Hugh Jackman Thanks Fans For 17 Years Of Wolverine

Logan released this weekend to great critical acclaim and box office success, but its something [...]

By Jamie Lovett - March 5, 2017 03:28 pm EST

Logan released this weekend to great critical acclaim and box office success, but its something bittersweet for fans of the X-Men movies. Hugh Jackman has brought Wolverine to life on screen for 17 years, ever since the original X-Men in 2000, and with Logan, he says goodbye and leaves Wolverine behind for good.

Jackman today decided to show his gratitude to fans with a video he released via Instagram. In the video, Jackman thanks fans for "17 awesome years" and then shows a montage of Logan fan art while Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt," the same song used for the first Logan trailer, plays.

Logan is the biggest box-office opening of the year so far, the fifth-best R-rated opening ever, and the best opening for Jackman's solo Wolverine movies. The film currently has an 88.54 ComicBook Composite score, the second-highest ComicBook Composite score of any comic book movie, and a 4.73 out of 5 user rating, making it the top rated of all comic book movies among ComicBook.com readers. Let us know what you thought of Logan by rating it below.

Thank you. HJ

A post shared by Hugh Jackman (@thehughjackman) on Mar 5, 2017 at 10:35am PST

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In Logan, in the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

Logan is the final performance as Wolverine for Hugh Jackman. Jackman has played Wolverine for 17 years and through nine movies: the original X-Men trilogy, the prequel X-Men trilogy (though two of those appearances were cameos), and the Wolverine trilogy.

Logan also introduces a possible heir to Wolverine's mantle in Laura, a.k.a. X-23, a clone young female clone of Wolverine with his claws, healing factor and fierce fighting skills.

Logan is directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Frank and Michael Green, from a story by Mangold, and also stars Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen.

Logan is now playing in theaters.

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