While the movie has been teased recently on an Instagram account, I’m not sure anyone expected to see the first trailer for the third standalone Wolverine film, Logan today.

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Very loosely based on the Old Man Logan storyline from 2008, Logan - titled after Wolverine’s real name - is the third solo film for the X-Men character, following the awful X-Men Origins: Wolverine and the forgetable The Wolverine.

This definitely looks to be unlike any X-Men film which came before it, with a darker, more morose vibe in play here - a proper way to close out Hugh Jackman’s 16 year run as the iconic superhero.

I really dig the heck out of this trailer, and the use of Johnny Cash’s cover of “Hurt" is a strong choice, but I wonder if the almost complete removal of connection from the X-Men films will be a good thing (after the relative failure of X-Men Apocalypse) or will leave audiences confused…since not many know Logan is Wolverine’s real name.

Either way, this will be the most unique superhero film for some time, and I cannot wait to see what Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold (Walk the Line) have in store for us this March.

Logan hits theaters on March 3, 2017.