Killing off Wolverine in 'Logan' was logical, says James Mangold

Logan was Hugh Jackman's swansong as Wolverine and director James Mangold says killing off adamantium-clawed mutant was a simple, logical decision. 

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It was anunced in 2015 that Hollywood star would play fan favourite X-Men character for final time in 2017 sequel to Wolverine.

director said both he and Jackman were on board right from outset of film's premise.

Mangold said process was "a lot less of a committee than you'd think".

"It was really Hugh and I at first. It seemed logical, that if it were going to be his last film, that he's eir going to ride off onto horizon or die, that you need to have some kind of curtain on his story. That's a logical assumption, right?

"But reason choice was at our feet was because you needed sense of closure. You needed some sense of an ending if you were going to end, if you were dealing with legacy of Hugh's many performances and many films, and trying to set this part in some definitive way," he told ComicBook.com.

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Jackman, who tasted international stardom as Wolverine in his first Hollywood movie X-Men, played role from 2000 to 2018 in film series.

Australian actor holds Guinness World Record for "longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero" for playing Logan/ Wolverine.

And contrary to ir expectations, Mangold revealed, studio Fox was surprisingly in favour of killing off such a popular character when y pitched idea.

"Frankly, even studio didn't even have nervousness about it, because it felt like an event. It gave movie, on a simple level, reality that while it may t feature as flamboyant or expensive action as some or movies, that must see of movie was going to be because it would be end of a legend," he added.

Jackman recently admitted he departed X-Men franchise at right time.

He added that he is looking forward to some or actor take up role in a potential new take.

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