James Mangold‘s Logan was an ideal finish to Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. That film could be top-of-the-line comedian e-book movies that has been made. Yeah, Jackman is coming again to reprise his function in Deadpool 3, however that film won’t mess with the story that Logan delivered.

One of many vivid spots in Logan was Dafne Eager, who took on the function of X-23. She was superb in that film, and I’d’ve beloved to see a by-product movie that continued her story. She deserved a movie of her personal! In line with Mangold, it was truly being deliberate, however after Disney purchased Fox they scrapped it.

Whereas a visitor on the Pleased Unhappy Confused Podcast, Mangold confirmed plans for the movie, however he by no means obtained round to writing a script. He mentioned:

“I by no means had a script. I began engaged on a narrative, however I don’t consider that as a universe. I simply beloved the character. I assumed Dafne [Keen] is such an extremely dazzling actress. I imply, I assumed… you discuss gambles on films, the quantity of weight we placed on an 11-year-old lady in that film.”

It was due to Eager’s efficiency and the response from followers that made him wish to do a by-product movie. He went on to say:

“I imply, it’s occurred. ‘Paper Moon’ with Tatum O’Neal or ‘The Exorcist.’ There’s films the place the kid efficiency simply shocks everybody in its depth, however she was so miraculous in that film and fierce. And I feel individuals responded on so many ranges to it, even individuals with simply troublesome youngsters acknowledge Logan’s plight making an attempt to type of cope with her. However I used to be actually interested by how that might work.”

Sadly, we’ll by no means get to see her story explored additional, which is a disgrace. I feel a film based mostly on her character would’ve been a giant hit! X-23 creator Craig Kyle beforehand shared his ideas on the place the story ought to go saying:

“We all know the youngsters have been created and examined. I would like to see a number of the tales that we informed [in the comics], see as a lot as we will of how she got here to be, however then actually get into the tales of what she was pressured to do and commit. She mentioned she killed individuals. She mentioned unhealthy individuals. The majority of who X-23 and Laura killed within the comedian books have been unhealthy individuals, however she did kill some youngsters. She did kill a complete press corps. I feel there’s one thing highly effective about watching her undergo these horrors with none say and with none capability to not take these actions.

“A narrative I at all times needed to inform was, as soon as she’s free and as soon as she’s gone by means of what she’s gone by means of, the one manner she will be able to have a hope for a future is for her to return and hint the lives that remained and have been harmed by the actions she was pressured to commit. You set her on this journey of redemption. She faces the households that misplaced fathers. The orphans, everybody that was touched by her horrific acts. And she will be able to undergo them one after the other and face everybody affected by the murders she was pressured to commit, if she will be able to get to the top of that street with out being killed by those who stay, there’s one thing on the opposite aspect of that. I feel it might actually be transformative for the character.”

Would you’ve favored to see an X-23 film with Eager again within the function? It may nonetheless be finished! Marvel ought to simply do it.