Hugh Jackman’s last go-round as the fan-favorite,
claw-having, self-healing mutant Wolverine is bearing down on us quickly, and
Logan, as it’s been dubbed, promises something very
different from your typical X-Feature. Just how different is
readily apparent in the first trailer. Check it out below, along with a red
band version.
On-the-nose song choice notwithstanding—Johnny Cash’s Nine
Inch Nails cover, “Hurt”—this Logan trailer presents quite a
bit to consider. Set sometime in the future, things have changed. Mutants are “gone,”
though what exactly that means remains to be seen. Logan is grizzled and old
and not healing like he once did. Professor X (Patrick Stewart) appears to be
on his deathbed.
In short, things look shitty and grim, and the overall
aesthetic reflects that. A dingy, sparse, almost western feel prevails, and the
action looks more physical, realistic, and nasty—we’ve been told
Logan will wear an R-rating, which is music to Wolverine
purists’ ears. It’s a drastic shift in tone and feel, but the promise is
apparent, and after the overwrought cartoon that was X-Men: Apocalypse,
a little dirt and grime and change of direction is welcome.
As skeptical as I am of the cute kid sidekick, I’d much
rather see this real-world-style violence than spectacle level special effects.
We’ve done that, and to be honest, though I enjoy a number of the X-Men
movies, that’s never fully jibbed with Wolverine and what I love about the
character in the first place. Basically, I like what I’m seeing here.
In addition to the trailer above, Logan
also dropped a red band version. Check it out.
This is almost the exact same video. In fact, the only
difference I see is that one shot is slightly head-stabbier than in the non-red
version. But again, the inclusion of this violence bodes well for what
Logan has to offer, and I think I’m more optimistic about
this movie in general after watching these trailers.
Directed by James Mangold, Logan opens on
March 3.
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