• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket

Patrick Stewart says Logan will be his last outing as Professor X

February 25, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Originally published February 25, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.

We’ve known for a long while now that Hugh Jackman intends on hanging up the claws and retiring from the role of Wolverine with the release of next week’s Logan, but while Patrick Stewart had previously suggested he wasn’t ready to call time on the X-Men franchise, he’s now revealed that the Wolverine solo sequel will mark his last appearance as Professor Charles Xavier.

“A week ago, Friday night in Berlin, [Hugh Jackman, James Mangold and I] sat watching the movie,” said Stewart (via EW). “And I was so moved by it, much more moved than I had been the first time of seeing it. Maybe it was the company of these two guys, but the movie ended and — this is an admission — but at one point [Hugh] reached out, and he took my hand in those last few minutes, and I saw him go [mimes wiping a tear from his eye] like this, and then I realized I had just done the same thing. Then, the movie ended… and we were going to be taken up on stage, but not until the credits were over. So, we had some time to sit there and, as I sat there I realized there will never be a better, a more perfect, a more sensitive, emotional, and beautiful way of saying au revoir to Charles Xavier than this movie. So, I told Hugh that same evening, ‘I’m done too. It’s all over.’”

Stewart made his first appearance as Professor X in the first X-Men movie in 2000, and reprised the role for 2003’s X2: X-Men United, 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 2013’s The Wolverine, and 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past.

SEE ALSO: Read our review of Logan here

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

Logan is being helmed by The Wolverine director James Mangold and will see Hugh Jackman joined in the cast by Patrick Stewart as Professor X, along with new additions Boyd Holbrook, Richard E. Grant, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Eriq La Salle, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Elise Neal. It is set for release on March 1st in the UK and March 3rd in North America.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Logan, Marvel, Patrick Stewart, X-Men

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

FMTV – Watch Our Latest Video Here

WATCH OUR MOVIE NOW FOR FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

What If? Five Marvel Movies That Were Almost Made

Ten Controversial Movies and the Drama Around Them

Philip K. Dick & Hollywood: The Essential Movie Adaptations

Godzilla Minus One and the Essential Toho Godzilla Movies

Ten Underrated Action Movies That Deserve More Love

10 Great Slow-Burn Horror Movies To Fill You With Dread

The Essential Gene Hackman Movies

Ranking Bad E.T. Rip-Offs From Worst to Watchable

Seven Superhero Comedies to Add to Your Watchlist

Gladiator at 25: The Story Behind Ridley Scott’s Sword-and-Sandal Epic

Top Stories:

10 Great Twilight Zone-Style Movies For Your Watch List

4K Ultra HD Review – Bad Lieutenant (1992)

Quentin Tarantino explains why he dumped The Movie Critic as his final film

4K Ultra HD Review – Trouble Every Day (2001)

Underappreciated 1970s Westerns You Need To See

Desire is a dangerous game in trailer for erotic thriller Compulsion

Movie Review – Night Always Comes (2025)

Movie Review – Ne Zha II (2025)

STREAM FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

FEATURED POSTS:

The Essential 1990s Superhero Movies

10 Essential Home Invasion Horror Movies

Films That DEMAND Multiple Viewings

The Essential Modern Day Swashbucklers

Our Partners

  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.


 

Flickering MythLogo Header Menu
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket