Logan opens on March 3, 2017. This movie is supposedly Hugh Jackman’s last time portraying Logan a.k.a. Wolverine. It is a role Mr. Jackman has held for the past 17 years. Marvel Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, and the Donners’ Company are producing it with 20th Century Fox handling distribution.
Honestly, Logan‘s second trailer let me down. Its first trailer was much more enthralling, sucking me in with the opening chords of Johnny Cash’s power ballad, “Hurt.” The trailer had minimal dialogue and consisted of stunning, western landscapes reminiscent of my recent favorites Sicario and Hell or High Water. The added electronic buildup to “Hurt’s” climax made my heart-rate jump up a 100 BPM. Most importantly, I felt it gave me enough of the plot to be intrigued, but not enough to spoil any major plot points.
While this trailer contained impressive violence, I felt that the snippets the trailer reveals of the girl’s power diminished her overall aura and mystery. Admittedly, I enjoyed seeing her fighting skills, however this trailer lacked the emotion and grip of the first trailer and left me feeling more disheartened than energized about Logan.
Additionally, I did some research about the film and discovered that shooting only began in May of 2016 and wrapped in early August. Three months is about normal for principal photography, but I hope its early spring release won’t hinder its post-production because a movie of this stature needs excellent special effects. Maybe studios spoil us now with insane post-production schedules and budgets like Star Wars: Episode VIII‘s, which ended its principal photography in July, just one month before Logan. However, Disney won’t release it till December of this year, which means it’ll have 8 months more post-production time than Logan.
One good bit of news is that Stephen Merchant is starring in Logan. This was previously unbeknownst to me and I’m excited to see how the gangly-ginger-goon fits in.
**Quick aside: didn’t Professor X die in X-Men: The Last Stand? Marvel & Fox need to get their timelines straight.
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