Logan: Some Fox Execs Thought The New Wolverine Movie Was Too Serious And Would Be Boring

Judging by the trailers and comments from its stars and director, the new Wolverine movie Logan goes in something of a new direction for the series. It's a darker, more somber movie, it seems. Executives at film company Fox had concerns that the movie might be "boring," Fox executive Stacey Snider said this week at the Recode Media conference.

"There was real consternation about the intensity of the tone of the film," she said, as reported by Variety. "It's more of an elegy about life and death. The paradigm for it was a Western, and my colleagues were up in arms.

"It's not a wise-cracking, cigar-chomping mutton-sporting Wolverine, and the debate internally became, 'Isn't that freakin' boring?' Isn't it exciting to imagine Wolverine as a real guy and he's world-weary and he doesn't want to fight anymore until a little girl needs him?"

Hugh Jackman returns to play Wolverine again in Logan for what might be the last time. Unlike the previous entries in the series, Logan is rated R; Jackman agreed to a paycut to make this happen.

Logan also stars Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Stephen Merchant, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Boyd Holbrook, and Richard E. Grant. It was directed by James Mangold and hits theaters on March 3, 2017.

For more, check out a new teaser video that came online today. You can also read GameSpot's recent impression feature, "Why Logan Is The R-Rated Wolverine Movie We Want."

This story has been updated and corrected.