âLoganâ director James Mangold today confirmed on Twitter the theatrical release date for a black and white version of the film. âLogan,â the film that capped off Hugh Jackmanâs decade-long run as the savage âX-Menâ character Wolverine, will see a black and white rerelease in theaters on May 16, exclusively in the United States.
Black and white imagery served a major role in marketing âLogan,â which saw a run of high-contrast, black and white photographs of the filmâs main cast released weeks before hitting theaters. Black and white rereleases of popular action films have become something of a trend in Hollywood lately. George Millerâs latest entry into the âMax Maxâ franchise got new, monochromatic life in the form of âMax Max: Black and Chrome,â which was made available in the âMad Max: High Octaneâ anthology and digitally.
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One Twitter user responded to Mangold, asking if viewers could just turn down the color settings on their televisions to achieve the same effect. Mangold noted that, in order to make a great black and white version of a film, the entire movie must be regraded and timed shot by shot -- an overall effect that simply canât be emulated by changing settings on a television.
The version will also ship on certain home release versions of the film, but it looks like mid-May is the only time to catch "Logan's" black and white version in theaters.