The ‘Logan’ IMAX Poster Goes Old School
A few years ago, directorJames Mangoldshared ten movies that inspiredThe Wolverine, his first outing in theX-Menuniverse. If nothing else, that list showcased Mangold as a man with great taste in classic and contemporary cinema. Few things make me happy quite like a filmmaker actively thinking aboutBlack NarcissusandThe French Connectionwhile working on a major superhero movie.
So it’s appropriate that the new IMAX poster forLogan, Mangold’s secondWolverinemovie andHugh Jackman’s swan song as the character, looks like it was torn from a movie theater wall circa 1973.
Like many of the big reveals forLogan, the posterwas shared by Mangold himself on Twitter. As you’re able to see, the poster finds Jackman’s Logan, standing tall, adamantium claws at the ready. Below him,Dafne Keen’s Laura (otherwise known as X-23) shows off a few weapons of her own. The poster is rounded out byPatrick Stewart’s grizzled Professor Charles Xavier andBoyd Holdbrook’s menacing commando Donald Pierce, who is flanked by his squad of mutant-hunting Reavers.
In addition to the hand-painted look and classical tableau of characters, the poster has been stylishly aged, as if it as storedjust poorly enoughto take on a slightly dirty, slightly weathered look. And man, I sure am keen on that font used for the credit block at the bottom.
IMAX has developed a pretty nifty habit of attaching its name to cool posters that take risks you normally would not see on regular multiplex walls, usually offering copies of those posters to those who spend the extra bucks to seek out large format screenings. So if you like what you see above, you may want to consider seeking out your closest IMAX theater next month. We’ll probably learn more details about this poster’s availability in the weeks ahead. Hopefully soon. Because I want one.
Loganopens onMarch 3, 2017. Stephen Merchant and Richard E. Grant round out the cast. It’s already been made very clear thatthis isn’t going to be a traditional X-Men movie at alland that’s pretty exciting.
