Logan And Xavier Featured In New Wolverine 3 Image

In the James Mangold-directed Logan, Wolverine doesn't have too many friends still among the living, but he does still have Charles Xavier.

Like Logan, though, Xavier is quite weary, and in many ways is a shell of his former self. Logan is tasked with taking care of Xavier in his older years, at times Charles struggles to remember who Logan is. Despite the circumstances, there is still a strong bond between the two, as evidenced by the newest photo from the much-anticipated film.

In the new issue of Empire (via ComicBookMovie), Jackman can be seen holding Xavier's arm, with Xavier struggling to communicate. You can view the new photo in the gallery.

Mangold didn't reveal anything else bout the photo, but he did have some wonderful words about Logan co-star Dafne Keane, who plays Laura Kinney/X-23 in the film.

"If anyone could steal a movie from Hugh Jackman, it would be Dafne. She carries, all the time, a slight strangeness. I could never have gotten this done without Hugh. You're going to see him doing some of the best work I've ever seen him do."

Logan takes place in the year 2024, where mutant births have become extremely rare. The defenders of mutant kind, the X-Men, are long gone, and the only remains of them are an old and struggling Charles Xavier and a weary Logan. Logan's vaunted healing factor has slowed, and at times doesn't seem to work at all. When a young mutant needs his help, Logan has to unsheathe his claws once more. His job isn't over yet.

Logan stars Hugh Jackman (Logan), Boyd Holbrook (Donald Pierce), Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier), Dafne Keen (Laura Kinney/X-23), Doris Morgado (Maria), Stephen Merchant (Caliban), Elizabeth Rodriguez (Gabriela), and Richard E. Grant (Dr. Zander Rice). James Mangold is directing and helped on the screenplay along with Scott Frank and Michael Green.

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Logan hits theaters on March 3, 2017.