“Logan,” the last installment of the “Wolverine” series, only confirms how important the Chinese audience has become to Hollywood movie producer. The film, starring Hugh Jackman, will have simultaneous screening in China and the U.S.
It is the last time for Jackman to portray the Wolverine character in the X-Men franchise that he has been doing the last 17 years in “Logan.” At a press conference on Feb. 17 at the Berlin International Film Festival where “Logan” had its world premiere, Jackman said that Wolverine is part of who he is. “It’s a journey that I’m so grateful for,” he said.
R-Rated in U.S.
But in the U.S., “Logan” got an R-rating because of hardcore violence and vulgar language. James Mangold, director of the movie, said the movie is not for children. However, there was a big number of child actors in the film.
In “Logan,” the mutant would start to lose his healing power and becomes fragile and aged, part of the production’s attempt to break the genre conventions of movies about superheroes, Global Times reported. The child actors would play kids trained to be killing machines at a time when now new mutants have shown up for more than 20 years.
Child Actors
Among the child actors in the movie is 11-year-old Dafene Keen whose role is the child that Logan must protect. Because Keen grew up around acting, Mangold believes she understood there is a difference between acting and reality while shooting the violent scenes. By making an adult movie with children, “Logan” explores the questions of children, violence, fatherhood and other related issues.
But actress Elizabeth Rodriguez pointed out that the violent scenes are not gratuitous since it shows the loss and costs. “This film was made not to have product placement, these are universal, adult subjects,” The Hollywood Reporter quoted the actress.