"Old Man Logan" Theme Confirmed For Wolverine 3

There have been a lot of rumors that have been running around concerning Hugh Jackman's last outing as Wolverine, but now DenofGeek.com has confirmed two things about the film Wolverine 3 (working title).  The first thing is that 20th Century Fox is shooting for an R-rating (thank you, Deadpool!)  The second thing is that it will be loosely based on the fan favorite Old Man Logan comic book story.

First, let's talk about the R-rating.  Look, I understand that Deadpool is doing great at the box office, and since this is his first stand alone movie that they've done for him, giving it an R-rating makes sense.  You start the series off on an R-rating, then audiences will know what to expect in future projects for the character.  The problem with Wolverine going this route is that the first two movies that they've done for him have been PG-13.  It has an audience that is younger than Deadpool audience, and watching him in all of his stand-alone movies and X-Men films, they won't be able to go see him for his last time around.  For this reason alone, I think it's a bad idea.  Having said that, I can't wait to see a Wolverine movie where he finally goes completely berserk!

Now, about the Old Man Logan story.  Whaaa...???  I don't understand how they are claiming to make an Old Man Logan movie since over half of the characters in the book belong to other movie companies.  Let's go down the list...The Hulk (plus his offspring), Hawkeye, Red Skull, Spider-Man (okay, Spider-Man's daughter) just to name a few.  Then there's the fact that in the book, Wolverine kills all of the X-Men when Mysterio messes with his head (another Spider-Man character, by the way).  How will that affect the X-Men franchise's timeline?  Not that the X-Men cinematic universe timeline has ever been consistent or made sense, but still, this is a valid point.  The closest thing that they will be able to do is have it take place in a dystopian future, he has to make his way across the country on some sort of quest to save his family, and then seeks revenge after they get killed.  Really.  That's the most we can expect from this film as far as the Old Man Logan story goes.  It's kind of like Wold War Z.  It was "based" on a novel, but the only thing that it had in common with the book was the title.

Regardless of how they do this, I am looking forward to seeing this movie.  It's looking to be the truest form of Wolverine that this company has made.  For that reason alone, this is a "must see."