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    The Business

    James Mangold on 'Logan' and fighting franchise fatigue

    Filmmaker James Mangold has been making character-driven dramas for more than 20 years, but lately, he's been in the X-Men superhero business. In his latest film, Logan, Hugh Jackman plays the slashing Marvel mutant one last time, so Mangold wanted to make something more nuanced than the usual comic-book movie.

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    By Kim Masters • Mar 18, 2017 • 30m Listen

    Logan is director James Mangold's second Wolverine movie and Hugh Jackman's last outing in the role. So this time, Mangold was determined to make something darker and deeper than a standard comic-book film. The seasoned filmmaker talks about fighting franchise fatigue, the worldwide casting search for a young, Spanish-speaking mutant, and why he's taken to Twitter to fight gossip about his movie.

    Photo: Director James Mangold on the set of LOGAN. (Ben Rothstein)

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    2 stories
    1. 0:51

      Hollywood news banter

      Matt Belloni, editorial director of the Hollywood Reporter, joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

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      6 min
    2. 6:28

      Director James Mangold on 'Logan'

      The new Marvel movie Logan is the tenth film in Fox's X-Men series, and the third to focus on Wolverine.

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      22 min
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:516 min

      Hollywood news banter

    2. 6:2822 min

      Director James Mangold on 'Logan'

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