Monday, January 29, 2018

"Logan" Nominated For 'Best Adapted Screenplay'



Writer/director James Mangold's "Logan", starring Hugh Jackman as the 'adamantium'-clawed 'Wolverine', has been nominated for an Oscar in the category 'Best Adapted Screenplay'. But what Marvel Comics story does the "Logan" screenplay actually adapt ?


"Logan" loosely adapts writer Mark Millar's "Old Man Logan" (2009)...


...then borrows the character of his daughter 'Laura Kinney' aka 'X-23', from the "X-Men: Evolution" TV series...


...followed by a series of comic books. 


"...in 'Old Man Logan', the main character is an aged 'Wolverine' set in an alternate future universe designated 'Earth-807128', where 'supervillains' overthrew the 'superheroes'.


"After the 'Death of Wolverine', 'X-23' took the mantle of Wolverine..."


"...'X-23' is the 'cloned' daughter of 'Wolverine', created to be the perfect killing machine. 


"For years, she proved herself a capable assassin working for an organization called the 'Facility'. 


"But a series of tragedies eventually led her to Wolverine and the 'X-Men'. 


"Like Wolverine, X-23 has a regenerative healing factor and enhanced senses, speed and reflexes. She also has retractable 'adamantium'-coated bone claws in her hands and feet..." 


"In terms of narratives", said Oscar nominee Mangold, "we were actually taking more from the 'X-23' series of comics than we were from 'Old Man Logan'."


Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Logan"...