Patrick Stewart teases a return for Professor X in Deadpool 3

Interestingly, Stewart appeared in Hugh Jackman's final appearance as Wolverine in Logan and had a brief cameo in Deadpool 2. This means that Stewart already has a working relationship with both actors that are set to appear in Deadpool 3. How will Deadpool 3 affect the timeline for Professor X? Professor X died in Logan and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Professor X has already died twice on screen. The first time was in Logan where he was killed by X-24 after confessing his guilt for inadvertently killing most mutants. The second time was the aforementioned death at the hands of the Scarlet Witch.

Granted, both deaths take place in different timelines, so they're technically different people from alternate universes. So, a Professor X could also exist in the universe of Deadpool 3, which happens before the events of Logan.

Hugh Jackman previously revealed that Logan director James Mangold has approved Wolverine's return in Deadpool 3. If the director is OK with Jackman returning, he should also be cool with Stewart reprising his role as Professor X.

"He was actually really cool about it," Jackman revealed. "I did tell him it takes place before our movie, so I wasn't going to screw it up with my claws coming out of the grave. He was relieved by that."

Deadpool 3 is reportedly in pre-production with filming expected to begin in May. If all is good, Deadpool 3 will premiere on November 8.