angel, alongside their founder and educator, Professor Charles Xavier. Characters from Fox\u2019s X-Men universe<\/a> are confirmed to appear in Avengers: Doomsday, for instance, but we\u2019re also supposedly about to see the debut of a brand-new MCU X-Men character via Sadie Sink\u2019s Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.<\/p>\n

This would be enormously impactful because it\u2019d be our first non-Fox X-Men character who belongs wholly to the MCU. Moreover, it suggests that the newest wave of X-Men characters<\/a> will once again be played by actors who are in their early-20s, which is exciting. But, against all odds, the MCU shouldn\u2019t feature a new Wolverine anytime soon.<\/p>\n

The MCU\u2019s X-Men May Be a Batch of Young Adults<\/p>\n

\"Sadie
\n Sadie Sink with a bloody nose in Fear Street<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink is currently 23. There\u2019s nothing saying that other X-Men can\u2019t be younger or older, and yet this rumored casting for Jean Grey<\/a>, if legitimate, would imply that the MCU will cast young adults as its new X-Men, whether that\u2019s for the sake of franchise longevity or for younger audiences to have a team affiliation that leans a little closer to their demographic.<\/p>\n

For example, if Sadie Sink truly is playing Jean Grey, whoever\u2019s cast as Cyclops is likely expected to be roughly the same age, not 10-or-so years older.<\/p>\n

Similarly, it would be gravely jarring if Logan\u2019s Wolverine is played by a young adult actor. It can be difficult to remember that he\u2019s not 10 or 20 years older than the other X-Men, but 200 years older, and his aging process is slowed exponentially, resulting in him looking like he\u2019s in his 40s.<\/p>\n

To be fair, any Logan that succeeds Hugh Jackman\u2019s will be unprecedented, and it\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess what route the MCU will go with the character. The MCU has a rare opportunity to begin its X-Men journey with a Wolverine who is a young adult, though, and that\u2019s via Dafne Keen\u2019s Laura<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dafne Keen, Not Hugh Jackman, Should Be the MCU\u2019s Wolverine<\/p>\n

\"Elektra
\n Elektra wants to like Laura Kinney more than Logan.<\/p>\n

One excuse to have an age-relevant Wolverine would be to nudge Dafne Keen\u2019s Laura back into the MCU, if the X-Men are all going to be in their early-to-mid-20s, as she\u2019s currently 21. That\u2019d be easier said than done, however, and perhaps not all that satisfying, unless fans are huge fans of Logan and Deadpool & Wolverine and are adamant about seeing Wolverine in the next iteration of live-action X-Men<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conversely, it would probably be ideal if the MCU refused to entertain the idea of Laura or any other Fox-era X-Men characters being brought back permanently. For Laura, specifically, this would already be the second time that a multiversal event is why she appeared, following her cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But, even if Deadpool & Wolverine behaved like a beautiful swan song for non-MCU superhero projects like The Fantastic Four, Blade, and Elektra, Fox\u2019s X-Men clearly haven\u2019t been erased from the picture yet. If Channing Tatum\u2019s Gambit is in Avengers: Doomsday<\/a>, after all, there\u2019s no reason why Dafne Keen\u2019s Laura shouldn\u2019t be reprised, though it\u2019d likely be Hugh Jackman\u2019s Wolverine coming back, if anything.<\/p>\n

Still, the MCU hopefully isn\u2019t so desperate to have a Wolverine in its initial X-Men roster that it drags Laura through a multiverse wormhole, even if Dafne Keen is in the same age demographic as Sadie Sink. It\u2019d be preferable to have Sadie Sink\u2019s Jean Grey and all other MCU X-Men be novel, without any tethers to the multiverse or any non-MCU franchise.<\/p>\n

There is literally no Laura\/X-23\/Wolverine without a Logan, who was born in the 1800s and almost always looks between the ages of 40 to 50 in most media, but there can always be a Logan despite how old the rest of the X-Men are. This was teased in X-Men: Apocalypse, where Logan could look like he\u2019s in his 40s, even if he is actually centuries old, while the rest of the X-Men are barely allowed to purchase alcohol in the U.S., and he could take on a mentor role.<\/p>\n

Wolverine Deserves a Break<\/p>\n

\"Hugh
\n Hugh Jackman as Wolverine popping his claws<\/p>\n

Indeed, an older Wolverine mentoring younger X-Men isn\u2019t unheard of. In particular, this was a great dynamic in the animated X-Men: Evolution show<\/a>, where the X-Men were teenagers.<\/p>\n

This could be a potentially fantastic route for the MCU to go with its X-Men. That said, Laura or Logan notwithstanding, the MCU doesn\u2019t need Wolverine to eclipse its other X-Men and replicate the sins of the Fox universe.<\/p>\n

Wolverine has earned a long rest on the roster\u2019s bench after single-handedly carrying Fox\u2019s X-Men universe on his back for the last 26 years. Hugh Jackman can\u2019t be revered as an irreplaceable figure if fans ever want another Wolverine, no matter how long he\u2019s played the character for, but the need for X-Men characters like Jean Grey<\/a> to be reinterpreted and properly represented is much more dire in the meantime.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 18, 2026<\/p>\n

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Vanessa Kirby<\/p>\n

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\n Johnny Storm \/ Human Torch\n <\/p>\n

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