James Mangold Confirms THE WOLVERINE Sequel Will Be Based On An Existing Comic

The Wolverine was the first actual X-Men movie from 20th Century Fox to at least "somewhat" follow a particular comic book storyline (see Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's Wolverine run). X-Men: Days of Future Past will be the second. Will The Wolverine sequel be the third? Where The Wolverine left off and where the actual comic book ends are at two very distinct points; so where exactly could Mangold turn in a sequel? Unsurprisingly, he doesn't name a specific story or creator run but he does say he has a particular comic book story in mind. "Absolutely. I can tell you that I certainly have in determining where we are going that I’m not solely relying on my own imagination but also the imaginations that have spun great stories about Wolverine in the comics," said Mangold when asked if there were specific Wolverine stories from Marvel comics that he would be drawing inspiration from. Mangold also acknowledged that the two year gap that Logan (Hugh Jackman) and Yukio (Rila Fukushima spent traveling around the world gives him room to craft another standalone story inbetween the events of X-Men: Days of Future Past. "I honestly have sketches and ideas, but there are many alternatives and that certainly is indeed a window that exists," commented Mangold on shoehorning in the sequel.