We will soon once again be seeing Hugh Jackman as Logan aka Wolverine in the upcoming movie . Before the upcoming release of , Hugh Jackman spoke about his journey as the popular superhero character. While Reynolds started to develop the movie a decade before it was ultimately released, Jackman has played Wolverine for over two decades.
Now, in an interview with The New York Times, Jackman recalled being cast in the very first movie as a replacement for actor Dougray Scott. Jackman said he nearly lost the part due to a bureaucratic mix up at the airport. In fact, Jackman had to convince the customs officer that he really was playing the popular superhero in a movie.
Speaking about the same, Jackman said, “In 1999, when I first started, I’d never read the comics, so I really didn’t have that much context of how important it was. It happened when my paperwork wasn’t right at customs in Canada and I was told I’m being sent back. I was like, ‘Oh, I just lost the biggest break of my life.
’ I told the guy behind the counter, who had been so cold, and he goes, ‘Sorry, I don’t understand. You mean you’re an animator?’ And I said, ‘No. It’s a normal movie, live action.
’ He goes, ‘Hang on, you’re Wolverine in live action?’ And then I was doing photos, autographs, and every bit of paperwork just got stamped.” Jackman said it wasn’t until the second movie that he recognised how important the character is. During the first movie, Jackman met Kevin Fei.