She played the role of ana ani cruz oliver in the television series the refugees, and the mutant laura kinney x23 in the 2017 film logan. Logan may mark the final appearance of hugh jackman as wolverine, but it contains a rather massive debut in the introduction of dafne keen as x23. Fear and failure, is at once a lamentation on the decline and decay of ethiopian society from the corrosive effects of bad governance, tyrannical rule and moral corruption and a call to action for redemption prof. The trilogy started with a film many believe to be the worst overall film, xmen origins. The story is set in a nottoodistant future of 2029, but its a world thats changed dramatically for mutants in general and for james logan howlett hugh jackman in truly top form, who no longer goes by wolverine, and charles xavier patrick stewart in arguably his best performance in the role, whos no longer a professor anywhere.
Mangold said that they searched high and low for the right girl to play laura, aka x23, and finally settled on dafne keen, the daughter of actor will keen. Directed by james mangold, logan introduces another central character laura or x23 played by then 11yearold dafne keen. Dafne keenes performance as x23 was a major part of the intensity and emotional core of logan, hugh jackmans final performance as wolverine. The real breakout star of logan was dafne keen s quiet and brooding x23, so its no surprise that the films director james mangold has been teasing her future. May 09, 2017 dafne keen is super new on the scene, so new that currently deadline says the actress doesnt even have an agent. Mar 15, 2017 laura, also known as x23, made a great first impression with audiences in logan, leading many to wonder where shell show up next. Fans are now wondering if a solo x23 movie featuring dafnee keen will happen. Logan came to theaters last weekend, and audiences and critics alike cant stop talking about it. Hugh jackman thanks fans for 17 years as wolverine dafne. Apr 20, 2017 the wolverine trilogy within the xmen cinematic universe has steadily increased in quality with each film. Actrice dorigine angloespagnole, dafne keen fernandez baigne des son plus jeune age dans le monde du cinema. Wolverine and recently finished the trilogy with logan. The film, which takes inspiration from old man logan by mark millar and steve mcniven, based in an alternate bleak future, follows.
A mutant who is the worlds most powerful telepath, and founder and former leader of the xmen. Dafne keen biography and filmography dafne keen movies. The actress currently only has the tv series the refugees and logan under her belt. Dafne keen is a spanishbritish child actress, famous for playing the role of ana ani cruzoliver in the television series the refugees, and mutant laura x23 in the 2017 film logan. The yearold actor stepped out at a special screening. Dafne keens x23laura character in logan suspected to. Aug 19, 2017 dafne keen as laura kinney music video part 2 duration. New logan photographs feature x23, wolverine, and professor x.
The big professor, anti ethiopia, anti amhara, anti christian, anti habesha. Mar 03, 2017 how logan found its extraordinary child star, the uncanny dafne keen casting director priscilla john had to rustle up a bilingual preteen girl with excellent martialarts skills to play laura, a. Jul 18, 2015 the big professor, anti ethiopia, anti amhara, anti christian, anti habesha. Patrick stewart, james mangold, hugh jackman, and dafne keen at an event for logan 2017. As a result, shes bilingualone of the requirements for the role, since james mangold envisioned a half. She played the role of laura, wolverines daughter in the blockbuster movie logan. Dafne keen biography affair, single, ethnicity, nationality. Logan may have housed hugh jackman and patrick stewarts final outings as xmen, but the acting icons still had to fight for a spotlight. The scariest moment on the set of logan for 11yearold actress dafne keen wasnt slicing peoples faces off, filming a car chase, or having to lay out every bit of. And today, director james mangold has released a trio of highresolution, behindthescenes photographs he took of hugh jackman as wolverine, dafne keen as x23, and patrick stewart as charles xavier. Dafne keen fernandez is a british and spanish actress who played the role of ana ani cruz oliver. Logan is the second movie in the xmen universe to be given an rrating, the first being last years deadpool. But logans attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces. Wolverine, professor x and x23 featured in new images.
Born in 2005, dafne keen fernandez is the child of a british father and a spanish mother. James mangolds film stars hugh jackman, patrick stewart, dafne keen, stephen merchant, and boyd holbrook. Directed by james mangold starring hugh jackman, patrick stewart, boyd holbrook, richard e. Anna, elsa, kristoff, olaf and sven leave arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumnbound forest of an enchanted land. See more ideas about logan wolverine, laura movie, logan laura. Ethiopians are so ignorant that they dance with their killer why this guy hates everything. Violence and drama that cut deep hugh jackman is back as the mutant wolverine, a good soul in torment out to help the dying and protect the innocent.
Feb 25, 2017 hugh jackman thanks fans for 17 years as wolverine hugh jackmans final wolverine movie is about to hit theaters and hes getting emotional. Jan 24, 2017 the aussie actors ninth and final outing as wolverine is set to be an rrated bloody swearathon. A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. Oct 23, 2016 logan director james mangold has shared a new photo he took of young actress dafne keen, taken with taken w leica s 007 summicron 100, iso 3200 1125. Logan director has talked to fox about the future of. They set out to find the origin of elsas powers in order to save their kingdom. Feb 21, 2017 logans boyd holbrook blown away by x23 actress dafne keen. May 15, 2017 video of 11yearold actress dafne keen s screen test with hugh jackman for her role in logan has emerged, showing the young actress fearlessly and emphatically nailing her tryout for laura. New logan portrait of dafne keen as laura comfirmed as x23. Set in a nearfuture where mutants have all but vanished, hugh jackman stars as the aging and ailing wolverine, who has been reduced to the role of manny to care for his old friend and mentor professor xavier patrick stewart. Logans dafne keen has landed her next big movie role. Thanks to dafne keen, the older men were forced to bring.
A catandmouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past. Takes inspiration from the comic book old man logan by mark. When logan opens on a dystopian 2029, there are very few mutantslet alone xmenon the ground. Logan is a 2017 american superhero film starring hugh jackman as the titular character. A mutant who is the worlds most powerful telepath, and founder and former leader of the x. Apr 22, 2020 dafne keen biography affair, single, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is dafne keen. Dafne keen beat me to x23 role in logan millie bobby brown wont be regretting many career choices to date, but one near opportunity could have made her standing even greater than it is now. New images from logan featuring wolverine, x23 and. The movie featured hugh jackmans final performance as wolverine, but also introduced dafne keen. Logan reluctantly agrees to escort the mysterious laura dafne keen, a mute, deeply troubled preteen, to a. However, in the movie, wolverine was the surrogate father to the new hero of the future, x23.
In the near future, a weary logan hugh jackman cares for an ailing professor x patrick stewart in a hide out on the mexican border. The ending of logan certainly left the door open for further adventures for dafne keen s x23 but with the character firmly separated from the mainstream xmen timeline, questions abound. Wallpaper logan, dafne keen, hugh jackman, 2017 movies, 5k. Logan reluctantly agrees to escort the mysterious laura dafne keen, a mute, deeply troubled preteen, to a sanctuary in canada. Mar 18, 2017 murphy spent the summer of 2016 traveling to louisiana, mississippi, new mexico and california to work as a stunt double for actress dafne keen, who plays x23, the female clone of wolverine.
Hugh jackman fought hard to get the rrated logan made, influenced loosely by the old man logan comic book storyline. How a logan sequel following x23 could revive the xmen. In a series of tweets overnight, the filmmaker revealed photos of hugh jackman as logan, patrick stewart as charles xavier and dafne keen as laura, aka x23. Although the stark photos arent particularly revealing, they certainly underscore that logan wont look like any other xmen movie or, heck, any other superhero movie to date.
Daphne keen fernandez, dite dafne keen, est une actrice britannicoespagnole, nee le 4 janvier 2005 a madrid. Even among the bevy of brilliant performers in logan including both patrick stewart as professor x and hugh jackman as the title character youngster dafne keene was able to stand her. Logans boyd holbrook blown away by x23 actress dafne keen. Join facebook to connect with dafne keen and others you may know. Dafne keen biography know more about keens personal life. An inspired take on several iconic stories, including old man logan and the mutantdepowering mday, the gritty genrebent film bid a bittersweet farewell to xmen leader and. James mcavoy may not have shared the screen yet with logan star dafne keen in the xmen movie franchise, but the actor behind a young professor. As of 2019 she plays lyra belacquasilvertongue in the. She is best known for playing the role of ana cruzoliver in the television series, the refugees and mutant laura x23, the daughter of logan wolverine in the 2017 american superhero film, logan. Logan and the future of superhero films the michigan daily. Mesfin taught geography at haile selassie university addis ababa university. Logans keen bruised jackmans arm for her x23 audition cbr. What film will mark the next appearence of dafne keens x23.
In the near future, a weary logan cares for an ailing professor x in a hide out on the mexican border. Boyd holbrook explains how he got part of the villainous cyborg donald pierce in logan and how impressed he is with x23 actress dafne keen. The original comic book helps explain the films mysterious westchester incident. Comecou a carreira como atriz mirim, aos 9 anos, atuando ao lado do pai, na serie the refugees, ate 2015, onde ela interpretou ana ani cruz oliver. The movie takes place in the future where logan is worn down, sick, tired and desperately trying to. Feb 06, 2020 the two stars joined dafne keen and ruth wilson to chat up the new hbo series. Here, im gonna break down all of the possibilities through the x.
A i saw logan a week ago and ive been thinking about it ever since. Because x23 has already appeared in comic book storylines, a logan spinoff could feasibly include other characters owned by fox, including those who appear in new mutants, foxs other xmen film. This year, logan introduced a promising new face to 20th century foxs xmen franchise, while also bringing wolverine hugh jackman and professor xaviers patrick stewart time as mutant heroes to a close. Empire has revealed four new images from james mangolds upcoming xmen solo film logan featuring wolverine hugh jackman, professor x patrick stewart and x23 dafne keen. Hugh jackman wants to see x23 get her own movie following. Dafne keen biography know more about keens personal. At first he refuses, but the professor has been waiting for a long time for her to appear. The 12yearold actress plays laura aka x23, a newfound mutant child with her own pair of.
Dafne maria keen fernandez born 4 january 2005 is a britishspanish actress. Laura possesses an extraordinary fighting prowess and is in many ways like wolverine. A teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school. He takes care of the ailing old professor x whom he keeps hidden away. In the process, logan learns that laura is his genetically cloned daughter, and part of a diabolical corporate effort to produce artificially created mutants. James mangold has confirmed that the x23 spinoff is now in the script writing stage of development. Evolution, the clawed clone laura has grown from a guest star in the pages of xmen comics to a leading. The first season of the new show follows lyra keen, a seemingly ordinary, but brave young woman from another world. Logan new york premiere interview hugh jackman youtube. It is the tenth film in the xmen film series and the third and final installment in the wolverine trilogy following xmen origins. Wolverine, professor x and x23 featured in new images from logan. In the comics, x23 exists in the same world as the xmen but the movie showed that all the xmen were dead, and x23 looks like she will just be. Logan 2017 in the near future, a weary logan cares for an ailing professor x somewhere on the mexican border. One day, a female stranger asks logan to drive a girl named laura to the canadian border.