First off, here’s what Hugh Jackman had to say about how this movie isn’t “beholden to timelines” of the X-Men universe.
The director goes onto say that the movie is simply set 5 years past anything that has been seen so far in the X-Men movies.
When asked about the actor’s interview on Twitter, James Mangold responded by stating that he doesn’t think Hugh Jackman meant that Logan isn’t set in the X-Men universe.
Today we have word from Hugh Jackman, who claims that Logan isn’t even set in the same X-Men universe, although James Mangold revealed on social media that may not be the case.