James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has arrived in the theatres. The Cop Land filmmaker directed the last installment of Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones franchise. Mangold is being questioned in many interviews regarding the upcoming movie Deadpool 3.
As Wolverine will be seen creating magic on the big screen with Wade Wilson, many fans want to know the 59-year-old director’s thoughts on the upcoming sci-fi/action movie. Deadpool 3 will be released next year on 3 May 2024.
James Mangold says Deadpool 3 is a prequel to Logan
In an interview when James Mangold was asked about his thoughts on Wolverine coming back in Deadpool 3, the Logan director made it very clear that he would have preferred the character not to come back in any movie. Mangold also stated that Ryan Reynolds’s movie is a prequel to Logan. While talking about Shawn Levy’s movie, the 59-year-old director said,
“If it works, it works. And it’s not like the new movie Hugh and Ryan are working on takes place after Logan. So, in a sense, they’re just making a prequel, if you will.”
When Mangold was asked if Hugh Jackman will return to the role of Wolverine during another interview, the director of Knight and Day opened up about his thoughts regarding the character’s return. The filmmaker said,
“I can’t say that there’s a part of me that doesn’t wish that we’d let it be. But there was always going to be another Wolverine. There could be a baby Wolverine and a cartoon Wolverine. As much liquid as they can squeeze out of that rag, they’re going to try to. I don’t measure my success on a movie like Logan with whether we ended the conversation. I ended my conversation.”
Many Logan fans are excited to see Deadpool and Wolverine’s dynamic in the movie. Fans are coming up with many fan theories regarding the story of the upcoming 2024 movie and viewers are eager to see the 54-year-old actor reprise the part.
Ryan Reynolds says Hugh Jackman was excited to come back as Wolverine
The 46-year-old actor opened up about how he convinced The Son actor to play the iconic character in his movie. While talking about Jackman, the Red Notice actor said the Real Steel actor was excited after he heard the story. During an interview, while talking about Jackman, the Canadian actor said,
“It’s been fun. He and I are both really excited. We’ve wanted to do this for a decade. So, to have this opportunity now is, I think actually weirdly, the perfect time. I mean, I never stopped. I was just pestering him like a gnat over the last many years. I actually just think… I believe in timing … and I think he was ready.”
Reynolds also mentioned that Jackman was keen to play something new in this film. The Van Helsing actor also stated his comeback as Wolverine in Deadpool 3 will not mess up Logan’s timeline.
Source: Deadline; CBR; Movie Web
