2017's Logan, which marked the final performances of Hugh Jackman
and Patrick Stewart in their iconic roles as Wolverine and Professor X,
was the best-reviewed film in the whole X-Men franchise and one of the greatest superhero
films ever made. It was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards,
becoming the first live-action superhero film to be nominated for screenwriting. The movie also
holds a special place in fans' heart as it was the end of an emotional journey that lasted for
17 years since the beloved superhero mutants was introduced on screen. In today's video,
we'll take a look back at the stars of the movie and find out what they have been up to now.
The Wolverine was already one of the world’s most iconic superheroes,
and once Hugh Jackman popped his claws, he was one of the most famous characters ever. Before
being cast as Wolverine, the Australian actor was only known for starring in a few musicals.
Jackman made his final appearance with a heartbreaking ending in Logan and for which,
he holds the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero".
After X-Men, he worked with some of the world’s greatest directors,
starred in critically acclaimed movies like The Prestige, Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman,
even hosted the 81th Oscar and was appointed a Companion of the Order of
Australia for services to performing arts and to the global community.
The now 52-year-old Hollywood leading man has happy family life with his wife and two children.
Professor Charles Xavier first came to life in live action thanks to the
brilliant performance of Patrick Stewart. When he signed on for X-Men, Stewart was already an
icon on the convention circuit thanks to his starring role as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek.
Between the original X-Men and his final appearance in Fox’s with 2017’s Logan, Stewart
managed to fit in a lot of animated voiceover jobs, recurring roles in movies and was knighted
by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. The actor currently shares the Guinness World Record
for the longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero, for his portrayal of Professor X,
with Hugh Jackman. Born in Mirfield, England in 1940, he is now 81 years old.
Transigen's relentless, calculating, and intense head of security and leader of the militant
Reavers, who is sent to retrieve Laura, was played by American actor and model Boyd Holbrook. After
X-Men, the actor took on starring roles in The Predator (2018) and Netflix thriller film In
the Shadow of the Moon (2019). Holbrook, now 41, currently working on some highly-awaited projects
like the Netflix adaptation of The Sandman and the untitled fifth Indiana Jones film.
The actor also dated the Avengers actress Elizabeth Olsen from 2011 to 2014.
Stephen Merchant already had a steady career as a comedian,
writer and director before starring as the albino mutant Caliban in Logan. He
has received numerous accolades for his creative works, including two Golden Globe Awards,
three BAFTA Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four British Comedy Awards.
After X-Men, Merchant went on to write, direct and appeared as guest star in numerous movies. The now
46-year-old talented man is living in Los Angeles with his partner, American actress Mircea Monroe.
The surgical head of Transigen, whose father was killed by Logan, Dr. Rice,
was played by Liswati-English actor Richard E. Grant. Having worked in the filming industry
since the 1980s, the actor has appeared in numerous critically acclaimed movies,
won the Independent Spirit Award as well as receiving Oscar nominations for his works.
The now 64-year-old actor has recently joined the cast of the Disney+ / Marvel
Cinematic Universe series Loki as Classic Loki, an older variant of Loki.
Elizabeth Rodriguez, the former nurse for biotechnology corporation Alkali-Transigen,
was one of a few big screen roles of actress Elizabeth Rodriguez. Before and after X-Men,
Rodriguez had mainly worked in the theater and on television, with her
best-known role was Aleida Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.
Born in New York City on December 27, 1980, the actress is now 40 years old.
In 2017's Logan, actor Eriq La Salle played farmer Will Munson, who was helped by Logan
after a traffic incident. Salle is best known for his performance in the film Coming to America
(1988) and especially as Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER (1994–2002;
2008–2009), which earned him three NAACP Image Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award
and three Primetime Emmy Awards. The 59-year-old man also works as a director, writer and producer.
Kathryn Munson, the wife of farmer Will Munson,
was played by American actress Elise Neal when she was 50 and is now 55 years old.
Beside from her acting jobs, Elise also broke the internet for how she looks for
her age. She is is executive producing a fitness show, teaming up with Loud TV,
who produced The Biggest Loser, and is pitching many TV and film projects.
In Logan, Polish–Canadian retired mixed martial artist Krzysztof Soszynski
appeared as a supporting role of Mohawk. An 11-year competitor from 2003 until 2014,
He fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, the Los Angeles Anacondas of the IFL,
and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.
Soszynski, now 44, is currently the Director of MMA and Fitness for UFC Gym Middle East.
The mutant child named Rictor, a part of the "X-23" program of the Transigen
Project was portrayed by actor Jason Genao. A year after wrapping on his role in Logan,
Genao rose to fame for his performance as Ruby Martinez on the Netflix series On My Block.
The 25-year-old is now one of the youngest emerging actors in the movie industry.
British-Spanish young actress Dafne Keen had her acting breakthrough at the age of 11,
starring as Laura, the child clone of Wolverine in 2017's Logan.
She received several awards, including an Empire Award for Best Newcomer, and nominations for a
Critics' Choice Award and a Saturn Award. In 2019, Keen was cast in the lead role of Lyra
Belacqua in the television series His Dark Materials, for which she was nominated for
a BAFTA Cymru and once again proved to be a promising young star in the movie industry.
Born in Madrid, Spain in January 2005, Dafne Keen is now 16 years old.
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