8) Logan’s Possible Return
Logan may wrap up with the death of Wolverine, but I can’t help feel that his demise was handled in a way which deliberately left the door open for Hugh Jackman to reprise the role should he change his mind.
While it appears as if his injuries are severe enough to pretty much render his healing factor useless, the comic book version of the hero has come back from much worse – he was once resurrected from being left little more than a skeleton following an explosive confrontation with Nitro during the events of Civil War.
With that in mind, I think it’s entirely possible we could one day see Jackman’s Wolverine claw his way out of that grave should the actor ever be tempted to come back for one more adventure. It’s admittedly unlikely, but make no mistake about it, Logan is leaving the door open to a possible return should things play out that way.
7) Essex Corp.
Despite the fact that X-Men: Apocalypse wrapped up with employees of Essex Corp. retrieving samples of Wolverine’s DNA, Logan makes no mention of that sinister (pun most definitely intended) corporation. Regardless, I still think it’s highly likely that we’ll later learn that it was Mister Sinister financing and influencing Zander Rick’s experiments, as that really fits him to a tee.
X-Force is probably the most likely place for the character to next appear, though he could show up as soon as Deadpool 2. Revealing that he was indirectly responsible for Logan’s demise would make him hated from the start and it would also make perfect sense for him to target X-23.
Mangold’s film may not be packed full of references to Sinister, and it’s still surprising that he never even made any sort of physical appearance, but the groundwork is definitely laid, so don’t be surprised if we get some sort of payoff a little further down the line.