They say you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself turn into the villain. But despite playing arguably the most popular character in a film franchise that spans nine movies over nearly two decades, the world still hasn't had enough of Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Wolverine. So when the actor revealed that he won't be reprising the role of Wolverine as his contract expires post Wolverine's third solo outing, millions of hearts where broken around the world.
Yet all things must come to an end, and while depressing thoughts like Robert Downey Jr no longer portraying Tony Stark a.k.a Iron Man is still a long way away, the time is coming closer for the internationally acclaimed Aussie to hang up his claws. And the trailer release for the final film, titled "Logan" , dropped two days ago, reminded us just how close this was going to be.
The trailer has garnered nearly 8 million views in less that 48 hours, and is still topping trending charts across various social media.
As not one person shall walk into a theater playing Logan without being filled with emotions, the film trailer carries with it an air of calmness that is in sharp contrast to the usual louder-than-thoughts screen smashing action packed trailers that accompany X-men films. As revealed before, the film is based on the comic series Old Man Logan and features, well, an older, ageing Wolverine.
Another highlight of the film is that it is going to be R-rated. Fans of the franchise has long been yearning for a film that features the gory and intense scenes of the X-men comics portrayed faithfully on the big screen, yet every film the franchise with the exception of Deadpool (Which got it's R-rating for different reasons) has been PG-13. With Logan moviegoers can expect to see Hugh Jackman in his most intense, most extreme representation of the titular character yet.
In the longer run, a shift in perspective from the usual make the X-men beat the bad guy while dealing with typical problems of being a mutant will serve the franchise well, whose films apart from having a notoriously confusing timeline has been often criticized for being repetitive (Although that is unlikely to stop it from topping the box office, just look at the Fast and Furious franchise.)
But still the comic and X-men fandom shall weep as the credits roll at the end of Logan, with many of us unable to imagine a different actor ever playing Wolverine. Right now the film seems to be set on the right track to give the character, which shall soon fade into legend, a fitting goodbye. Logan releases on March 3rd, 2017.
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