Category: Hugh Jackman

‘Logan’ is a good sendoff for Wolverine

Seventeen years ago, an unknown Australian actor named Hugh Jackman took on the role that would go on to define his career in the form of Wolverine in the first X-Men movie. He’s played the character numerous times, including having his own spin-off series and now the character has come full circle with “Logan,” a hard-R, violent, yet emotionally bittersweet finale.

‘Logan’ slices box office with $85.3M, ‘Moonlight’ gets bump

The R-rated “X-Men” spinoff “Logan” slashed into the weekend box office, opening with a massive $85.3 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, while best-picture winner “Moonlight” got a significant, if far from superhero-sized, Oscar bump. The debut of 20th Century Fox’s “Logan,” starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, ranks among the biggest March openings ever and top R-rated debuts.

Save the best for last

Let’s get this out there right now: Fox’s latest entry to their X-Men series of movies, “Logan,” is the Wolverine movie every fan has been wanting and waiting for. Hugh Jackman has said time and again that this would be his last outing as Wolverine.

Weekend box office: ‘Logan’ tears up opening weekend with $85.3M debut

The R-rated “X-Men” spinoff “Logan” slashed into the weekend box office, opening with a massive $85.3 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, while best-picture winner “Moonlight” got a significant, if far from superhero-sized, Oscar bump. The debut of 20th Century Fox’s “Logan,” starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, puts it among the ranks of biggest March openings ever and top R-rated debuts.

Mangold finds inspiration in giving ‘Logan’ R-rated edge

Don’t kid yourself: Even though the newest entry into the “X-Men” movie saga, “Logan,” draws its inspiration from the “Old Man Logan” storyline in the Marvel Comics series, this isn’t your grandpa’s Wolverine. Starring the man who defined the role of Logan/Wolverine — Hugh Jackman — for the ninth and perhaps final time in the “X-Men” movie saga, it’s clear from the beginning of “Logan” that Jackman and director James Mangold, his collaborator on 2013’s “The Wolverine,” were going to make a decidedly different mutant film.

Why Fox Flew a Fan to Reunite With Hugh Jackman 8 Years After Chance Meeting at Quiznos

Eight years after randomly meeting Hugh Jackman at a Quiznos , one die-hard Wolverine fan was given the chance to meet his idol once again. In 2009, Clayton Spencer was at a Quiznos in Seoul, South Korea, before an opening night screening of X-Men Origins: Wolverine when he experienced a comic-book worthy twist: behind him in line was none other than Hugh Jackman, also there to grab food before the show.

Hugh Jackman says a Logana is a a oelove letter to fansa

Jackman has played the character for almost 20 years, appearing in films such as X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse as well as his own X-Men Origin series. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at Logan ‘s Berlin Film Festival premiere last night , Jackman said; “I love that character.

Is the NOLA-shot ‘Logan’ (aka ‘Wolverine 3’) Oscar-bound? Ryan Reynolds thinks so

Hugh Jackman appears in a screengrab from the first trailer for director James Mangold’s ‘X-Men’ sequel ‘Logan,’ which shot in New Orleans in 2016 under the title ‘Wolverine 3.’ Historically, movies based on comic-book characters have struggled to make a mark at the Academy Awards. Heath Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal of The Joker in 2008’s “The Dark Knight,” but beyond that noteworthy exception, superhero films must generally settle for nominations in technical categories, such as sound and visual effects.