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By Anousha Sakoui

March 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM UTC

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March 3, 2017 at 3:54 PM UTC

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20th Century Fox is dealing with mutant succession issues.

With the debut of “Logan” this weekend, audiences say goodbye to Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, the popular, metal-clawed Marvel Comics character in the $4 billion “X-Men” superhero series from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc. Patrick Stewart, who has played mutant team leader Charles Xavier since 2000, has also said it will be his last time in that role.