Logan was a phenomenal movie in its own merit but when people heard that there was a chance Sabretooth could have been in the film, people were left wondering why. Realistically the way the film went down, had Sabretooth made an appearance it definitely would have been a stretch and thus not particularly authentic. I happen to think it was for the best that he was left out. However, a new deleted clip does give Sabretooth a nod. In this new deleted scene that’s surfaced today, Mangold included a very interesting easter egg at one point. According to We got This Covered,
While we don’t see Schreiber reprising the role in any way here, Victor Creed still does get a nod, as Bobby, one of the children who escaped from Xander’s facility, is playing with a Sabretooth action figure. He approaches Logan and asks if the character was real, which leads our titular hero to tell him about some of the events from X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where him and Victor were experimented on. There’s no flashback of any sort, but it’s still nice to see Sabretooth get referenced and it makes for a fun easter egg.
As for why this scene was cut, well, we’re not entirely sure. It seems to fit in well with the rest of the film and provides an organic and natural way to give Wolvie’s half-brother a nice nod without having to actually feature him in the flesh and blood. For some reason though, Mangold obviously didn’t think it added much to the movie and ended up removing it.
Perhaps Logan‘s home video release will shed more light on why that was through the director’s commentary?
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