10 Huge Changes Old Man Logan Needs To Be Wolverine 3

1. Give It A Greater Sense Of Finality

The ending to Old Man Logan could possibly do with a rewrite, too, especially if the film adaptation is indeed going to be Hugh Jackman€™s last time in the role. The comics end with Red Skull and the Bruce Banner both dead, but there€™s no sense of finality to the story. Wolverine adopts a baby Hulk that he spared in his revenge massacre of the Banners, and decides to form a new super-team to set the world right. And then the comics end, before he gets to do so. If this was to be directly adapted into film form, it would feel like a tee-up for a sequel rather than the final instalment of Hugh Jackman€™s cinematic Wolverine tenure. Instead, I think the story should be rejigged so that the film ends with Logan actually having saved the world, rather than just planning to do so at some point in the future. At the end of the comic book series, Logan still needed to defeat the Kingpin and Dr. Doom (who ruled different sections of the USA) in order to save the world. In the film, Fox would be wise to streamline the story and have just one big villain who rules everything (my choice would be Magneto, but they might have different ideas). This way, when Wolverine defeats them and then goes home to kill his evil landlord, the story will be over and Hugh Jackman can have a proper send-off with a sense of finality. Wolverine can retire in peace, call people 'bub' all he likes, and smoke massive cigars all day long. He's still a loner, but the world is safe. How else could his story end? What changes do you think Old Man Logan needs in order to be a movie? Let us know in the comments€
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