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Logan: X-23, the future Wolverine?

sivertime — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:16:01 +0000

For Wolverine version Hugh Jackman, superhero career, it’s over. But X-23, aka Laura, that we discover today in Logan, could she take over?
Until now, there was only one Wolverine, only one mutant with adamantium claws and able to regenerate after each wound. But that was before. Before the release on our screens today of Logan , the last solo adventure of the character (and the most successful!) In the guise of Hugh Jackman . Because in the film, there is of course our hero, always as grumpy and (almost) always as effective and deadly. But at his side is a girl who shares with him many commonalities : X-23, aka Laura (incredible Dafne Keen), a mute character who imposes from the first scene . Wild, violent, capable of massacring a whole battalion of Reavers without the least hesitation, X-23 is nevertheless a kind of small miracle, In this world where most mutants have disappeared. But where does it come from? Why and how was it created? It is partly this mystery that Logan tries to solve in the film, forming a duo of shock – but especially particularly moving – with the girl. What makes us say, in melty, that little X-23 could well take the place of our Wolverine now that this one decided to put an end to his life of superhero …
If you are a fan of Marvel and X-Men in particular, the name X-23 should not be foreign to you. In comics, the mutant is actually a Wolverine clone, created from the latter’s DNA in an attempt to reiterate the success of the ” Weapon X ” program. The young girl managed to escape Martin Sutter and Zander Rice, his ” creators ” thanks to the help of Sarah Kinney, a scientist whom the methods of the two men revolt and terrify. Once free, X-23 leaves then in search of Wolverine, which she considers responsible for all its misfortunes. However, between the mutant and the girl, a bond of confidence and even love finally weaves. So much so that when Logan definitely makes the soul in 2014 in ”
To find out, we must remember – attention SPOILERS – the origins of X-23 as they are told in the film. Like the Laura of the comics, the girl is actually the result of experiments carried out by the Transigen project, which uses (obviously) the DNA of Wolverine, obtained by the mysterious Essex Corporation of years ago. However, this Laura-this is not really a Logan clone, its link with the mutant being a little narrower than that. But like him, she was ” created “, perfected in the laboratory, which, as was the case for Wolverine, induced heavy suffering, suffering that led her to be violent and brutal. Because as we can hear Charles Xavier tell our old X-Man: ” She’s like you . ” The relationship between Logan and X-23 is similar to the relationship between Logan and X-23. A father to his daughter … but also a mentor to his pupil.
So, could X-23 ever take Wolverine’s place on the screen? To this question, we want to answer ” yes “. Not only because the older generation of the X-Men bowed out, Patrick Stewart himself having decided that Logan would mark his last appearance in a franchise film . It is therefore necessary to add new blood, a salutary initiative that X-Men: Apocalypse has already taken with its young mutants. And then, of course, there is the fact that Laura has become, in the comics, THE new Wolverine, which would almost suffice to make us chicken by the ear. The mutant and it are far too similar for this resemblance not to be exploited. Especially since this would keep a character as rude and violent as Wolverine could be … without the need to find a new actor to play the latter! Wild as she is, but also determined and resourceful, X-23 represents in any case the worthy heiress of Logan and could thus well take its place in the future. It remains to be seen if the studios will know how to use this character, so beautifully introduced in the film, and if they will then do it justice. One thing is sure in any case, to see her stand up to Logan, this girl has the potential to go very far! Would you like X-23 to become the new Wolverine? But also determined and resourceful, X-23 represents in any case the worthy heiress of Logan and could thus well take its place in the future. It remains to be seen if the studios will know how to use this character, so beautifully introduced in the film, and if they will then do it justice. One thing is sure in any case, to see her stand up to Logan, this girl has the potential to go very far! Would you like X-23 to become the new Wolverine? But also determined and resourceful, X-23 represents in any case the worthy heiress of Logan and could thus well take its place in the future. It remains to be seen if the studios will know how to use this character, so beautifully introduced in the film, and if they will then do it justice. One thing is sure in any case, to see her stand up to Logan, this girl has the potential to go very far! Would you like X-23 to become the new Wolverine?

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Logan: What connections to other X-Men movies?

sivertime — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:50:39 +0000

While Logan may be in his own time line, he does refer to other X-Men films. So what are his most important connections with them?
True, the last solo adventures of Wolverine are probably taking place in another parallel universe and a time line of those explored in the other X-Men movies . So much so that the mutants have almost all disappeared in Logan , under very mysterious circumstances. This does not mean that they did not exist … nor that the film by James Mangold does not establish bridges and connections with the other franchise feature films . You just need to look carefully to find them. Some obviously are as visible as the nose in the middle of the figure. Others, on the other hand, Are a little more subtle and then we have to pay attention to the smallest details distilled and evoked in the recent X-Men movies. And especially, the last one, X-Men: Apocalypse , which has the means to answer a few questions that arise. As a result, melty’s editorial team has looked at the subject to unveil the connections that link Logan to the rest of the franchise. And we prefer to warn you, it implies necessarily to reveal some (small) spoilers!
Logan is more than obviously linked to the other X-Men movies thanks to two characters: Charles Xavier and Caliban . No need to present the first, embodied by Patrick Stewart, of which Logan marks the last participation in the license X-Men . The second, on the other hand, is a little more mysterious. Chief of the Morlocks, a tribe living in the Manhattan sewers, Caliban can track the other mutants. The first time he made his live appearance in cinema, it was in X-Men: Apocalypse , where he appeared as Tomas Lemarquis and posed as a mercenary, selling his information to the highest bidder. But, in his defense, he still refused to help Apocalypse despite his arguments … convincing. In Logan , on the other hand, Caliban, this time interpreted by Stephen Merchant, is one of the last mutants in existence – which leads us to wonder how he survived when all the others have disappeared. But it’s always his capabilities that interest Transigen, who wants to get his hands on Laura.
And finally, there is Charles Xavier, an angry and almost out of control Charles Xavier in Logan , who no longer has a school to run and no children to pass on his knowledge to. No wonder it seems to be at the end of the roll! The relationship between Professor X and Wolverine seems reversed, this time, the last taking obvious care of the first when it was always the opposite. Charles also recalls in one of the trailers of the film the way he welcomed Logan with open arms when this one still lived only by illegal fighting. Enough to bring back the best memories of the first X-Men movie! In any case, we can expect these two to give us information about what happened to the X-Men and the other mutants. The X-Men, who have since become the heroes of their own comic books and who make you dream, you do not doubt, kids of all ages. How meta !
But besides Charles and Caliban, Logan makes more subtle connections with the rest of the franchise, notably through Laura, the little X-23 that looks so much like Wolverine. Because, as we suspected, the girl has a link with the post-generic scene of X-Men: Apocalypse . Remember, a man belonging to the mysterious organization Essex Corp. seized a blood sample labeled ” Weapon X ” and placed it in a briefcase. However, Transigen, the scientific project that led to the creation of Laura and who is also called ” Alkali Transigen ” (yes as in ” Alkali Lake “, the military complex where Strycker’s experiments took place) Is actually headed by Essex Corp. And the famous ” Weapon X ” being none other than Logan, all this history of sample and stolen DNA must naturally resurface! What let us think that Wolverine and X-23 are intimately linked, as in the comics. So if Logan’s timeline, as Hugh Jackman taught , does not take too much account of the events that took place in the X-Men movies , he can not help but draw some parallels with them. As for the Easter Eggs, these small references that only the fans are able to spot, they are also numerous. So keep your eyes open if you’re going to see the movie! What do you think ? All this history of stolen DNA and sample must naturally resurface! What let us think that Wolverine and X-23 are intimately linked, as in the comics. So if Logan’s timeline, as Hugh Jackman taught , does not take too much account of the events that took place in the X-Men movies , he can not help but draw some parallels with them. As for the Easter Eggs, these small references that only the fans are able to spot, they are also numerous. So keep your eyes open if you’re going to see the movie! What do you think ? All this history of stolen DNA and sample must naturally resurface! What let us think that Wolverine and X-23 are intimately linked, as in the comics. So if Logan’s timeline, as Hugh Jackman taught , does not take too much account of the events that took place in the X-Men movies , he can not help but draw some parallels with them. As for the Easter Eggs, these small references that only the fans are able to spot, they are also numerous. So keep your eyes open if you’re going to see the movie! What do you think ? So if Logan’s timeline, as Hugh Jackman taught , does not take too much account of the events that took place in the X-Men movies , he can not help but draw some parallels with them. As for the Easter Eggs, these small references that only the fans are able to spot, they are also numerous. So keep your eyes open if you’re going to see the movie! What do you think ? So if Logan’s timeline, as Hugh Jackman taught , does not take too much account of the events that took place in the X-Men movies , he can not help but draw some parallels with them. As for the Easter Eggs, these small references that only the fans are able to spot, they are also numerous. So keep your eyes open if you’re going to see the movie! What do you think ? They are also numerous. So keep your eyes open if you’re going to see the movie! What do you think ? They are also numerous. So keep your eyes open if you’re going to see the movie! What do you think ?

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