Will there be more Wolverine films after ‘The Wolverine’?

Screenrant asked THE WOLVERINE producer Hutch Parker about the possibility of Hugh Jackman returning to reprise Logan in a third film in the character’s solo franchise. Since the very beginning of the “X-Men” franchise, producers and Jackman talked about adapting Logan’s Japanese saga. But are there more stories they would like to tell?

“Absolutely, absolutely.” said Parker when asked about additional films. “This is a standalone piece. You guys know the story, it lives really neatly off by itself and doesn’t preclude anything else. It doesn’t preclude reconnecting. It doesn’t preclude other standalone stories. I think part of what makes Wolverine such an iconic character is that it’s an irresolvable conflict. His immortality and the emotional conflicts he has surrounding those issues are limitless in terms of where that character can go and where they would live and become an issue and engage so that, I think you’ve got – To Tom [Rothman]‘s credit, to Bill Mechanic’s credit – this is a well that can be mined for a long time.

“I think the challenge will be the obligation on the part of the filmmakers and the studio to make sure the stories are worthy of going back to the well. Certainly, Hugh’s been a good sport about it over the years he’s done this character. He clearly loves it to death but I do know that it becomes a storytelling obligation to make sure that this one will be a hard one to top, so that we can continue to serve up opportunities for him as a performer that warrant ‘yes, I want to put the claws back on and grow out my mutton chops and do my thing.’”

The site has more interviews with the cast and crew, which you can read here.

What would you like to see in a potential third film? I think “Old Man Logan” would be a perfect conclusion to the “Wolverine” trilogy. Or they could team-up Logan with “Alpha Flight.” Or bring the villainous Omega Red to the big screen.