Despite all those references to the X-Men and the presence of Professor X, Hugh Jackman has now claimed that Logan is intended to be a standalone movie rather than part fo the wider X-Men Universe...





"When you see the full movie you'll understand," the actor explained. "Not only is it different in terms of timeline and tone, it's a slightly different universe. It's actually a different paradigm and that will become clear." That probably explains why we have a totally new version of Caliban decades after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse, but why did he and James Mangold head down this route?



"I said this was my last one and they It's been clear for a while now that Logan would be a very different sort of movie to past instalments in the X-Men franchise, but in a new interview with Digital Spy , Hugh Jackman has outright stated that it takes places in a different universe. It's worth noting that the Old Man Logan comic book also took place in an alternate future, so perhaps that's also the case with this highly anticipated release.the actor explained.That probably explains why we have a totally new version of Caliban decades after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse, but why did he and James Mangold head down this route? said make the movie you want to make," Jackman said, referring to Fox. "And so Jim and I had this blank canvas and we wanted to make something really different. Definitely tonally different, I kept thinking The Wrestler, Unforgiven. It's a stand alone movie in many ways. It's not really beholden to time lines and story lines in the other movies. Obviously Patrick Stewart was in there so we have some crossover but it feels very different and very fresh."