Over the past few months,LoganstarHugh Jackman, directorJames Mangoldand the Wponx Instagram account have been sharing cryptic new photos from this highly-anticipated superhero adventure, which hits theaters on June 11, 2025. Through these photos, we’ve gotten confirmation thatDafne Keenis playing the mutant cloneX-23, along with our first looks atBoyd Holbrook’s Donald Pierce,Stephen Merchant’s Caliban and much more. Today,Hugh Jackmanhimself has debuted yet another new photo, which confirms thatRichard E. Grantis playing an important character that has roots in the Marvel Comics.
The actor debuted the photo today from hisTwitteraccount, featuring our first look atRichard E. Grant, with the photo’s caption reading, “Rice. Logan. 3.3.17,” which confirms thatRichard E. Grantis playing none other than Dr. Zander Rice, one of the creators of the mutant clone X-23 in the original Marvel comics. In the comics, Zander Rice’s father was part of the originalWeapon Xprogram. Zander helped develop X-23’s “trigger scent,” which would cause her to go on a murderous rampage.
There had long been rumors of X-23’s presence before this character was confirmed. The post-credits scene inX-Men: Apocalyspefeatured an unseen character walking through the carnage caused byLogan, before he picks up a vial of blood that is marked “Wolverine.” Many fans believe that this blood is used to create the X-23 clone, who we’ll see inWolverine 3. It’s possible that it was actually Zander Rice who picked up that vial of blood at the end ofX-Men: Apocalypse, but that hasn’t been confirmed.
One of the other photos that debuted last month may have offered some more clues into X-23’s origins, with the image featuring what may have been the device used to inject Wolverine’s mutant powers into X-23. The movie will be partially based on the iconic Old Man Logan comics, with Logan (Hugh Jackman) losing his mutant healing abilities. The previous photos revealed through social media featuredStephen Merchant’s Caliban,Patrick Stewart’s Professor X and one of the Reavers, played byStephen Dunlevy. There have also been cryptic images featuring various locations around El Paso, Texas, and what is believed to be a glimpse at the comic book character Arcade.
There was also another cryptic photo which showed the limousine thatHugh Jackman’s Logan is driving, which may have hinted thatProfessor Xgets killed off in this movie. We saw this limousine in the very first set photos, with the actor working alongsideDafne Keenas Laura Kinney, a.k.a X-23. Those set photos revealed that the limousine had a slew of bullet holes in it. This latest photo shows that there are a concentration of bullet holes on the passenger side door, which may or may not be where Professor X was sitting in the first trailer. The cast also includesBoyd Holbrookas the villainousDonald Pierce, along withEriq La Sallein an unspecified role.James MangolddirectsLoganfrom a script byDavid James KellyandMichael Green. Take a look at the latest photo fromLogan, as we get closer to the June 22, 2025 release date.
