After bringing the iconic X-Man to life for the better part of the last two decades, Hugh Jackman is getting ready to hang up his claws for good.

It was announced a while back that the actor planned to retire from his role as the Adamantium Antihero following one last run in the third and final solo Wolverine movie, which is currently slated to hit theaters next year.

Over the course of his career with the X-Men, Jackman became practically synonymous with his character, meaning that it will be nearly impossible for the studio to just hand his role over to a new actor. However, considering how lucrative the hero has proven himself to be in the past, and that Fox hit the big red reset button on the whole universe not that long ago, the studio may already be planning to do just that.

Luckily, director Bryan Singer may have a solution that would give the studio all of the high-octane, ticket selling tri-clawed action it wants, while allowing fans to hold on to Jackman’s Logan a little while longer.

X-23, A.K.A. Laura Kinney

During a recent interview with Fandango, Singer revealed that he has been wanting to bring Logan’s clone to the silver screen for quite a while.

“I have discussed that with the studio. I actually initially pitched the X-Force and the female.”

Last month a casting call went out for Wolverine 3 for a character that sounded very similar to Kinney, leading fans to speculate that the character would appear to fight alongside the current Jackman during his final appearance… barring any possible stunts concerning a certain Wade Wilson, of course.

Wolverine 3 is set to hit theaters March of 2017, and you may want to buckle up for this one, kiddos, because Wolvy’s final run will be rated-R.

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