Twentieth Century Fox Was Originally Concerned That LOGAN's Tonal Shift Was Too Dark

Twentieth Century Fox Was Originally Concerned That LOGAN's Tonal Shift Was Too Dark

While the trailers for James Mangold's Logan have won fans over with their bleak tone and aesthetic, Twentieth Century Fox wasn't originally sold on the dark nature of the film. Hit the jump for more...

By MattBellissimo - Feb 15, 2017 07:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Logan
Source: Variety
After several trailers and TV spots, Logan seems to have convinced many X-Men fans that it will be the Wolverine movie they've been clamoring for. With the film's R-rating and darker tone, it's a given that Logan will be a very different film compared to the previous two installments, something that Twentieth Century Fox Film chairman Stacey Snider said worried the studio initially.

“Inside, there was real consternation about the intensity of the tone of the film,” Snider told Variety. “It’s more of an elegy about life and death. The paradigm for it was a Western, and my colleagues were up in arms. It’s not a wise-cracking cigar-chomping mutton-sporting Wolverine, and the debate internally became, isn’t that freakin’ boring? Isn’t it exciting to imagine Wolverine as a real guy and he’s world-weary and he doesn’t want to fight anymore until a little girl needs him?”

Clearly, it seems that James Mangold and Hugh Jackman won the studio over with their vision in the end. Do you think Fox had a right to be concerned? Let us know what you think in the comments!

Logan claws its way into theatres on March 3, 2017.


In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.
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Antoin
Antoin - 2/15/2017, 7:21 AM
Starting to grow on me. Hoping this kicks off the comic book movies in style this year. Still not holding my breath...
Danbito
Danbito - 2/15/2017, 1:20 PM
@Antoin - you mean like Deadpool did? The next CBM was BvS wasn't it...
Antoin
Antoin - 2/16/2017, 1:32 AM
@Danbito - ahhh the biggest disappointment in 2016 :(....however I just went along with it at the cinema and actually enjoyed it. It was very difficult to enjoy with all the badly written characters and mish mash plot.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 2/15/2017, 7:21 AM
Good.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 2/15/2017, 7:22 AM
Just let the movie tell the story it needs to tell. Not the story or tone that will bring in more money.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 2/15/2017, 7:23 AM
I am very excited for this movie, I really hope it lives up to the hype.
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 2/15/2017, 7:26 AM
Thank god they took the risk, seems like it will be best for the fans and financially
Kman
Kman - 2/15/2017, 7:26 AM
I think the biggest appeal for me on this movie is that Singer and Kinberge aren't in the director's chair or wrote the screenplay...
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