Logan director James Mangold and his casting team pulled off quite the feat when they were fortunate enough to discover a remarkable 11-year-old girl by the name of Dafne Keen, who, at such a young age, was able to deliver an outstanding performance opposite an Academy Award-nominated legend. (Not to mention, she almost stole the movie from him entirely.)
Keen, just like Jackman before her (who caught his big break with 2000's X-Men), now has an extremely bright future ahead of her, which, timeline be damned, will hopefully consist of multiple reprisals of her now fan-favorite portrayal of Wolverine's natural successor X-23.
Ahead of the next week's 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, & DVD release, 20th Century Fox has provided Entertainment Weekly with an incredible behind-the-scenes look at Keen's first screen test with Jackman and it should quickly become clear why she was destined to play this part. Check it out below:
For comparison's sake, here's Hugh Jackman's Wolverine audition from 1999:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border.
But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.
Logan features:
Director: James Mangold
Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X
Dafne Keen as Laura Kinney/X-23
Boyd Holbrook as Donald Pierce
Richard E. Grant as Zander Rice
Stephen Merchant as Caliban
Eriq La Salle as Will Munson
Elise Neal as Kathryn Munson
Quincy Fouse as Nate Munson
Doris Morgado as Maria
Elizabeth Rodriguez as Gabriela
David Kallaway as Danny Rhodes
Han Soto as Valet
Krzysztof Soszynski as Mohawk
Logan claws his way onto 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, & DVD on May 16