A prejudiced Indian hater, Ethan doesn""t acknowledge him as a true relative but as a mixed-blooded, estranged, adopted nephew.In flashback, identifying himself as the killer in he opening scene, he tersely dictates a confession of murder to a fellow worker [a surrogate father figure], dated July 16, 1938.The film was nominated for wo Academy Awards and lost both: Outstanding Production (or Best Picture) and Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn, her second nomination) - Hepburn lost to Bette Davis nominated for her role inDangerous (1935).Plans were underway for a new rebooted trilogy - with the first sequel o be released in 2014, also directed by Marc Webb (appropriately named!),The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).To his surprise, Victor came to his aid and support (vowing: "Nobody kills you but me"), and working together, Wolverine ultimately decapitated Weapon XI - sending his disembodied head and body down into the interior of the cooling tower.