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.
By Kim Masters • • 30m ListenLogan 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)
