Deadpool & Wolverine"s Behind The Scenes Footage Totally Changed My Mind About The Logan Skeleton Fight Scene

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Deadpool & Wolverine could have tarnished the legacy of Logan with its opening skeleton fight scene, but behind-the-scenes footage has proven why it worked. The opening scene of the 2024 Marvel movie has lived long in the memory of audiences for various reasons. Not only is it the home of Deadpool & Wolverine"s iconic "Bye Bye Bye" dance, but it is the scene in the movie that directly addresses the events of Logan after fears that the return of Hugh Jackman as the character would ruin his strong ending from 2017.
Furthermore, the opening sequence houses plenty of Deadpool & Wolverine Easter eggs, with all of these elements combined making it truly memorable. Regardless of how it turned out, the opening sequence of Deadpool & Wolverine could have been dangerous. Upon first watching the movie, I still held my reservations as the ending of the Logan movie is one of my personal favorites in the superhero movie genre. With the irreverent style of Deadpool, I was conflicted on whether the scene - despite its obvious fun - meddled with Logan’s legacy. That said, Deadpool & Wolverine’s behind-the-scenes footage has finally swayed me completely on the scene’s merits.
Deadpool & Wolverine's Behind The Scenes Documentary Shows The Mind-Boggling Level Of Work That Went Into Making That Logan Skeleton Fight Scene

This behind-the-scenes footage can be found in Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine on Disney+. A section around 10 minutes into the documentary focuses entirely on the movie"s opening sequence involving Logan"s skeleton, proving above all else how much thought went into making the scene work. Firstly, Deadpool & Wolverine brought back Alex Kyshkovych, the stunt double for Ryan Reynolds from Deadpool and Deadpool 2. Kyshkovych also served as Deadpool & Wolverine"s fight coordinator and was responsible for making the film"s action scenes as great as they were.

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Posts This began with the Logan skeleton fight scene. So much work was put into the sequence, starting with the early stunt visualization conducted by Kyshkovych, which involved him buying a skeleton and spending hours upon hours choreographing ways for Deadpool to use the vibranium bones as weapons. Deadpool & Wolverine"s second-unit director, George Cottle, outlines how only one shot in the sequence took weeks to get right. Cottle also mentions the 25 stunt people who worked to perfect the scene over many weeks, proving above all else how much thought and care went into making the scene - and making it right.
The Level Of Work That Went Into Making Deadpool & Wolverine's Skeleton Fight Scene Shows They Really Were Respecting Logan Logan's Legacy Was Upheld Close Above all else, this level of work shows how much Deadpool & Wolverine was dedicated to respecting Logan. When the former film was announced, I was worried about whether Jackman"s return would tarnish Logan, as were many others. Although one of the first assurances from Marvel was that Logan would be respected, the opening fight scene could have been rushed, uninventive, poorly choreographed, and intentionally disrespectful to the 2017 film.
None of this would have been possible if the effort that was put into Deadpool & Wolveirne"s opening was lacking...
However, the sheer amount of effort that went into making the scene as great as it was proves how Logan was at the forefront of the filmmakers" minds. While still including the self-referential, meta jokes synonymous with the Deadpool franchise at Logan"s expense, none of them felt inherently insulting towards the latter, with the great dance-fight sequence only adding to their effectiveness. None of this would have been possible if the effort that was put into Deadpool & Wolverine"s opening was lacking. Thankfully, this effort was there in full force, respecting Logan as a result.
I Think Deadpool & Wolverine Needed Its Introductory Logan Scene

Custom image by Debanjana Chowdhury Regardless of how well-crafted Deadpool & Wolverine"s opening Logan scene was, I still think it needed to happen one way or another. As I have alluded to, perhaps the biggest concern going into the movie is whether it would ruin Logan"s ending, specifically by either resurrecting that version of Wolverine or by making Jackman"s return to the role inferior to the Fox X-Men movie timeline. As I think is true with many reservations, confronting this potential problem head-on was the best course of action for Deadpool & Wolverine.
If the filmmakers had chosen to completely ignore Logan during Deadpool & Wolverine, the question of whether the latter ruins the former or not would have loomed over it. However, in providing the opening fight sequence that directly references Logan, it was confirmed that this version of Wolverine remains dead and that his ending would not be ruined by a needless resurrection. Moreover, the obvious effort and care that went into crafting Deadpool & Wolverine"s Logan scene made it one of the movie"s best, proving to me beyond all doubt that Hugh Jackman"s X-Men ending was held in high esteem.

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8/10 299 9.1/10 Deadpool & Wolverine R A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
Director Shawn Levy Release Date July 26, 2024 Writers Rhett Reese , Paul Wernick , Shawn Levy , Ryan Reynolds , Zeb Wells , Rob Liefeld , Fabian Nicieza Cast Ryan Reynolds , Hugh Jackman , Emma Corrin , Morena Baccarin , Rob Delaney , Leslie Uggams , Karan Soni , Matthew Macfadyen , Brianna Hildebrand , Shioli Kutsuna , Stefan Kapicic , Lewis Tan , Randal Reeder , Jennifer Garner , Aaron Stanford , Billy Clements , Ollie Palmer , Chris Hemsworth , Rob McElhenney Runtime 127 Minutes Expand Upcoming MCU Movies