Logan (movie series character)

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A cosplayer dressed up as the movie version of Wolverine.

Logan is the main character of the 20th Century Fox series of X-Men movies. He was played by Hugh Jackman in six X-Men movies and three solo Wolverine movies from 2000 to 2017.

Fictional biography[change | change source]

James Howlett was born in the 19th century and learned he had claws on each hand. He later participated in several wars.

X-Men: First Class[change | change source]

He appeared in a cameo where he says to Charles Xavier and Magneto "Go fuck yourself".

Logan[change | change source]

In the year 2029, Logan retired from being an X-Man and decided to be a cab driver.

References in other works[change | change source]

  • Hugh Jackman was supposed to make a cameo as Wolverine in 2002's Spider-Man, but the crew couldn't find his X-Men suit.
  • Wolverine's face appears in the extended cut of 2005's Fantastic Four.
  • In 2006's Flushed Away, Roddy (voiced by Jackman) checks his wardrobe and one of his outfits is a Wolverine costume.
  • Wolverine and Hugh Jackman get mentioned constantly by Deadpool in the 2016 movie Deadpool.
  • Archival footage of Hugh Jackman as Logan from X-Men Origins: Wolverine appears in the mid-credits scene of the 2018 movie Deadpool 2 where Deadpool kills his mouthless self to "clean the timeline".

Reception[change | change source]

Hugh Jackman's performance of Wolverine has been well-liked since the first movie.