With logan bringing wolverines xmen adventures on the big screen to a close, we do our best to put hugh jackmans characters complicated timeline in mostly chronological order. The last wolverine movie established that professor x is still alive and logan seems surprised. But we never get an explanation and then days of future past happened which rewrote the entire xmen timeline. But during that opening montage and the prologue to the wolverine baby logan troye sivan. Logan takes place at least a couple decades after that, and it looks like the cards are once again stacked against mutantkind. Oct 20, 2016 the first logan trailer was finally released earlier today, and much like deadpool earlier this year, the third wolverine spinoff looks like it will be a different kind of xmen movie. Logan as it turns out will be set in the year 2029.
They are greeted by charles xavier and are taken to his school. Does deadpool take place in logans xmen comic universe. Wolverine officially marking the beginning of this original timeline, being the earliest entry in the franchise. Lets start with logan, which we will dub timeline c. The wolverine director james mangold breaks down the first trailer for logan, revealing when it takes place in the xmen timeline and teasing its uniqueness. She is also the biological daughter of wolverine, with similar powers, including regeneration and adamantium claws. Wolverines xmen movie timeline in chronological order. The xmen cinematic universe is perhaps more complicated than any other superhero franchise. The complete xmen movie timeline, including the setup for. The first three xmen movies and the first two wolverine movies all take place in the same timeline, but then 2014s xmen.
Jun 06, 2019 wolverines journey on film thus far in the original xmen trilogy, set and released between 2000 and 2006, trod a pretty linear line. But when laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety. James mangold sat down with to discuss the movies timeline and why that year was chosen. Wolverines xmen movie timeline in chronological order youtube.
Veronica mars and logan echolls were not originally meant to be together. Untangling wolverines complicated xmen movie timeline. An isolated, despondent logan is drinking his days away in a hideout on a remote stretch of the mexican border, picking up petty cash as a driver. The question is whether logan is a direct sequel to jackmans second solo outing, the wolverine set in the original timeline, or if it follows days of future pasts altered timeline. Logan is caught in a japanese camp when nagasaki is bombed. Was just checking something on the marvel wiki and discovered that theyd relabeled logan and the characters who appeared in it as an alternate timeline from the main xmen movie series. Oct 20, 2016 the wolverine director james mangold breaks down the first trailer for logan, revealing when it takes place in the xmen timeline and teasing its uniqueness. Laura designated as x2323 is a mutant, artificially created by alkalitransigen to use as a soldier. Hugh jackmans wolverine timeline, from xmen to logan. Logan saves japanese officer who tries to give logan his samurai sword. Logan timeline, unique tone explained by james mangold.
This actually defines a lot of the exhaustedsicksuicidal logan in this movie. No one really seems to want to come out and explicitly say in which timeline the loganmovie takes place, and i can understand why. Jan 19, 2017 logan as it turns out will be set in the year 2029. Set in the near future year 2029, logan is the last movie in the timeline, even after xmen. Still, it acts as a good explanation of how logan received his adamantium skeleton, and why he fails to remember any of his past thanks to an adamantium bullet. Born in 2018, laura was created along with april, bobby, charlotte, delilah, erica, gideon, jackson, jamaica, joey, jonah, julie, mira, rebecca, rictor, stephen, tamara, and. Dark phoenix is out this week, but the xmen movie timeline is. Apocalypse had a midcredits scene with a company collecting logan and other mutants blood. Adamantium is injected into logans skeletal system by this time. Before we introduce the fan theories, its important to discuss the xmen universes most widely accepted theory. James mangold sat down with to discuss the movie s timeline and why that year was chosen.
May 25, 2019 this creates a new timeline, leading to the events of xmen. Like the timeline in all xmen movies, the answer is complicated. Apocalypse, dark phoenix, the deadpool films and the good future seen at the end of days of future past, and, presumably, a few years later, logan. Although the movie features hugh jackman as wolverine and patrick stewart as charles xavier once more, its implied that this is not in. The first logan trailer was finally released earlier today, and much like deadpool earlier this year, the third wolverine spinoff looks like it will be a different kind of xmen movie. The movie ended with essex corp acquiring wolverines dna, giving them the raw materials to clone wolverine. Apr 21, 2017 in the xmen franchise, logan follows the timeline which was established in days of future past. Oct 21, 2016 on this episode of collider movie talk october 21st, 2016 dennis tzeng and the panel discuss the logan movie timeline, james wan talks about aquaman. Oct 21, 2016 logan takes place at least a couple decades after that, and it looks like the cards are once again stacked against mutantkind. No one really seems to want to come out and explicitly say in which timeline the loganmovie takes place, and. So i will do my very best to try to explain it as simple as possible you may even learn a thing or two. Hugh jackmans wolverine timeline, from xmen to logan digital spy.
This is the timeline of every important event that happened around the supermariologan, both from the fictional world like when a fictional character died or was born and in real life like what important events happened to the sml crew in real life. Revised timeline the xmen including jean grey and cyclops are all present at the xmansion. The wiki now says it takes place in earth17315 as opposed to the original trilogys universe of earth5 and the days of future pasts altered timeline of earthtrn414, the latter being where we all. The xmen movie timeline is a much more confusing one than the mcu. The postcredit scene in apocalypse is a leadin to logan, even though the next film chronologically is dark phoenix logan was released in 2017 so it made sense at the time.
How to explain the timeline of the movie logan 2017 quora. So if youre confused about his movie life story, get stuck in below. Logan prevents mystique from killing trask and being captured, creating a new timeline where sentinels will not eradicate mutantkind future wolverine finds himself back in xaviers mansion in his. Sep 06, 2017 logan seemingly connects to the first class timeline, since the latest film in that timeline xmen. But in the new movie logan, mutants have once again been virtually wiped out. Contains spoilers for logan and the rest of the xmen series. Logan timeline, unique tone explained by james mangold collider. In short, mangold wanted to place logan at a spot on the xmen timeline where it.
Hugh jackmans tenure as wolverine has finally come to an end. Basically, the idea is that deadpool the movie, as we see it, is actually taking place in the world of the xmen comic books that were established in. The complete xmen movie timeline, including the setup. In that timeline, professor charles xavier is still alive, and was never killed by jean grey, which occurred in x3.
We see sinisterlooking members of the essex corporation retrieve weapon xs blood from. Oct 21, 2016 the first three xmen movies and the first two wolverine movies all take place in the same timeline, but then 2014s xmen. In the newly changed timeline, during the battle with magneto, logan is. Veronica mars veronica and logan relationship timeline. As we know, these cloning attempts will lead to the creation of x23, to be played by dafne keen in logan. There are the original films, prequels, spinoffs and a movie that basically erased the original series and started a whole new timeline. The xmen continuity starts as one singular timeline, with xmen origins. Wolverines journey on film thus far in the original xmen trilogy, set and released between 2000 and 2006, trod a pretty linear line. Feb 23, 2017 but in the new movie logan, mutants have once again been virtually wiped out.
Jul 27, 2019 veronica mars and logan echolls were not originally meant to be together. Logans 2029 setting and timeline explained screen rant. In the xmen franchise, logan follows the timeline which was established in days of future past. The xmen have been disbanded for years, with mutants now finding. A lot has happened since he was a relative unknown cast in bryan singers 2000, franchiselaunching xmen his epic run has covered. Finally, we arrive at the member of the movie catalogue best left forgotten. Apocalypse suggests that scott summers and jean grey meet and fall in love as teens in the 1980s. Logan director reveals films exact place in xmen timeline.
The wiki now says it takes place in earth17315 as opposed to the original trilogys universe of earth5 and the days of future past s altered timeline. Feb 28, 2017 with logan bringing wolverines xmen adventures on the big screen to a close, we do our best to put hugh jackmans characters complicated timeline in mostly chronological order. Days of future past arrived to change the mutant landscape as these. Jul 31, 2019 the entire wolverine movie story finally explained by lauren thoman july 31, 2019 4. Yet if you look at all of these movies, theres no setup whatsoever for cable to exist in the timeline, anywhere. The question about logan was whether or not the film was a direct continuation of the wolverine or would it pick up with the new ot timeline we left. Logan successfully manages to prevent trasks assassination in 1973 and indirectly changes history itself, erasing the original timeline from existence.
Hugh jackmans complete wolverine timeline, from xmen to. Apocalypse had a midcredits scene with a company collecting logan. The film, which takes inspiration from old man logan by mark millar and steve. The film, which takes inspiration from old man logan by mark millar and steve mcniven, based in an alternate bleak future, follows. In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary logan leads a quiet life. Logan further complicates the xmen timeline bustle. Heres how logan barely fits in the xmen timeline inverse. I asked this before, but what timeline is the movie logan following. Wolverine 3 director hints where logan fits in xmen movie. Wolverine fitting in x men timelineplot summaries time. The definitive timeline of what logan paul did wrong. Mar 21, 2019 there are the original films, prequels, spinoffs and a movie that basically erased the original series and started a whole new timeline.
Jun 04, 2019 logan loses his memory after defeating a mouthless deadpool timeline inconsistency, and we see a shot of a walking, bald professor x. How logan screws up the xmen movie timeline even more. Xmen movies in chronological order how to watch foxs. On this episode of collider movie talk october 21st, 2016 dennis tzeng and the panel discuss the logan movie timeline, james wan talks about aquaman. Logan seemingly connects to the first class timeline, since the latest film in that timeline xmen. Clint brings the office up to speed on all of wolverines cinematic adventures before they field trip it to. With hugh jackman, patrick stewart, dafne keen, boyd holbrook. The entire wolverine movie story finally explained by lauren thoman july 31, 2019 4. Detangling wolverines complicated xmen movie timeline 23 images it remains to be seen whether logan will straighten out some of the inconsistencies in the x. Aug 15, 2017 basically, the idea is that deadpool the movie, as we see it, is actually taking place in the world of the xmen comic books that were established in logan, which heavy fictionalize the events and. It is no secret that the xmen film series has more than a few disasters when it comes to films and their continunity timeline. Sep 06, 2017 the question about logan was whether or not the film was a direct continuation of the wolverine or would it pick up with the new ot timeline we left an older logan in at the end of dofp. It is the tenth film in the xmen film series and the third and final installment in the wolverine trilogy following xmen origins.
Wolverines last hurrah will be james mangolds upcoming film logan, and the director has revealed precisely where in the very complicated xmen timeline the movie fits in. In a recent interview, james mangold fleshed out the timeline by revealing that the film was set in 2029. Fox stopped caring about the xmen timeline a long time ago. We meet logan hugh jackman, who was born in a remote part of.
An exhaustive explainer of xmens deeply confusing timeline. Logan is a 2017 american superhero film starring hugh jackman as the titular character. The trailer for logan makes it clear that the movie takes place further in the future of foxs xmen movie universe than audiences have yet seen even further out than the dystopian future of. Oct 21, 2016 the question is whether logan is a direct sequel to jackmans second solo outing, the wolverine set in the original timeline, or if it follows days of future pasts altered timeline. And just how does wolverines logan, new mutants and deadpool fit. Logan loses his memory after defeating a mouthless deadpool timeline inconsistency, and we see a shot of a walking, bald professor x. In the newly changed timeline, during the battle with magneto, logan is tossed into the potomac. There have been seemingly countless developments in the logan paul suicide video story, so here is a timeline of everything that went down. His epic run has covered 17 years of real time, 197 years of onscreen history and two alternate timelines before ending in jackmans new film, logan. Clint brings the office up to speed on all of wolverines cinematic adventures before they field trip it to the movie theater. So, how long after days of future past is logan set. In short, mangold wanted to place logan at a spot on the xmen timeline where it wouldnt conflict with any other movies in the series.