X-23 Rumoured To Make Big Screen Debut In Wolverine 3

 

With principal photography for The Wolverine 3 looming, more casting news and rumours regarding the film are starting to flood the internet. The latest tidbit, which emerged this week, should excite many die hard X-Men fans, as it suggests that a character never before seen on the silver screen will be joining Hugh Jackman for Logan’s swan song.

Their report says they’ve learned that none other than X-23 will be joining the cast of the next installment of Fox’s blockbuster X-Men franchise. Beyond that, no other details have been given. The character of X-23 debuted in the popular animated series X-Men: Evolution as the clone daughter of Wolverine. The first 22 attempts failed, hence the moniker “X-23.” She happens to have similar abilities to her father and later adopted the name Laura Kinney. She eventually made her way into comic book continuity in 2004 and later appeared in another wonderful animated series, Wolverine and the X-Men, which is a personal favorite.

Seeing as how the upcoming movie is said to take major inspiration for the comic book arc Old Man Logan, in addition to mostly likely being Jackman’s last outing as the character, this makes for an interesting possibility. While Fox may not necessarily go in this direction, readers current on comic book happenings know that X-23 has since become the Wolverine. Should Jackman indeed bow out, the beauty of this is that they would not have to worry about a recast and they have their next Wolverine at the ready.

The Wolverine 3 arrives in theaters on March 3, 2017.