Well, while I agree with yogaflame for the most part, I could definitely see a scenario wherein they do something different in the MCU with Wolverine, making Laura the Wolverine of the X-men while Logan plays a broader role as Weapon X or just Logan across the wider MCU. In fact, if you piece these rumors together and assume that some of them are valid leaks coming out of whiteboard sessions, you can kind of see the thought process pointing towards that as one potential scenario. Might just be something they’ve discussed that never happens, but I can see something like this...
- We are introduced to Logan as a screwed up, angry agent of Department H;
- Xavier recruits him just like in the comics and he quits, coming along for the mission to Krakoa;
- The first X-men film will be based upon ANAD X-men #1 with the mission to Krakoa and the ANAD team;
- Logan is not a big focus in the film and quits after that mission, searching for clues about his past pre-Weapon X; and
- Then they do a Hulk vs. Wolverine film or Disney+ series which includes Alpha Flight trying to reclaim him as Dept H property, and hopefully we get the grey Hulk and the Wendigo in there as well somehow.
There was also a rumor that Laura might be the Wolverine of the MCU and not Logan. I could see this actually, with Logan rejecting the name because Department H gave it to him. Perhaps we get a scene where Laura is rescued from The Facility in the ‘Hulk vs. Wolverine’ film or series, and Logan is reporting back to General Ross on the operation. And he finds her. And maybe... just maybe, we could see The Leader working behind the scenes running The Facility, where he’s continuing on with Gamma experiments combined with genetic experiments using samples obtained from Weapon X that contain Logan and Creed’s blood.
The Wendigo is essentially a mutate created from that DNA bombarded by Gamma radiation, a little bit of a departure away from the mysticism in the comics. But maybe it wouldn’t hurt to have a dash of mysticism thrown in too. With The Leader talking about the spirits of the wild north and using the name Wendigo, which comes from local Indian folklore. Something like that. Anyway... the point is that the Wendigo is created in the same Facility where Logan finds Laura and rescues her. Maybe we even get a Deadpool cameo, as he shows up as backup for Logan on the op having been hired by Ross. They have a funny exchange about how Logan is not being paid while Wade is making bank on this job. I could see it.
So Laura gets rescued, and they find an empty tank that housed the Wendigo which is loose and is now hunting the Hulk. Maybe even use the newer version of the Wendigo where his bite transforms people into additional, less powerful Wendigos. So by the time Logan meets up with the Hulk, it’s an entire pack of Wendigos hunting him and a massive three way battle between Logan, the (Grey) Hulk and the Wendigos. Of course Alpha Flight shows up somewhere in this to try and reclaim Logan as well, so have to make room for them somewhere. Maybe after Logan and Hulk have escaped the Wendigos temporarily, and that way they could team up against Alpha Flight. Or maybe they capture Logan and it’s Hulk who rescues him, and then they go deal with the Wendigo threat together in the big finale.
But I digress... the point being that somewhere in all this, Laura is delivered to the Xavier School. She takes the codename Wolverine at the end, or in the post credits scene, because she overhears an exchange between Ross and Logan where he refers to him as “Weapon X” and Logan says, “I don’t go by that anymore.” He says, “Sorry, old habits. I guess you prefer Wolverine now.” To which Logan responds, “Better, but I’m not their property either anymore. Logan is fine.” Maybe Laura asks him why they called him The Wolverine and he tells her how a Wolverine is a fearsome animal which has no fear and will fight animals which are much larger. So she takes it as her codename in the end.
This gives the MCU a fresh new take on Wolverine with Laura rocking the Wolverine mantle, and Logan known as Weapon X (spoken with fear and reverence by his enemies) or just Logan (by his friends). He can still wear the costume, but his is more individualistic (his modern brown and tan) whereas hers has some design elements that match the other X-men, who rock individual costumes but with some matching thematic elements to them that make them look like a team.
I can see it working quite well honestly.