Instead of chasing Jean Grey, fans stress that Hugh Jackman’s Logan should’ve ended up with his other X-Men crewmate.
Throughout the X-Men flicks, Logan’s love life never extended beyond his romantic history with Jean Grey, and even after he was told that she’ll stay committed to Cyclops, the former still kept on pushing. But many felt that his fixation with Grey might’ve overshadowed Hugh Jackman’s chemistry with Halle Berry’s Storm, and interestingly, they were almost a thing in the Fox universe.
Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman in the X-Men film series. | Credit: 20th Century Studios.
While being platonic works for the duo, fans expressed that there was a major missed opportunity to explore their bond a step further, stressing Logan fumbled the ball hard with this one.
Hugh Jackman’s Logan and Halle Berry’s Storm Should’ve Been a Thing
Wolverine and Storm in the comics. | Credit: Marvel Comics.
In the comics, Wolverine’s romance with Storm is pretty underrated, which was more thoroughly explored in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe in the comics and in one episode of X-Men ’97. As for live-action, while it was never tackled directly, there were some elements present behind the screen, and the two even shared a kiss in a deleted scene from X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Moreover, Halle Berry later revealed the two were indeed a pair at some point, which she claimed didn’t last long because of Grey, stating she “caused a problem”.
However, fans never got to see their romance unfold onscreen, and following the undeniable chemistry between Berry and Hugh Jackman, fans feel Logan fumbled the ball hard on this one.
While it’d have been great to see their romance finally unfold in Deadpool & Wolverine, which served as a love letter to Fox’s X-Men universe, unfortunately, Berry wasn’t asked to return.
Halle Berry Would’ve Returned as Storm if Asked
Unlike her tenure in another superhero role, Catwoman, which earned the Oscar winner a Razzie win, which she took in good humor, Berry didn’t drop the ball with her portrayal of Sue Storm. Although it has been a decade since the actress last stepped in Storm’s shoes, Berry did entertain the idea of making a return in the Deadpool threequel when initially approached by Blake Lively.
Unfortunately, the actress recalled that the call from Ryan Reynolds never arrived, which is a shame, as we could’ve finally seen her Storm and Jackman’s Logan being a thing in live-action.
Blake [Lively] asked me one time — I ran into her at a Marc Jacobs fashion show — and she said, ‘Would you ever be in my husband’s movie as Storm?’ I said, ‘Yeah, if he asked me,’ but he never asked me.
Hopefully, Secret Wars will be the one to bring back Berry for a deserved farewell, and moving forward, Marvel could have its own version of Storm and Logan be a thing in the MCU.
Deadpool & Wolverine is currently running in theatres.
