Logan screenwriter says he was "warned" about Deadpool and Wolverine's opening scene – but he didn't know it would go that far

Aug. 19, 2024

“I’m like, ‘I think I know what’s gonna happen.’ And I did not know!”

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Logan screenwriter Michael Green has responded toDeadpool and Wolverine’s opening scene – and while he wasn’t quite prepared for what went down, he takes it as a compliment.

“People had warned me ahead of time, ‘Uh, I don’t know how you’re gonna feel about the opening [of Deadpool & Wolverine],'” Green toldIGN. “I’m like, ‘I think I know what’s gonna happen.’ And I did not know! I didn’t know they were gonna go that far.”

He continued, “You weren’t meant to take seriously that they were, like, digging him up, and that it was really him. It felt less like they were trying to change the ending of Logan as they were contending with not feeling that they wanted to make a movie as good as they felt Logan was, which is a huge compliment! I felt like it was nothing but complimentary.”

The movie’s opener isn’t the only reference to Logan, either. An older version of Wolverine’s young charge Laura, AKA X-23 (played by Dafne Keen), crosses paths with the titular superheroes in the Void. “As soon as they said, ‘Rolling!’ I really felt like we were back doing Logan. It was like eight years hadn’t passed,“Keen told Entertainment Weeklyabout her return to the role.

Deadpool and Wolverine is out now in theaters. For more on the movie, check out ourDeadpool and Wolverine reviewand our breakdown of theDeadpool and Wolverine post-credits scene.

For more on the MCU, take a look ahead to all theupcoming Marvel movies and TV showsstill to come, or prepare for a rewatch with our guide on how to watch theMarvel movies in order.

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