Why did they make Wolverine old for the movie Logan when he wasn’t that old in the comics?
Meet Old Man Logan.
Hugh Jackman wanted to quit the role of Wolverine because of his age and skin cancer.
Moreover he wanted to leave because the character Wolverine was at its peak and he still wanted to be remembered for his role. This is what good actors do as they know when to stop or say no.
Now, the 2017 movie Logan is set in the year 2029. This is a timeline where there are no mutants born since 25 years. Transigen Corporation is hunting mutants for their genetics.
Wolverine is shown old as his healing is not as good as it used to be. Due to this the very Adamantium that he used as a weapon is now killing him from the inside.
The movie doesn’t dive into the details of why Wolverine lost his healing. But there’s an easter egg for this. The farmer with which Wolverine and Laura stay tells that mutants lost their abilities because of corn syrup.
What happened is Dr Zander Rice, found out a way to isolate the X-gene in mutants which was responsible for the mutation. When the X-gene was isolated, it couldn’t mutate and so the mutants couldn’t exist as the gene couldn’t provide any powers.
Having made this virus Rice with the help of Transigen Corporation manufactured high-fructose corn syrup. He then added the virus which could isolate the X-gene to the corn syrup.
Corn syrup was used an additive for cereal and energy drinks globally which saw the end of mutants.
Wolverine was no exception to this virus, as the food he was consuming weakened his healing factor.
Hence, Wolverine was written in a way that could give his character a satisfying end.
