film superhero film featuring marvel comics character film distributed 20th century fox sixth installment men film series role previous films title character directing screenplay written based limited series film follows events stand logan travels japan engages old acquaintance struggle lasting consequences stripped healing factor battle deadly struggling guilt film development began release hired write screenplay august october hired direct film project delayed following departure earthquake march june brought board replace hired rewrite screenplay september supporting characters cast july principal photography beginning end month new_south_wales moving tokyo august new_south_wales october film converted post production released july international markets released july australia july united_states generally positive reviews film earned million worldwide nearly times production budget million fifth highest grossing film series film men film series feature word men title plot logan held japanese camp near nagasaki atomic bombing nagasaki logan rescues officer named shields blast present day logan lives forced kill years ago men stand located ability people deaths behalf ceo technology dying cancer wants logan accompany japan repay life debt tokyo logan meets son granddaughter offers transfer logan healing abilities body saving life logan near logan views curse logan refuses prepares leave following day night physician green known introduces logan body logan dismisses dream morning logan informed died funeral attempt kidnap logan escape urban tokyo logan shot wounds heal quickly fighting bullet train logan hide local love hotel bodyguard meets green demonstrating powers demands find logan logan travel house nagasaki slowly fall love vision logan dying goes warn arrives captured logan confront fiancée corrupt minister justice confesses killed left control company brought estate led attack away logan arrive later ray machine discover robotic parasite attached logan heart suppressing healing ability logan cuts open extracts device operation attacks holds long logan recover kill logan follows trail village birth captured logan placed machine green reveals plans extract healing factor introduces suit japanese armour swords escapes believes acting interests manages free logan machine sees error ways killed helping logan escape arrives kills green logan fights logan claws begins extract logan healing abilities revealing faked death starts regain youth stabs logan severed claws logan bone claws kills logan collapses final jean decides finally let ceo bids farewell logan prepares leave japan vows stay logan bodyguard depart places unknown mid credits scene logan returns united_states years later approached airport warns grave new threat race logan previously thought dead cast healing abilities infused skeleton combine virtually immortal portrayed character previous men films terms character views ultimate outsider great battle thought battle logan struggle extreme life longevity said realizes loves dies life pain better escapes die wants away stated ate meals day preparation role contacted tips film johnson suggested months gain pound week eating day consisted awful lot chicken brown rice son father corporate rival proficient granddaughter life threatened result grandfather character said proficient knife throwing deadliest assassins clan said character physical lot common takes care cares described lethal fighter sexy kind sprung anime world member logan killed end men stand said doubt important relationship life seen movies relationship yes saw die end men stand movie presence think vital movie particularly confronting difficult thing lover head sworn protect family lee said underwent rigorous sword training film immunity character said doesn people cares uses purpose said imply kind views logan like great hunter view hunting lion quarry father grandfather head powerful technology portrays young corrupt minister justice engaged additionally reprise roles professor cameo appearances mid credits scene production development september director speculated sequel set japan post credits scenes logan seen drinking bar japan location subject limited series character film felt need establish logan find stated series favorite story japanese arc stated won lie talking writers big fan japanese saga comic book men origins release approached write script feel confident commit company seed productions preparing projects including sequel men origins set japan seed production credit completed sequel days opening weekend sequel officially confirmed went uncredited work men hired write screenplay sequel august according sequel focus relationship daughter japanese crime lord happens japan different fighting style father having stick like weapon blades different forms martial arts extreme fighting continued want authentic think likely shooting japan think likely characters speak english japanese subtitles january stated film start shooting march declared screenplay finished production start january following year sources indicated negotiations direct film turned offer pre production october confirmed direct film commented directing usual stating hopefully going box going best hope feel feel going different kind dark know change pace wrote written script good clue going fantastic going meat bones think leave theater sure film scheduled begin principal photography march new_york_city production moves japan bulk shooting characterized film sequel origins november said film titled sequel november sent press release stating signed production company new year overall deal deal develop produce films 20th debut picture pact march directing film saying statement talked film collaborators fox clear production country year comfortable away family length time sad won able project terrific script looking forward working friend fox decided rush start production damage incurred japan earthquake despite said project moving ahead early japan sure finding director fox anxious movie moving ahead steam find director fox list candidates replace including directors connor june fox entered negotiations intended start principal photography fall july said planned begin filming october fight august reported filming place november march canadian motion picture park british_columbia immediately filming postponed spring work september hired rewrite script point tried work rogue script rejected goofy problematic february july release date set april filming set begin august australia serve primary location financial tax incentives july actors cast respectively additionally cast july said play san diego comic con international said role film deal explaining people talking don know little bit soon kind announcement days later negotiations 20th century fox broken later july fox begun talks role somewhat unusually action movies features female lead roles passes test early according vulture noted wrote missions jobs object affection intent avoiding worn woman jeopardy august revealed interested directing film japanese arc favorite story meeting del passed deciding wish spend years life working movie filming production budget million principal photography began july absent production breast cancer treatment ending post production begun earliest scenes shot new_south_wales doubled japanese prisoner war camp filming ended august production scheduled continue sydney followed weeks japan wrapping mid november august production moved doubled town canada region august said production moved tokyo began shooting september filming took place outside hiroshima filming port ward concluded september october production returned sydney filming street near bay following week film shot doubled japanese city october revealed film follows events stand saying film sits universe films gone disbanded gone tremendous sense isolation later stated fight scenes urgency kind intensity hand hand hope little different october production relocated sydney olympic park western sydney set japanese village snow filming beginning november november filming took place street set constructed transformed look like japanese street japanese signage vehicles scattered principal photography concluded november took place montreal including credits scene warn new threat said scene contributed writers way universe set film stated production started film focused self contained story able collaborate singer things groove post production october reported converted making release 20th century fox marvel films visual effects film completed rising sun pictures shade order recreate atomic bombing nagasaki studied natural phenomena instead relying archived footage atomic recreated effects digitally replaced sydney horizon views nagasaki walking bear featured scenes created computer graphics built foot tall bear shots creature dying hit poisoned arrows fired hunters fight scene taking place speeding bullet train actors stunt performers filmed wires set piece surrounded moving background filmed elevated freeway tokyo added later visual effects supervisor said team adopted google street view method explaining instead having big van built rig degree angle red epic cameras gave massive resolution driving massive lanes freeway let bit air tires van kept constant kilometers hour shot needed speed footage times kilometers hour required silver rendered based model printed painted stunt performer wearing motion capture suit stood filming performance digital character hill said main challenge creating highly reflective surface pretty worried going look incredibly digital going hard look solid real like mirrored surface original assembly cut film ran hours minutes mid credit scene written shot crew directed scene music september previously scored film announced signed score following noir western inspirations film explained think movie western definitely western influence music score guess lot work wouldn particular movie influenced trying mimic sounds film primary location said think thing jim wanted japanese music associated japanese places reference use japanese instruments traditional way score performed piece ensemble 20th century fox track listing music composed itunes bonus track release released theaters july international markets july australia july united_states film titled immortal brazil spanish language markets film premiered japan september title marketing october director actor hosted live chat set film chat took place official website official youtube account film american trailer international trailer released march said encouraging stuff director man obviously afraid original source material serve ends trailer later attached joe retaliation second american trailer released april screened las_vegas nevada american trailer released june second international trailer released july 20th century fox presented dawn planet men days future past san diego comic con attendance present new footage film 20th century fox partnered automotive company promote film sports car motorcycle partners included sugar free brand casual dining restaurant company home media released dvd blu ray blu ray december blu ray set features exclusive extended cut film referred extended edition version film screened time 20th century november contains extra minutes primarily including extended battle start film act additional footage moments character interaction gives running time minutes longer reception box office improvements critical reception origins total box office earned domestically film closed theaters december grossing north_america opposed earlier film territories opposed earlier film worldwide total film earned million worldwide opening weekend compared rest film franchise garnered somewhat mixed results terms box office success domestic gross greater production budget lower films franchise domestic box office total roughly million franchise average overseas total currently exceeds franchise average roughly million significantly men films worldwide total roughly million time highest grossing film north_america north_america film opened box office opening day million million coming thursday late night held number spot weekend lowest opening series territories film topped box office opening weekend million countries film achieved highest opening franchise passing men stand million opening critical response received generally positive reviews critics review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported approval rating average rating based reviews website consensus reads final act usual antics superhero movie manages stay true comics keeping casual viewers entertained metacritic film score critics indicating mixed average reviews polls reported average grade gave film chicago_sun-times gave grade praising performance strong solid entertainment dark deliberately paced story writing website roger_ebert said film features action sequences exquisite production costume design colorful characters register variety film critic called film entertaining surprisingly usual exploits comes bit world weary battle worn form taking opportunity test character physical emotional extremes fans preferred bigger action effects better recovering soul character near gave stars calling rare comic film adaptation doesn sacrifice substance sake thrilling action ign praised film giving stated stand adventure classic character reminds genre universe building story deep compelling portrait logan haunted character finds new ways play years later peter rolling_stone felt despite film final act sink ing cgi shit performance juice directing shows style snap conversely guardian derided film giving stars stating sixth time claws hair combo looking increasingly backstory gets complicated action gets new_york_daily_news offered similar view saying role superhero pat rest film old slice accolades sequel october 20th begun negotiations return solo film scheduled write treatment returning produce march fox announced sequel released march hired write script set reprise role following month screenwriter attached film tweeted filming start early said august reprise role portrayed men origins said february talks reprise role sequel april cast head security global enterprise set mad scientist type month said film set future end month cast unspecified role cast unspecified roles said filming started planned rated movie
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