The multiversal events of Spider-Man: No Way Home can pave the way for the return of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in a similar way to how Marvel Comics incorporated Old Man Logan into its main universe. Spider-Man: No Way Home fulfills any Marvel fan's dream of bringing together three different Spider-Man franchises through the multiverse, giving audiences a chance to see iconic characters like Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin, Jamie Foxx's Electro, and Tom Holland's Spider-Man all in the same movie. Once Peter Parker overcomes his biggest battle so far, the possibilities that the MCU's multiverse brings to the table seem to be endless.

Ahead of whatever multiversal extravaganza Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will introduce, Spider-Man: No Way Home has established one of the rules of inter-universal travel: all the Spider-Man villains in the movie come from moments before they were killed by Spider-Man. This justifies their hatred towards the wall-crawler, but it also sets up the return of other characters who already died in their respective franchises.

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Hugh Jackman's Wolverine died in 2017's Logan, which adapted the Old Man Logan storyline, where the mutant is one of the only notable survivors in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Logan signified the end of an extensive franchise where Hugh Jackman stood out as a perfectly-cast Wolverine, and his sendoff is regarded as a fitting end to his live-action journey. But if Marvel Studios wanted to bring him back, at least for a cameo, they could draw from the explanation given to the return of Spidey's villains in Spider-Man: No Way Home and from Old Man Logan's story in the comics.

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and Spider-Man No Way Home's Multiversal Villains

Wolverine can be plucked from his universe right before he's killed by his evil clone, X-24. This would give him a reason to fight again, as his last wish is to protect Laura Keen aka X-23. Just like Alfred Molina's Doc Ock and the rest of Spider-Man's multiversal villains, Wolverine could join the main MCU for at least one movie, and he could enjoy one last moment with X-23 before the final sendoff he yearned for so long in his universe. After that, a new Wolverine could be introduced in the main timeline, along with the rest of the MCU's X-Men.

In Marvel Comics, Old Man Logan goes after some of the remaining villains in Marvel's post-apocalyptic future, including Red Skull and a twisted Hulk. But at some point, he's taken from his universe and sent to 616, the comics' designation of Marvel's main universe. There, Old Man Logan meets some of his greatest foes, joins the X-Men for a brief time, and even meets his younger self before returning to his original universe.

Logan gave Wolverine a perfect ending that would be difficult to undo or contradict. But since Spider-Man: No Way Home sets the precedent of beloved actors reprising their iconic roles against all odds, the possibility of Hugh Jackman's return as Wolverine is even more difficult to ignore. Perhaps Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will give Wolverine another second in the spotlight.

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