{"id":40054,"date":"2017-03-03T15:41:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T20:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=40054"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:06:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:06:01","slug":"new-releases-march-3-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/03\/new-releases-march-3-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: March 3, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New Releases this week include Hugh Jackman’s last go around as the character who made him famous, a morbid YA take on Groundhog’s Day<\/strong>, and yet another Christian-themed film just in time for lent.<\/p>\n

\"\"1. Logan (Fox, 4,071 Theaters, 137 Minutes, Rated R for strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity, Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer at press time: 94% Fresh <\/a>[206 Reviews]: <\/strong>Hugh Jackman has been playing Wolverine for almost 17 years, a fact that is at once amazing and depressing. It’s amazing because few actors are associated with a role for that long and depressing because it makes all of us who remember him being cast feel old.<\/p>\n

We must remember that Jackman was at best the third choice to play the character. Russell Crowe was offered it first, passed on it but recommended the then unknown Jackman, but Dougray Scott was cast instead. When Scott had scheduling issues, Jackman was pressed into service at the last minute.<\/p>\n

Fans were hesitant to say the least. Logan was one of the most popular characters in comics.\u00a0Jackman was an unknown stage musical actor from Australia, more likely to belt out a show tune than belt a bad guy in the mouth. \u00a0But he won fans over. Granted, the way the character was written and directed helped, but Jackman came to embody the character in a way few actors could.<\/p>\n

If this is in fact the last time Jackman plays Logan, and in Hollywood you can never say never, It appears that he is going out on a good note. The film has received great reviews, including one from our own Rich Drees<\/a>. If you go see it this weekend, be sure to get there early. Because the tricky devils at Fox have taken the usual post-credit scene and put it before the credits<\/a>.<\/p>\n