Logan (movie)
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| Directed by | James Mangold |
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| Story by | James Mangold |
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| 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 |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $97–127 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $619.2 million[2] |
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 |
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| 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.
Other websites
- Logan at Rotten Tomatoes
- Logan on IMDb
