Patrick Stewart, Prof. X in the X-Men franchise, has expressed his belief that his new super hero movie, Logan, has political statements in it. Stewart said that while the production team did not set out to make a film that is politically driven they were "affected by the changing times" which have influenced the script. Stewart said "We did not set out to make a political movie, yet there are echoes in the film that exist today - that is serendipity.