Logan (movie)

Logan
Logan
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Directed by	James Mangold
Screenplay by	Scott Frank; James Mangold; Michael Green;
Story by	James Mangold
Based on	Wolverine; by Roy Thomas; Len Wein; John Romita Sr.;
Produced by	Hutch Parker; Simon Kinberg; Lauren Shuler Donner;
Starring	Hugh Jackman; Patrick Stewart; Dafne Keen; Boyd Holbrook; Stephen Merchant; Richard E. Grant
Cinematography	John Mathieson
Edited by	Michael McCusker ; Dirk Westervelt
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; companies	Marvel Entertainment; Kinberg Genre; Hutch Parker Productions; The Donners' Company;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	February 17, 2017 (Berlinale); March 3, 2017 (United States);
Running time	137 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$97–127 million
Box office	$619.2 million

Logan is a 2017 American neo-western superhero movie based upon the fictional character known as Wolverine.

The movie was directed by James Mangold. It deals with a story set in an alternate universe's future where an aging Wolverine coping with an old and senile Charles Xavier.

Plot

In an alternate future, half of mutant kind have been murdered by a corporation called Transigen. No mutant children have been born for years.

An aged Logan uses his second name "James" and his surname "Howlett" as a cover to traverse a changed, hostile world. A now senile (and dangerous) Professor Xavier requires expensive medication to prevent him from becoming a weapon of mass destruction, and Logan also needs money for a boat for them to live safely on the ocean. Accompanied by mutant albino Caliban, they are fugitives from the law.

Cast

Actor	Character
Hugh Jackman	Logan / X-24
Patrick Stewart	Charles Xavier
Dafne Keen	X-23/ Laura
Boyd Holbrook	Donald Pierce
Stephen Merchant	Caliban
Richard E. Grant	Dr. Zander Rice

Reactions and box office

The movie was one of the biggest hits of 2017. It earned more than $616 million worldwide. The movie got nominated Best Adapted Screenplay.^[4]

References

↑ "Logan". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
1 2 "Logan". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
↑ Faughnder, Ryan (March 1, 2017). "Hugh Zaid Mak's last movie, 'Logan,' is going to shred its box-office competition". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
↑ "Heroic Hollywood - Oscars 2018: 'Logan' Nominated For Best Adapted Screenplay". Retrieved 2018-04-05.^{[permanent dead link]}

Other websites

Logan at Rotten Tomatoes
Logan on IMDb

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[1] "Logan". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[BOM-2] 1 2 "Logan". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[3] Faughnder, Ryan (March 1, 2017). "Hugh Zaid Mak's last movie, 'Logan,' is going to shred its box-office competition". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

[heroichollywood-4] "Heroic Hollywood - Oscars 2018: 'Logan' Nominated For Best Adapted Screenplay". Retrieved 2018-04-05.^{[permanent dead link]}

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