What Happened In ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’? A Recap Before ‘Logan’ Hits Theaters

On March 3, Hugh Jackman’s final film as Wolverine will release in theaters. Taking place in 2029, “Logan” stars an aged Wolverine who is now caring for Charles Xavier. While attempting to seclude himself from the world, Logan is approached by a young mutant with powers extremely similar to his.

To understand how we got to this point in “Logan,” we have to look back at the last films Wolverine was in. At the end of 2013’s “The Wolverine,” Logan returns to the United States from Japan and is approached by Magneto and Professor X who warn him of a new threat to mutants.

These events are shown in 2014’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” when Wolverine is sent to the past to prevent Mystique from assassinating Dr. Bolivar Trask, which led to a campaign against mutants.

While Logan isn’t a main player in the last X-Men film, “Apocalypse,” Jackman makes an uncredited appearance as Wolverine in his Weapon X form. The character was last seen attempting to escape the complex he is held in. In a post-credits scene, we see men in suits visiting the Weapon X facility to retrieve data and DNA which is marked “Weapon X.”

The Weapon X DNA is the same DNA used to create X-23 in “Logan.” With Logan’s DNA in her, X-23 is a female clone of the superhero but is being used by the Transigen project as a weapon.

Following the release of “Logan,” Jackman won’t be the only X-Men veteran hanging up his costume. Patrick Stewart, who has portrayed Charles Xavier/Professor X in X-Men films since the original 2000’s film, says “Logan” will be his last time as the leader of the mutants.

While speaking at a SiriusXM Town Hall, Stewart recalled his feelings after watching “Logan.” According to the actor, the ending of the film was so perfect that he felt no need to continue on as the character, reported Entertainment Weekly.

“So, we had some time to sit there and, as I sat there I realized there will never be a better, a more perfect, a more sensitive, emotional, and beautiful way of saying au revoir to Charles Xavier than this movie,” he said. “So, I told [Hugh] that same evening, ‘I’m done too. It’s all over.’”