LOGAN Screenwriter on the Opening of DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE "I Didn't Know They Were Gonna Go That Far"

The beloved 2017 superhero movie Logan was co-written by Michael Green, James Mangold and Scott Frank, who received an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay for the film.

The film was well-received by fans who saw the story as Logan/Wolverine’s final chapter, and it gave the character a beautiful sendoff.

That’s why some fans were concerned about the fact that Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine was returning in the third Deadpool film, Deadpool & Wolverine, and some were especially concerned for the writers and director of Logan.

Michael Green recently sat down with IGN, and he was asked what he thought about Deadpool & Wolverine's "homage" to Logan. He revealed:

"People had warned me ahead of time, 'Uh, I don’t know how you’re gonna feel about the opening [of Deadpool & Wolverine]. I’m like, 'I think I know what’s gonna happen.' And I did not know! I didn’t know they were gonna go that far.

You weren’t meant to take seriously that they were, like, digging him up, and that it was really him. It felt less like they were trying to change the ending of 'Logan' as they were contending with not feeling that they wanted to make a movie as good as they felt 'Logan' was, which is a huge compliment! I felt like it was nothing but complimentary."

The writer went on to say Deadpool & Wolverine was such "a good time" and added, "When we saw it in a full theater, people went bananas to everything. It’s great. It’s a great franchise, like, more, please!" Green, who also wrote the script for Ryan Reynolds’s 2011 superhero flop, Green Lantern, went on to add:

“You know what I appreciate even more was no Green Lantern jokes because I was partly responsible. You gotta wear it with a badge of honor!"

It sounds like Green is a pretty good sport, and he was able to have as much fun with Deadpool & Wolverine as was intended. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s still in theaters. Check it out, and enjoy!