Loganis nearing its Blu-ray/DVD and VOD release after a tremendous theatrical run. The movie was pretty much everything fans wanted it to be, and then some. Even though the movie was largely theWolverinemovie we’ve all been waiting a very long time for, there were still a few things missing. Like Sabretooth. But a newly revealeddeleted scenefromLogandoes include a direct reference to Wolverine’s usually evil brother.
Warning: there are minor spoilers ahead forLogan. The clip wasn’t officially released by Fox, but it did manage to make its way onto YouTube anyway. In the clip, we see Wolverine sleeping on a couch after he has reached the mutant kids who are trying to cross the border and get to safety. One of the mutant kids, named Bobby, decides to show him some of hisX-Menaction figures. One of which just so happens to be Victor Creed, akaSabretooth. When asked if Sabretooth is real, or was just a lie like many of the other things in the comics,Logansays that indeed, the figure he is holding was based on a real mutant.
It is hard to complain aboutLogan, but having any sort of nod to Victor actually in the movie would have been nice. DirectorJames Mangoldprobably had a very good reason for cutting this scene, but it might have been a nice way to tip the cap to Sabretooth. At one point, Liev Schreiber was actually going to reprise his role as Sabretooth fromX-Men Origins: WolverineinLogan, but things didn’t pan out. Here’s what the actor had to say about it in a recent interview.
“There was an invitation early on fromHugh Jackmanand [director James Mangold] and I would have loved to work on it. It was very difficult given Ray Donovan’s schedule, and I think they went a different direction as well with story. I think it’s a terrific movie. I’m just very proud of Hugh and the way that he handled himself with that franchise and that character. It was a great experience to be involved with one of them and to get to work with them. I had mixed emotions when I heard that he was going to retire.”
With or without any reference to Sabretooth,Logandid just fine. The movie wound up grossing more than$600 million worldwide, shattering the grosses of bothX-Men Origins: WolverineandThe Wolverine. It is also one of the highest-grossing R-rated movies of all time now and one of the best-reviewed movies of 2017.Logancurrently holds an outstanding 92 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with a matching 92 percent audience rating.
Loganisn’t done just yet. Those who are looking for an excuse to see the movie one more time can check out the special black and white noir screening at select Alamo Drafthouse locations on May 16. Even if you may’t make it out to theaters, the Noir version will be available whenLoganis released on DVD/Blu-ray on May 23. Be sure to check out the newly revealed deleted scene for yourself below.
