More news on the development of 'Wolverine 3' has been released, revealing that Michael Green has been tapped to write the script. It has already been announced that James Mangold will be directing the project.

"Green recently worked with Fox, as he was brought on to revise Jack Paglen's script for Scott's sci-fi sequel 'Prometheus 2'. He was also one of four writers credited on Ryan Reynolds' 'Green Lantern' movie, and wrote the 'Blade Runner' sequel with original writer Hampton Fancher, based on an idea by Fancher and producer Ridley Scott. Denis Villeneuve will direct the film, which will star Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling," writes The Wrap.

It's also been confirmed that this movie will also be the last reprisal of Wolverine for the longtime actor Hugh Jackman. While this comes to a deep blow for many fans, it's also important to note that the actor has carried the role since the franchise's launch in 2000.

This bitter news is also coupled with a sweet rumor of actor Patrick Stewart joining Jackman for his final Wolverine movie. While speaking with Oregon Live, Stewart states:

"And what I'm very excited about is that we have been talking about a Wolverine movie, which would team Hugh Jackman and myself together. Wolverine and Professor Xavier. That would be a very different sort of "X-Men" from the four movies that I've already done."

We will regrettably not see Stewart in the upcoming X-Men film, 'X-Men: Apocalypse.' The characters in the movie will all be younger versions of themselves and won't have a place for Stewart's Professor X. It is still unconfirmed if Wolverine will be featured in the film either.

'Wolverine 3' is set for release on March 3^rd, 2017.