Ukuya eLogan, abalandeli abaninzi abangama-franchise "babantu abathandabuzekayo" baziwa ukuba le filimu iya kuba yeyokugqibela kwi-high jackman kumfanekiso we-Wolverine. Nangona kunjalo, ayinguye wonke umntu owayekulungele ukwenza izifungo zaseMelika ukuba umbhali nomfundisi "Logan" ulungiselelwe nguJames Mangold kubo. Ukufa kwegorha elikhulu yayikukugqibela koluhambo olufihlakeleyo, olo lukhohlisiwe ngaxeshanye, kunye nokulindela okugqithileyo.
Ukugqabaza ngokufa kukaWolveverine, i-Mangold kudliwanondlebe ne-comicbook yathi:
Kule nkqubo, bambalwa abantu ababandakanyekileyo kunokuba banokucinga. Ekuqaleni bekukho mna kunye ne-high [jackman]. Kuba le filimu yayicinga njengendawo yokugqibela kuye, ibonakala isengqiqweni ukuba iya kungena ekutshoneni kwelanga, okanye izokufa. Kwakunyanzelekile ukuba kweza nekhuselo elithile ngeli bali. Ngaba le yindawo esengqiqweni? Nokuba siya kuba nelungelo lokugqibela kwisitayile "Shane" xa iqhawe liya kwiintaba ezizinikeweyo, okanye kufuneka ulibulale. Inketho yokuqala yayisetyenziswa kuzo zonke iifilimu zangaphambili malunga neWolverine, kodwa ngeli xesha sisigqibo esahlukileyo sazicebisa. Kwakukho imvakalelo yesiphelo sokuba yayiyimfuneko kwiscreen, sezisa umgca phantsi kwelifa le-Perennial Hugh kule ndima.
I-Mangold yaphinda yatsho ukuba i-Fox Studio ngaphandle kokuthandana kwavunywa kwisigqibo sokubulala i-Wolverine ekupheleni kwe-Logan. Ngokutsho kuMlawuli, wonke umntu wabona isiphumo esinjalo njengesiqhelo, kodwa sendalo, kuba yayiyintsomi ende.