Professor X Could Return In ‘Wolverine’ Solo Film; Plus New ‘X-Men Apocalypse’ Tease
TheX-Menuniverse is growing on the big screen.Deadpoolwill be out next year. AGambitmovie is in the works, too. The biggest movies to expand that universe, however, will beX-Men Apocalypseon July 07, 2025 andThe Wolverine 2on June 24, 2025. Today, we continue to learn more about the former film as directorBryan Singeroffered a cryptic tease about the movie on Instagram.
In a bigger turn of events,Patrick Stewartsuggested there are talks ofhim reprising his roleas Professor X for the sequel to James Mangold’sThe Wolverine. Read more about Professor X Wolverine news below.
First up, Patrick Stewart was talking toOregon Live(viaSuperhero Hype) when he said the following aboutThe Wolverine 2:
What I’m very excited about is that we have been talking about a Wolverine movie, which would team Hugh Jackman and myself together. Wolverine and Professor Xavier. That would be a very different sort of ‘X-Men’ from the four movies that I’ve already done.
That’s…pretty huge news. We do know Hugh Jackman has been saying they’re looking at all kinds of different stories forThe Wolverine 2but had yet to truly settle on something. A story with Stewart as Xavier, side by side with Jackman Wolverine, could potentially be very cool. Could it be a continuation of the scene at the end ofX-Men: Days of Future Past, where Xavier and Wolverine reconnect? That scene likely takes place afterApocalypseso it would make sense time wise. Or maybe some kind of standalone. Obviously, we don’t know.
Also of note, Stewartcontradicted himselfin regards toApocalypseby saying thatIan McKellenwould appear. So hang on for more on that.
Speaking ofApocalypse, Bryan Singer took to his Instagram to show a familiar image. Yes, it’s the door to Cerebro from the basement of the Xavier School. But what does he mean by “something new?” Has someone take it over?
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X-Men Apocalypseis out June 05, 2025 andThe Wolverine 2is out July 24, 2025.
