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"Still a child, but a wounded badass, a pound puppy, raised in captivity in a time of battle." This leaked character description for a young woman known as Zoe seems to be for a casting call and sounds an awful lot like a potential female Wolverine. It continues: "She can eat like an animal... She has a high IQ, but is also a temperamental, impulsive and feral creature that can raise genuine mayhem." New images from the set of Wolverine 3 also show Hugh Jackman with a young actress. Is this X-23, the character modified with the blood we saw stolen at the end of X-Men: Apocalypse?

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The tantalising scene from the end credits showed the blood-soaked scene of Wolverine’s escape from the underground Alkali facility. Mysterious members of Essex Corp were seen retrieving the X-Men hero's blood for their own presumeably nefarious use. In the Marvel Comic Universe Essex Corp is run by Nathaniel Essex, the villainous Mister Sinister - a role rumoured to be played by Richard E. Grant in Wolverine 3. The blood is used to create a new female Wolverine, aka Laura Kinney, who is raised as a lethal weapon in captivity. The leaked character description referes to a Zoe, but this could be a code-name or alternate name for the character. FULL LEAKED CHARACTER DESCRIPTTION AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE.

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The as-yet-untitled Wolverine 3 will be Hugh Jackman's final outing as the hairy hero. The introduction of a new related character would make sense for the youthful next chapters of the X-Men franchise and fulfils the rising demand for more female-led superhero films. The recent casting of Eliza Rodriguez ignited speculation that she woudl be playing X-23. The young actress in the new on-set pictures has not yet been identified and coudl equally be another, as-yet-unrevealed character. What is certain is that fans will be very disappointed if a female Wolverine does not make an appearance. CLICK HERE for our X-tremely handy guide to the confusing X-Men story timelines.

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Full ZOE CHARACTER DESCRIPTION leaked by That Hashtag Show: "12 to 15 year-old girl. Still a child, but a wounded badass, a pound puppy, raised in captivity in a time of battle, without support systems of normal childhood. She has no family and until now, has never left the compound in which she was born. "She has an authentic intensity – her expressions & body language speak volumes, without words. Once released in the outside world, everything is new – every experience and every image a first. "This does not mean everything is wonderful or wondrous. Some things she sees (things we might regard as conventional) may scare her or anger her and things we may find interesting may bore her.