As much success as Marvel Studios has had the last ten years, for better or worse, the X-Men franchise has continued to build their own convoluted universe since the year 2000. Within that run is a character, and actor, who has stood the test of time in Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), aka Logan.
The most popular character in the vast X-Men universe is undoubtably Wolverine, as Jackman, has been the linchpin which has carried the series for years. Earlier this year Deadpool burst onto the scene and a younger cast of X-Men were introduced in Apocalypse, so a changing of the guard is approaching. It’s no secret that Logan is Jackman’s last solo film and he and director James Mangold (The Wolverine, 3:10 To Yuma) have seemingly crafted a movie unlike any other X-Men movie or comic book movie to date.
The influences from the “Old Man Logan” comic book storyline is clear from the production design, as the movie takes place in the near-future with a heavy western vibe. While the plot for the movie has yet to be fully revealed, it is known that Logan, along with Caliban (Stephen Merchant), are caretakers for an elderly Professor X, who may be suffering from dementia. For some reason, mutants have largely gone extinct and Logan uncovers a secret program which is harboring the girl seen in the trailer, Laura (Dafne Keen) aka X-23, who he takes it upon himself to protect. It’s hard to not think of the recent classic video game, The Last of Us, when seeing the pair together as well.
This is the first time the franchise will swim in the R-rated waters and it seems that they are taking full advantage of the mature rating. This has long been heralded as Jackman’s last time wearing the claws. If you combine that with the trailer’s hopeless feel, we may be in for our first full-fledged superhero, tear-jerker movie. There is a lot more to come on this movie. But for now, enjoy the red-band trailer!
Logan opens on March 3rd, 2017.
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Source: JoBlo