Critics and fans all over the country have been showering heaps of praise upon the cast and filmmakers who putLogantogether, and some of those fans are famous filmmakers in their own right. Over the weekend, filmmakerJames Gunntook some time out of his busyGuardians of the Galaxy 2post-production schedule to check outLoganin Los Angeles, and, like most of the other fans and critics, the filmmaker had nothing but immense praise for directorJames Mangold’s superhero adventure. The filmmaker took to Twitter on Sunday afternoon, to thankJames Mangoldfor his work. Here’s what the filmmaker had to say.
“I absolutely loved @WolverineMovie. Huge thanks to @mang0ld for giving me the best time I had at a theater in a long, long time. #Logan”
James MangoldthankedJames GunnonTwitterfor his kind words, shortly thereafter.James Gunncertainly isn’t the only one caught up in all of theLoganhype, especially after it destroyed its competition in theaters, already becoming abox office blockbusterwith an $88.4 million domestic opening weekend, and $247.4 million worldwide. While those numbers are impressive by any standard, they’re even more impressive given thatLoganis an R-rated superhero movie, following in the success ofDeadpool.
The R rating is just one of the waysLoganstands apart from the superhero pack, with another reason being that directorJames Mangolddidn’t use apost credit scenein this movie, which have become commonplace due to their popularity in the MCU.James Mangoldrevealed in a recent interview that he didn’t want to use a post-credit scene because he wanted to buck the current trends that are currently in place in superhero movies, which also included not having a cameo for Marvel legendStan Lee, although he didn’t have a cameo inX-Men Origins: WolverineorThe Wolverineeither.
Another big surprise that was actually kept intact before the opening weekend was the presence of themystery villainknown as X-24, which is essentially a younger and more indestructible version ofLoganhimself. ScreenwriterScott Frankrevealed in an interview that he thought it would be interesting forLoganto essentially confront himself, to remind him that he wasn’t always a “good guy.” Sadly, this will be the last time we seeLoganon the big screen, at least for quite awhile. WhileHugh Jackmanhas stated that, as of now, this is in fact his finalWolverinemovie, he also hinted that he may have a change of heart a few years down the road.
With thebox office successofLogancoupled with last year’s R-ratedDeadpool, it will be interesting to see if this will lead to more R-rated superhero fare. There has already been talk thatSuicide Squad 2may be R-rated, but it remains to be seen whether or not Marvel will ever make an R-rated movie, after nearly a decade of highly-successful PG-13 fare. While we ponder this query, take a look atJames Gunnpraising the work ofJames Mangold’sLoganbelow.
