Despite the presences of Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart, it shouldn’t be taken as just another installment in the X-Men series.
Not only will it be distinctive in tone, it will also stand alone in terms of its placement on the X-Men timeline.
Mangold and company clearly wanted Logan to stand out in as many ways as possible.
With all the big talk about Logan taking superhero movies to a different level and possibly garnering Oscar buzz, expectations are going to be very high when the movie finally releases.