‘Logan’: Why removing the Jean Grey mention was the right move

For Logan, a moment director James Mangold decided to cut proved to be crucial to the film’s whole tone.

On the Logan Blu-ray, due out Tuesday, there are a number of deleted scenes, all of which have commentary by director James Mangold. They are all excellent — and for the most part were cut for time, Mangold explains; all except one — a Jean Grey reference that wouldn’t have ruined the movie, but would have made for an utterly depressing film.