LOGAN : Publicity and Promotion

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http://instagram.com/p/BQJlAI5DxaR

Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
   That sav'd a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
   Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
   And grace my fears reliev'd;
How precious did that grace appear
   The hour I first believ'd!

Thro' many dangers, toils, and snares,
   I have already come;
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
   And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promis'd good to me,
   His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
   As long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
   And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess, within the veil,
   A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
   The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call'd me here below,
   Will be forever mine.

John Newton, Olney Hymns, 1779

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www.bustle.com/p/who-sings-amazing-grace-in-the-logan-trailer-the-super-bowl-song-choice-was-oddly-calming-35397

Who Sings "Amazing Grace" In The 'Logan' Trailer? The Super Bowl Song Choice Was Oddly Calming


By Leah Thomas an hour ago


Last year, Deadpool surprised audiences with not only popular appeal, but critical acclaim and awards season attention as well. This year, another character from the Marvel X-Men comics might turn heads with a solo film that breaks the mold yet again. Plus, the new Logan Super Bowl TV spot continued my favorite trailer trend in which movies set the tone with a slowed-down recognizable song — using a cover of "Amazing Grace." Who sings it? A rep for Logan confirmed that the singer is Fuschia Kate Sumner, an actress and singer who is also Sting's daughter. Sumner tweeted about "singing at the Super Bowl," with a link to the trailer as well.

The upcoming film, which completes the Wolverine trilogy, takes place in a fictional 2024 where mutants are dwindling and Logan himself is getting older. No longer interested in being in the X-Men, if they even still exist, he finds himself traveling with a young girl ho has powers similar to his. The first few trailers for Logan have set this film apart fro other superhero films with its woody, independent film look. The latest trailer isn't too different from what we've seen before. But, there's some new Caliban footage, and even more shots of that tiny child whipping through the air.

A previous trailer for Logan used Johnny Cash's "Hurt," so this is sending a slightly different tonal message. The indie take on the classic tune definitely continues this year's sisterhood trend at the big game, and makes for a reflective, neat approach to Wolverine.

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Fuschia Kate Sumner ‏@fuschiakate 1h
1 hour ago

Logan Super Bowl TV Spot [HD] Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook I just sang at #Superbowl #Logan

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Rated RRRRRRRRR!!


In the past, people shied away from this kind of restricted ( audience) rating.

Now fans are rejoicing in even just hearing the last message on the trailer -- " Rated R" !!

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What was Hugh's last rated-R movie?

I think it was PRISONERS!

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Patrick Stewart also uploads the GRACE trailer --

Check out the responses -- he is very well-regarded by fans!


I hope the SAG ( Screen Actors Guild) rewards the acting team ( Logan/Prof Charles/X-23/Pierce/Caliban) with a BEST ENSEMBLE acting award for 2018!


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moviepilot.com/p/logan-super-bowl-ad-amazing-grace/4203214

Why Fox Included A Haunting Rendition Of 'Amazing Grace' In The 'Logan' Super Bowl Trailer
February 6, 2017 at 09:43AM

Will this be his last film? [Credit: 20th Century Fox]

ByTom Bacon, writer at Creators.co

I'm a film-and-TV fan who grew up with a deep love of superhero comics! Follow me on Twitter @tomabacon or on Facebook @tombaconsuperheroes!


Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most exciting events of the year, and not just for sports fans! There's no better prime-time opportunity for a film studio to drop a trailer.

More than 100 million viewers are gripped to their TVs during the Super Bowl, meaning a well-designed trailer has the potential to completely transform a film's box office performance. It's no surprise that Fox took advantage to release a haunting teaser for their upcoming X-Men movie, Logan, but what nobody expected was a haunting hymn:

Studios don't put together trailers at a whim; every detail is carefully chosen, and an iconic song like "Amazing Grace" is included to give you a sense of what the movie's about. So what does "Amazing Grace" tease about Logan?


1. Hugh Jackman's Swan Song Just Got More Ominous


As any #XMen fan will know all too well, Logan promises to be #HughJackman's swan song. He's been playing the part since 2000's X-Men, and he feels he's done everything he wants to do with it. One of the most tantalizing aspects of Logan, then, is the simple question: What will happen to Wolverine? Will this be the film where Wolverine finally dies?

Will this be the film where Wolverine finally dies? 'Amazing Grace' is a beautiful hymn, most commonly associated with funerals.

This question casts Fox's use of "Amazing Grace" in a new light. It's a beautiful hymn, most commonly associated with funerals; back in 2015, President Obama turned to those stirring, famous lyrics when offering comfort to the grieving families of Charleston, South Carolina. So Fox has deliberately chosen to associate Logan with a funeral song. That's surely not a coincidence.


2. 'Like Me'


The trailer for Logan deliberately plays only part of the first verse, and then repeats two words:
"Like me."

The words are accompanied by a glimpse of Logan's hand held in that of X-23's, a none-too-subtle hint that Dafne Keen's X-23 is someone very much like Logan. As fans of the comics know, X-23 is actually a clone of Wolverine, created to be a living weapon. She is, as Patrick Stewart's Charles Xavier said in an earlier trailer, "very much like" Logan himself.

Combined with the funeral theme, they suggest that this song is about the passing of the torch.

But the words hint at something else, something far deeper. Combined with the funeral theme, they suggest that this song is about the passing of the torch; that Hugh Jackman is stepping out of his central role in the franchise, but that someone "like him" is being introduced as the next Wolverine-figure. The good news is that first reviews suggest that X-23's character may just well pull this off:


3. Redemption At Long Last


Amazing Grace is possibly the most popular hymn of all time, and there's a reason: it stands as a testimony to the possibility of transformation and change. The hymn was written by John Newton, a slave trader who found God when caught in a storm at sea in 1748. "Amazing Grace" is semi-autobiographical, in that it represents Newton's view of himself:

"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me..."

Here's the fascinating thing, though; Newton stayed a slave trader after his conversion, and was actually still a slave trader back when he wrote "Amazing Grace." It took years for his conscience, awakened by his faith, to lead him to the realization that slavery was wrong. When he did realize that, Newton abandoned the slave trade, and became an active campaigner against it.


This, then, is the reason that "Amazing Grace" is loved by Christians and non-Christians alike; it reminds us that even a slave trader can become an abolitionist, that even a "wretch" can be saved. But it doesn't just speak of an instant, dramatic, "Road-to-Damascus" transformation; the song's history declares that transformation can be gradual, that change is a process. So John Newton, having already penned these lyrics, can still come to realize the depths of his wretchedness, and cast it aside by the grace of God.

The song's history declares that transformation can be gradual, that change is a process.

There's a very real sense in which the story of Wolverine has always been one of transformation. He's always battled against his own savage nature, trying to find honor and peace, trying to rediscover his humanity. Now X-23 will travel the same path.

Again, we've already seen hints of the father-daughter relationship Wolverine will have with X-23, where he challenges her and tells her when her brutal conduct is "not okay." Logan's challenge in this film is to take a girl who has been raised to be a weapon, and guide her into embracing her humanity. Not only is her journey informed by Logan's own, it is a dark mirror of it; in X-23's struggle to become human we see an echo of Logan's.


As you can see, Fox knew what they were doing when they chose "Amazing Grace" for the trailer. This haunting, intimate song choice teases a very personal story, one in which we may well see a beloved hero die — but in which we may also bear witness to the rise of a new shining star.

Logan promises to be a superhero film like no other, one with unprecedented depth of character. This song choice reminds us just how different Logan really is, and in so doing reminds us just why we're so excited about this film!

Coincidentally, those were the same messages that I received from that combination of images and hymn!

AMAZING GRACE is a very touching and poignant hymn/song...and one of the world's most beloved! It was also a very simple, very haunting, but very effective song interpretation!


Jo

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www.thenational.ae/arts-life/film/hottest-tickets-at-the-berlin-film-festival

Excerpts --

Eighteen movies will duke it out for the Golden and Silver Bear top prizes, to be awarded on February 18 by a jury led by Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Elle).

But while the contenders are expected to pack a dramatic punch, the festival has a long tradition of popcorn fare too.

This year’s biggest blockbuster is the latest Wolverine instalment of the X-Men superhero series, Logan starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Richard E. Grant, which will have its world premiere.

Hmmm... that is quite a dismissive attitude towards LOGAN -- the author might be in for a big surprise if he gets a chance to see the dramatic punch in the movie LOGAN. He probably does not realize that Hugh and Patrick are respected actors on both film and stage! And that James Mangold is capable of co-writing and directing movies with dramatic punch!

And where is the mention of another key charcter played by Dafne Keen??

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Someone called this scene from the SuperBowl GRACE trailer "the last battle of Wolverine" ?







Fans are guessing about the significance of many of the scenes and images from various trailers!


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Ahmed Salem ‏@theahmedsalem 30m
30 minutes ago

Ooh. Fox are holding #Logan press screenings late this week, which is more than a month b4 the film's release. Could only mean good things.

If true, then we might be able to see reviews much earlier, other than those coming after the Berlinale world premiere on February 17, 2017.

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New video clip --

http://instagram.com/p/BQLDaWvj5LV

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Lord Mesa‏ @lordmesa
Logan & Laura: Motivated Seller @realhughjackman @dafnekeen @wolverinemovie 'Tis the season!!🍪👨‍👧🍪#Logan #X23

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After the second trailer was released --

Lord Mesa ‏@lordmesa Jan 19


"Just like you."@realhughjackman @dafnekeen @wolverinemovie Loved the trailer release this morning!! Cannot wait for March!!!

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In case you happen to be in Berlin on 17 February 2017

(Or can work out how to get the live stream )
Note:During the festival the streams are made accessible on demand successively. Videos from earlier festival years are also available in the archive.


www.berlinale.de/en/im_fokus/live-streaming/index.html

www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2016/06_streaming_2016/Videos.html#item=38530

Competition
Logan by James Mangold
17.20 Photo Call
17.30 Press Conference


Competition
Logan by James Mangold
21.30 Red Carpet

Press Screenings


135'
Competition (out of competition)
Logan

by James Mangold
USA 2017
English
with Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant
Fri
Feb 17
15:00
CinemaxX 7 (G)

Fri
Feb 17
15:00
CinemaxX 9 (G)


Note on the "Embargo" regulation for world premieres

Please respect the embargo regulation for world premieres. Reviews of films that celebrate their world premieres at the Berlinale (Download PDF (144 KB)) may only be published after the beginning of the first public screening (start of the screening + 30 minutes).

World Premiere & Public Screenings

www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/programmsuche.php?page=14&film_nums=409&searchText=§ion_id=0&distributor=&cinema_id=&country_id=0&date_id=&time_id=&genre=&documentary=&order_by=1&screenings=efm_festival

Competition (out of competition)
Logan

by James Mangold
USA 2017
English
with Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant

World Premiere
Fri
Feb 17
22:00
Berlinale Palast (G)


Sat
Feb 18
15:00
Friedrichstadt-Palast (G)


Sat
Feb 18
21:30
Friedrichstadt-Palast (G)


Sun
Feb 19
21:30
Berlinale Palast (G)

Note: Public screenings are SOLD OUT!
Note: World screening premiere tickets are not available

A total of six (6) screenings --

2 for media/press
1 World premiere
3 Public screenings


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In Toronto --

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LOGAN comes in as second best-liked SUPERBOWL trailer, per a survey by ticket seller Fandango.

uk.movies.yahoo.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-voted-best-superbowl-trailer-113103290.html

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It's common for fans to dress up like Wolvie on Opening Night/Midnight screenings -- but this is going to be the first :

EXTREMELY Important:
What Pringles flavor should I buy for the opening night?"

drew many responses ( not one flavor was the same) from the SuperHeroHype forum



To be honest -- the thought also crossed my mind - LOLOL!

Jo

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Side of a train ?

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It's frame # 515 for me!

It looks like I got the western-vibe image from the trailer!





That would be 0'46" from Trailer # 2!

It's a long-distance view of the chase by the Reavers --




I got it through the New York address of a relative and will be sent out to me.

Yey!!

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I'm awaiting confirmation from a website which reports on China film showings --

but I hope this is true!!


Posted by a China resident --

Mandy.K ‏@groovyshark 1h
1 hour ago


Cant believe we gonna see LOGAN on march 3, in China!! God, i'll totally take a day off work and cry like a baby for him @realhughjackman

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An animated version of Trailer # 2

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I can't trace the original source but SHH forum says China is in the cards --

Zant
Re: Logan - news & discussion - Part 3

Unlike Deadpool, this will apparently be released in China on 4th March as per Box office forums.

Hope we can get confirmation soon!

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The Hollywood Reporter confirms the release of LOGAN in China! It is later than the North American release date -- but this is great news, given the initial reservations about the strong violence nature of its R-rating! The R-rated DEADPOOL was banned in China.


www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/legendarys-kong-skull-island-foxs-logan-secure-china-release-dates-973201

Logan is set to open in the Middle Kingdom on Friday, March 17, just two weeks after its North American debut, March 3

'Logan' will open opposite Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' on March 17, while 'Skull Island' will have the March 24 frame to itself.

A little unfortunate that its release date in China coincides with the release date of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. It is likely that the unexpected approval came after some serious negotiations ( maybe to minimize some of the more violent scenes?) and the screens for March 3 may have already been set aside for other releases (including Chinese movies themselves). Re the competition with Beauty and the Beast -- hopefully, LOGAN will be competitive because the Chinese markets favor superhero/action blockbusters. The Wolverine showed box office results in China of $ 41 million, which represented approx. 10% of its worldwide gross.



Can we now expect Hugh to travel to China, too, for another premiere??

Maybe he should brush up on his song sung in Mandarin


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