Reviving Him Will Cheapen Logan’s Legacy
The finality of Logan’s death was a powerful statement. It ushered in a new chapter and a world without him. There were no grains of sand rising from the ground, or a shift of the rocks on his grave; it was permanent. Weapon X is dead.
If you’re an avid comic book reader, though, you’ll know that nothing is ever permanent in this medium. Characters die and come back to life in the Marvel universe more times than Stefano DiMera did in Days of Our Lives. The explanations for their resurrections are usually outrageously crazy, but hey, we love comics for what they are, right? All things considered, cinema is a completely different medium, and the legacy of Logan rides on whether the character will be revived so soon again.
There’s no doubt that the character will be rebooted down the line; however, there’s a problem with what to do right now – especially since Wolverine is still one of the most popular X-Men around. Knowing Fox, they won’t be able to ignore the opportunity to get those dollars rolling and will want more of him in their upcoming slate sooner rather than later. Sure, his death in Logan occurs in another timeline and not in the current one involving James McAvoy’s Professor X, but since Jackman is gone from the series, they’ll need to bring in another actor to replace him. And this leads us to our next point…