On HBO Max, Hugh Jackman’s 2013 thriller officially gets a second chance, reaching No. 6 on streaming chart

A Wolverine story set in Japan

Yashida offers Logan a way to lose his immortality. The film was Jackman’s second solo Wolverine movie, released in 2013.

Streaming chart brings new attention

The Wolverine recently reached No. 6 on HBO Max’s Top 10 Movies chart in the United States. It ranked between Project X and The Predator. The film grossed $414.8 million worldwide at the box office. Rotten Tomatoes lists a 70% critics’ score and a 69% audience score, and audiences have called it an underrated X-Men film.

Jackman’s longer Marvel history

Jackman first played Wolverine in 2000’s X-Men and has portrayed the character 10 times. Though he was expected to retire after Logan, he returned seven years later in Deadpool & Wolverine, co-starring with Ryan Reynolds.

Ahead of Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel included X-Men, X2 and Deadpool & Wolverine on its recommended-viewing list. Jackman has not confirmed whether he will appear in Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars, though he expressed interest at Disney’s D23 event.

Wolverine’s future remains unsettled

Marvel has announced its first cast members for the upcoming X-Men reboot, including Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops and Christopher Abbott as Charles Xavier. The announced cast also includes Samara Weaving, Inde Navarrette, Maya Boyd, Adam Driver and Asa Germann.

Marvel has not announced who will play Wolverine or confirmed whether the character will appear in the reboot. Taron Egerton said in 2022 that he had spoken with Marvel Studios; more recent rumors have also linked The Bear star Jeremy Allen White to the role.