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But focusing on MCU favorites isn’t enough. After all, Doomsday and its sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, are going to wrap up the Multiverse Saga, which has already featured its fair share of shocking appearances from Marvel characters. Hugh Jackman’s Logan is back in the fold after Deadpool & Wolverine, and the MCU is already treating him better than some of its home-grown talent. In fact, the X-Men teaser for Doomsday goes a long way toward fixing a Wolverine problem that plagued Fox’s franchise for years.
The MCU Is Taking the Right Approach With Wolverine
The third trailer for Doomsday is now playing in theaters, and it hands the spotlight over to Marvel’s most important mutant team. Magneto narrates the clip, highlighting that no one can escape death, no matter how hard they try. He and Charles share a touching moment before the heat gets turned up, with Cyclops letting an optic blast out on the battlefield. A few seconds later, the Doomsday logo appears, along with the timer that counts down the days until the movie’s release. Miraculously, the screen fades to black before any version of Wolverine shows his face, a rarity for a live-action X-Men project.
Since the MCU already has Wolverine running around with Deadpool, it’s clearly comfortable leaving him out of Doomsday‘s X-Men-based marketing. That’s a good thing because, in Fox’s movies, Logan overstays his welcome, headlining nearly every project and becoming the de facto leader of the team. Of course, Jackman is a fantastic actor, so it’s not like he doesn’t deserve all the opportunities he gets. However, he casts an enormous shadow, and it’s going to be nice to see his former castmates step out from it. One, in particular, might even reach new heights.
