Female Wolverine? Bryan Singer Hints at a Possible Screen Debut
X-23, the female Wolverine clone, in the comics (Image: Marvel)
In X-Men: Apocalypse, the X-Men reunite once again to save the world—this time from Oscar Isaac’s ancient, blue-skinned harbinger of doom. Once we all watch that battle unfold, and then Hugh Jackman completes one more mission in Wolverine 3, Apocalypse director Bryan Singer says it’s possible we’ll see the most famous adamantium-clawed member of the mutant team undergo a gender-reassignment makeover.
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Speaking to Fandango, Singer says that he’s been involved in conversations regarding the future direction of X-Force, an X-Men spin-off about a group led by Cable—a time-traveling badass who’ll undoubtedly be making his big-screen debut alongside his frequent partner-in-insanity, Deadpool, in the Merc With a Mouth’s next big-screen adventure. However, as Singer reveals, X-Force may not only operate in tandem with the rest of Fox’s X-Men properties; it may also reboot Hugh Jackman’s adamantium-clawed Wolverine as a woman.
“I have discussed that with the studio,” Singer tells Erik Davis at Fandango. “I actually initially pitched the X-Force and the female.”
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While that may sound like a far-fetched idea for fans who only know Wolverine from the movies, fans of the comics know it happened long ago in the books. In 2004, Marvel debuted X-23, a Y-chromosomed clone of Wolverine who’s frequently been linked with X-Force. If Hugh Jackman indeed hangs up his X-threads, as he’s said he intends to do after Wolverine 3 (out March 3, 2017), the idea that Marvel might consider recasting the character in a totally different way sounds plausible, though whether the studio ultimately will go down this path is anyone’s guess.
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Singer also states that plans remain afoot to eventually link a wide variety of related Marvel characters controlled by Fox—X-Men, X-Force, Deadpool, and New Mutants—in an Avengers-style way. Still, he warns, “It has to be done right. Anytime you throw all these characters together to hit a start date, it can make a lot of money, but it can also be a clusterf**k…. If the tone can still maintain itself, I’m all for it. What I’m not for is throwing a bunch of characters together and hoping it works.”
You can read all of Singer’s recent interview at Fandango; his X-Men: Apocalypse hits theaters on May 27.
Director Bryan Singer shares his quick take on the difference between ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ and previous films in the series: Watch:
