Odds are, if you’re a fan of theX-Men movies, or comic book movies in general, you have already seenLogan. Possibly multiple times. The movie is starting to peter out at the box office, after having an outstanding run, and will soon be making its way to digital platforms and DVD/Blu-ray in the relatively near future. Now it looks like you may have even more of a reason to pick up it up, because the home video release will include a black and white “noir” version ofLogan.
Fox has not officially announced that this is going to be the case, but a new listing on the Google Play store forLoganshows that the release will include the theatrical andnoir versionsof the movie. This is something that has already been teased, so it isn’t all that much of stretch to think that the Blu-ray will include a black and white version of the movie. Prior to the release ofLogan, when a fan asked James Mangold on Twitter about a possible black and white cut of the movie, he responded simply with, “Workin' on it.” So it looks like that work is going to pay off.
A lot of the marketing materials forLoganwere done in black and white, which is what initially prompted some fans to wonder whether or not we would ever see a version of the movie done in that style. The tone ofLoganreally seems to lend itself to it and the stills all looked great, so the noir cut of the movie will probably look great as well. The most recent example of something like this occurred when George Miller released a black and white, or “Black and Chrome” edition ofMad Max: Fury Road. Fans really took to that idea and it wound up being a way for the studio to milk a little more profit from the movie, which is almost certainly why Fox is doing this as well for what isHugh Jackman’s final turnas Wolverine.
Even without any profit this noir version ofLoganmay generate, it is safe to say that Hugh Jackman’s finalWolverinemovie was a huge success both critically and financially. As of this writing,Loganhas brought in$606 million worldwideat the box office. That absolutely shames the totals ofX-Men Origins: WolverineandThe Wolverine. Critically, it isn’t even close.Logancurrently has a very impressive 92 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from both fans and critics, which is pretty rare air. Especially since most of the reviews are highly positive. Even thoughHugh Jackman is done with Wolverine, he is unquestionably going out on a high note.
Fox has not yet set a home release date forLogan, but expect to hear about that in the near future. Google Play has a digital pre-order available now, so if you want to get your hands on the black and white noir version ofLoganas soon as it’s available, you may exercise that option. It isn’t clear yet if the studio has plans to do a limited theatrical release of the black and white version ofLogan, but don’t be surprised if that is something we wind up hearing is on the way as well.
