That certainly sounds like a good starting-off point for a strong, character-driven action movie, and that’s exactly what James Mangold is promising.
All we know about the plot of Logan is that it concerns Wolverine and Professor X (Patrick Stewart) protecting what may be a young female Wolverine clone in Laura (Dafne Keen), created by a sinister organization.
How will audiences take to a grittier, less action-oriented angle on Wolverine?
Logan might be the perfect opportunity for Jackman to show what he can really do with this character, and for the superhero genre to gain further legitimacy in the eyes of critics and the Academy.