Logan, Professor X, and Caliban

As revealed in the first trailer, Logan now leads a secluded life in the middle of the New Mexico desert. At first, we believed that he’d be found by Professor X, but that wasn’t the case. Wolverine keeps Charles hidden, and provides him with medicine to help with his condition. What condition? Apparently, with old age, Professor X is losing control of his powers, which means that he became a threat to humans and mutants alike. With the help of Caliban (who appears in the beginning of the film, at least in those 40 minutes screened), Wolverine is able to keep him hidden.

Of course, at this point, we’re wondering if Professor X’s condition has something to do with the disappearance of mutants. If Wolverine had been tricked by a villain in Old Man Logan to kill his fellow X-Men, could it all be because of a misunderstanding in the film? It could be, although many say that Charles himself, in a single moment of craziness, defeated almost all of the mutants, most likely using Cerebro (there is certainly some tension between them).

To be noted, the Professor isn’t the only one who can no longer control his powers. As shown in the first trailer, Wolverine can’t regenerate and heal as he used to. In the second trailer, we actually see him trying to un-jam one of his blades – a hint that not even an adamantium skeleton can keep you alive forever.

Could it be due to age? Or is this the result of some mutagen that targets only mutants?