Ngemuva kokususa amafilimu amabili okugcina mayelana noWolverine ngaphakathi kohlaka lwabantu "bakwa-X", uMqondisi uJames Mangold akazange ahlale kude namahemuhemu amaningi, ngokwawo uHung Jackman angabuya esibonakaliso sakhe. Khumbula, umlingisi wagcizelela kaninginingi ukuthi wazinikezela nge-Wolverine, eyaqinisekiswa ukufa komlingiswa wakhe eLogan. Le filimu yakhishwa ngo-2017, ukutholakala okuvela emphakathini kuyimpumelelo enkulu. Manje, lapho i-Disney ithole amalungelo abantu bakwa-X, izilaleli zilinde i-Wolverine kanti ezinye izinguquko zingeniswe kwifilimu emangalisayo. Engxoxweni ne-comicbook, kusho uMangold:
Ngingamangala kakhulu uma uHugh futhi udlale i-Wolverine. Kunethiwekhi ihlala ithengisa amahemuhemu, ayifihli. Lapho izihloko ze-cliquancy zivela ezindabeni eziphakelayo, njenge "Downey Returns" noma "uJackman ubuya", bese kuba abantu lesi yisizathu esengeziwe sezingxoxo. Kepha ngiyamangala ukuthi kuzokwenzekani uma omunye walawa amahemuhemu afanelekile? Yini-ke? Ngifuna ukusho ukuthi anginandaba uma umuntu enombono omuhle. Enye into, uma umuntu evele eqede imali futhi isidingo sivela ekususeni ifilimu elingenalutho, elizoletha ithuba lokubandulela kwalo. Le nketho icindezelekile.
Naphezu kwezitatimende ezibukhali kunalokho, i-mannold ayikahlali ngokumelene ne-Wolverine, izoba yiqhawe lefilimu elisha noma i-franchise, kodwa kuphela uma kunesisindo esisezingeni eliphakeme futhi esivuthiwe ngemuva kwalo. Ngokuqondene noJackman, kukholwa kabi ukuthi uzozinikela ekuzikholiseni, avume ukuphinda avele emfanekisweni we-wolverine. Ngokusobala, ama-studio ama-Marvel agxile kangcono ekufuneni omunye umlingisi.