10 Huge Changes Old Man Logan Needs To Be Wolverine 3
2. Make Wolverine Less Irredeemable
Through flashbacks, the Old Man Logan comics explain why Logan is so haunted by his past and reluctant to use his claws. Years prior to main bit of the story, he was hypnotised by Mysterio into killing all his X-Men colleagues (Wolverine actually thought he was slashing down super villains, but that was just an illusion). For Hugh Jackmans final cinematic send-off as Wolverine, I cant see Fox signing off on the idea of him killing all the X-Men, whether it was actually his fault or not. This section of the story will need a major rewrite, then, in order for Logan to seem less irredeemable and more likeable. After all, Fox want audiences to love this character, not loathe him. The easiest way I can see to do this is by swapping out the flashback Logan for Sabretooth. Hes immortal as well, so could probably wipe out all the X-Men if he had the right fighting training/the right person hypnotising him. If the script threw in a different reason for Wolverine to be guilty and reluctant to use his claws (perhaps he failed to stop Sabretooth?), Fox could essentially tell the same story without irredeemably screwing over the main character. This would also add another layer of personal vendetta to the Wolverine/Sabretooth showdown, which is no bad thing.
