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Where does The Wolverine fit in Marvel?

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  1. FOX SEGMENT — before Deadpool & Wolverine and Avengers: Doomsday
  2. 1999X-Men: The Last StandX-Men: The Last StandMOVIE
  3. 2013The Wolverine
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  4. 2023–1973X-Men: Days of Future PastX-Men: Days of Future PastMOVIE

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When does The Wolverine take place in the MCU?

The movie takes place in 2013 — having moved the previous movies up a decade leaves a big gap between X-Men: The Last Stand and this one, but it's no more bothersome than all the saga's other inconsistencies

How is The Wolverine connected to the MCU?

The movie takes place in a parallel universe, and some of its characters will appear in Deadpool & Wolverine as well as Avengers: Doomsday

Why watch The Wolverine at this point in the timeline?

Because watching these movies at their actual in-universe point would make no sense, and I think the events of Loki matter — as does having everything fresh in your head before Deadpool & Wolverine and Avengers: Doomsday

What about the post-credits scene(s)?

The post-credits scene is important and requires having seen the one from X-Men: The Last Stand to understand