Deadpoolis back to his old antics in his newest movie, Deadpool & Wolverine, but as the title might suggest, he isn’t coming back alone. Wolverine comes back, being played by the very same actor he’s always been played by (Hugh Jackman), but fans are wondering how that is possible.

This question comes from the fate of Wolverine in the last movie that we saw him in, Logan. With a fate sealed with such intensity, it seems nigh impossible for Deadpool to have an adventure alongside Wolverine… but if they managed to make the movie, they clearly found a way.

Logan 2017 Close Up Of Old Man Wolverine.

Spoilers For The Movie Ahead!

Does Wolverine Die In Logan?

The reason why fans are wondering how Wolverine is alive isdue to his demise after the movie Logan.In that film, the final sequence has our clawed protagonist sacrifice himself for a group of children,his regenerative powers not being able to heal himas they used to.

At first, it was stated (by none other than Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman) thatDeadpool & Wolverine would take place before Logan.Yet that didn’t end up being the case, since the path the third installment of Deadpool took to have Wolverine in the moviewas a different one.

Deadpool & Wolverine image showing Deadpool with his hands on his face next to a confused Logan.

How Is Wolverine Alive In Deadpool & Wolverine?

The answer is simple:the Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine is not the same person as the one in Logan.Just like we’ve seen in the Loki show, the same actor can play multiple variants of the same character, all of them being their own individual person.

This is even a plot point in Deadpool & Wolverine, sinceDeadpool needs to find a Wolverine to replace the one that died in his universe.We end up seeing Deadpoolencounter several other Wolverinesfrom different universes, until he finally encounters the one depicted in all the promotional material.