When the finalLogantrailer debuted last week, one of the early scenes featuredHugh Jackman’s title character discovering thatDafne Keen’sX-23is a fan of theX-Mencomics. We get a brief glimpse at some of the panels, as Logan rmuses that “maybe a quarter of it happened,” referring to the events depicted in these fictional pages. As it turns out, this on-screen comic book was actually brought to life for the film by Marvel’s chief creative officer,Joe Quesada, who is sharing the page as seen in the trailer. If that wasn’t enough,Hugh Jackmanjust debuted a sneak peek at the new Empire Magazine cover featuring a look atLoganafter having been shot numerous times, along with four more photos from inside magazine.
Joe Quesadaposted the comic book images on hisTumblrpage last night, explaining how he worked closely withWolverinedirectorJames Mangoldon these designs. He also adds that there was more than one page he worked on, so perhaps those will be shared as we get closer to the March 3 release date. Here’s what the Marvel executive had to say on his Tumblr page.
“Since this page is already public, as seen in the mind blowingLogan trailer, I’m guessing it’s okay to post these process pieces. It was a blast working closely with James Mangold on creating these pages (yes, there’s more than one) and thrilled to have been invited on the project. Attached are my final digital pencils that Dan Panosian had to recreate in a more 90s ink and coloring style and boy did he nail the look! And for those interested in this kind of stuff, also attached are the thumbnail and rough layout where you can see some of the art reworked before the final.”
We know thatLoganis set in the year 2029, but these comics date back to the 1990s. AfterX-Men: Days of Future Pastessentially wiped out the continuity of the original movies, there has been talk that the nextX-Menmovie will be set in the 90s as well. But don’t expect this comic to tease any unseen stories in theX-Mencontinuity, with directorJames Mangoldrecently stating that he wants to set his movie in the future to avoid the “existing entanglements” of theX-Men universetimeline. This comic page featuresX-Mencharacters Wolverine, Professor X, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Storm and Colossus.
Empire has also debuted four new images fromLogan, featuringHugh Jackmanas Logan,Patrick Stewartas Professor X and Dafne Keen as X-23.Hugh Jackmanteased that this movie is like a “darker version ofLittle Miss Sunshine,” with Logan, Professor X and X-23 all hitting the road together. Here’s what directorJames Mangoldhad to say about how this road trip dynamic came about.
“The idea of a road picture with Logan, Laura and Xavier in an average car was a driving image for me. Taking heroes and putting them in normalcy, and nothing makes them more normal than to cram them into a car and make them have to deal with each other, that seemed the ultimate contradiction of what tentpole movies tend to do.”
While we knewLoganwould be R-rated for quite some time, it was made official yesterday, withJames Mangoldrevealing on Twitter that the movie was given the R rating for, “strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity.” In the midst of all this violence and language is the youngDafne Keen, who makes her feature film debut onLogan.Hugh Jackmanshared a story from the set, where he screamed an obscenity atDafne’s character, and went to apologize to her mother afterwards.
“I just yelled, ‘Shut the f–k up!’ At the end of 40 minutes of this I went up to Maria, Dafne’s mum, and I said, ‘Maria, I’ve got an 11-year-old and I’m just really sorry.’ Maria said, ‘Aw, don’t worry, she just called you a cunt. In Spanish.'”
Rounding out the cast isBoyd Holbrookas the villainous Donald Pierce,Stephen Merchantas Caliban,Richard E. Grantas Dr. Xander Rice andPatrick Stewartas an ailing Professor X, along withEriq La Sallein an unspecified role.James MangolddirectsLoganfrom a script byDavid James KellyandMichael Green.Loganhits theaters on March 3, going up against Lionsgate’sThe Shack, The Weinstein Company’sLeapand Open Road Films’Before I Fall. Take a look at the new photos forLoganbelow, as we continue the countdown towards the March 3 release date.
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