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‘Logan’ Noir Trailer: Hugh Jackman’s Swan Song Gets a Black-and-White Makeover
The monochromatic version of James Mangold's blockbuster is simply stunning.
- MoviesEthan Alter
Hugh Jackman Wanted 'Logan' to End Like 'Unforgiven'
It’s no secret that Logan owes a big tip of the cowboy hat to Shane. X-23, are glimpsed watching Shane in a Las Vegas hotel room.) But Hugh Jackman tells Yahoo Movies that another Western came close to inspiring the ending he initially imagined for his signature X-Man, one that would have granted Wolverine a stay of execution.
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A black and white version of Logan is in the pipeline
What would make the already pretty flipping moody X-Men movie ‘Logan’ even moodier? Taking out all the colour, that’s what. And according to director James Mangold, that could well be the plan. Asked by a fan to get right on converting the movie to monochrome on Twitter, he replied to the affirmative, saying simply: “Workin’ on it.” @AdamMcDee Workin' on it.
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Logan interview: James Mangold is NOT a fan of 'bloated' shared universe superhero movies
Hugh Jackman returns for his last hurrah as Wolverine in ‘Logan’ this week, and it’s unlike any other superhero movie you’ve ever seen. It also feels very much like a James Mangold film with more in common with ‘3:10 to Yuma’ and ‘Cop Land’ thematically than it does even with his previous X-Men outing, 2013’s ‘The Wolverine’. The director credits the film’s singular tone and vision on the freedom granted by 20th Century Fox’s which allowed him to make a film that stood apart from the X-Men universe.
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Logan director 'can't believe he got away with' making his acclaimed Wolverine film
It took just one trailer for Hugh Jackman’s final turn as Wolverine in ‘Logan’ to go from being a film many struggled to get excited about, to one they couldn’t wait to see. The film is unlike any superhero movie before it. Essentially a western, it’s grisly, astoundingly mature and director James Mangold can’t believe he got to make it.
- MoviesBen Bussey
Critics go berserker for Logan: the greatest Wolverine movie?
The first reviews for ‘Logan’ are in – and if this is indeed Hugh Jackman’s swansong as the iconic superhero Wolverine, it looks he’s really going out with a bang. With 57 reviews taken into account thus far at Rotten Tomatoes, ‘Logan’ currently has a magnificent 96% fresh rating – the highest score yet for an entry in the ‘X-Men’ series.
- MoviesBen Bussey
Logan director James Mangold hopes for an X-23 movie
‘Logan’ may (or, possibly may not?) mark Hugh Jackman’s retirement from his signature role, but it seems director James Mangold isn’t necessarily done with the ‘X-Men’ universe. Speaking to We Got This Covered, Mangold expressed hopes that he may revisit the key new character that will be introduced in ‘Logan’ – young Wolverine clone X-23, played by child actress Dafne Keen.
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Deadpool may not appear in Logan after all
Deadpool may not be in ‘Logan’. According to Umberto Gonzalez at The Wrap, a source close to the project revealed that Ryan Reynolds will make a cameo appearance as Deadpool in the upcoming Wolverine solo film.
- MoviesBen Skipper
Hugh Jackman took Logan pay cut to ensure final Wolverine film will be R-rated
Hugh Jackman looking extremely miffed in the first trailer for ‘Logan’. Hugh Jackman took a pay cut to ensure his final outing as mutant superhero Wolverine was as bloody and sweary as he and fans have been craving. James Mangold, who directs Jackman in ‘Logan’, revealed the detail following a screening of 40 minutes of footage at an event in Texas.
- MoviesBen Bussey
Wolverine 3 WILL Be R-Rated Old Man Logan Adaptation, Says Report
Days after word first broke that 20th Century Fox were aiming for an R-rating on the next ‘Wolverine’ solo movie, a new report claims to have confirmation of this. According to Den of Geek US, multiple sources close to the film from returning ‘The Wolverine’ director James Mangold - set to be Hugh Jackman’s final performance in his signature role - have verified that the as-yet untitled film is indeed aiming above the usual PG-13/12A. Talk of an R-rated ‘Wolverine’ movie is nothing new.
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