Why Hugh Jackman's Wolverine return in Deadpool 3 can't be just another glorified cameo
It's impossible to predict what Hugh Jackman's Wolverine will be up to in Deadpool 3 just yet. Judging by the Merc with A Mouth's previous movies – and Ryan Reynolds' amusing real-life relationship with Jackman – it's bound to be a bit silly. Yet, we said farewell to Wolverine in James Mangold's moving, emotional, serious, and Oscar-nominated Logan, and bringing him back for a funny adventure could potentially take something away from that.
After decades of being the gruff relief in a bunch of campy, colorful X-Men movies (and spin-offs we won't get into), Jackman was finally able to flex his acting muscles in Logan. Wolverine went dark – and in doing so, became one of the best comic book adaptations of all time. Set in a world where mutants are basically extinct, Professor X's unstable powers having wiped several out years before, it sees the titular hero stumble across a young girl who shares his abilities. Turns out, the "mute" youngster, Laura, is being hunted by a menacing scientific organization, which sets Logan on a bleak and bloody mission to protect her.
Rated R, Logan revels in Wolverine's savagery in a way we'd not seen previously, yet the movie also finds time to explore themes of mortality, guilt, dementia, and even suicide. His quest to get Laura to the fabled sanctuary, Eden, not only pushes his mind to the limit as he learns to care for Laura, and accept himself through her, but also his ailing body. And, well, in the end, Logan finally gives up the fight for good. It’s heartbreaking but there’s a beauty to his sacrifice and its finality – something that’s so uncommon in the genre.
Superhero movies have always struggled to establish stakes when good almost always triumphs over evil. Deadpool 2 is a
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