Hugh Jackman Talks About Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Wolverine’
We’ve heard a bit fromDarren Aronofskyabout what to expect fromThe Wolverine, his upcoming ‘not a sequel’ film that starsHugh Jackmanin the role that made him a star beginning withX-Menin 2000. The director’s comments have been encouraging. Taking his own filmography into account, as well as his previous interest in making aLone Wolf and Cubmovie, anticipation has started to build about the film.
Now Hugh Jackman has gone on the record about the project. He doesn’t offer much, but here are a few tidbits from which you’re able to speculate about what we’ll see inThe Wolverinein 2012.
EWtalked to Mr. Jackman, who couldn’t be more positive about his director onThe Fountain:
All things considered, I’m much happier that Darren Aronofsky is working with Wolverine now, rather than biting onX3several years ago. The experience ofThe WrestlerandBlack Swanhas given him more clout and made him a stronger filmmaker.
Hugh Jackman also says that he’s been asked to pack on 25 pounds of muscle, ““which is more than I ever have for the role,” and that he asked The Rock for advice about a workout regimine. (So, does a jacked Jackman mean lots of a shirtless Wolverine shot against a snowy Japanese backdrop? Possibly.)
And Jackman says the ideas for the film are great, though he’s not actually going into any detail (obviously):
…we had a meeting about three weeks ago, catching up as friends more than anything, and he just ran a few ideas by me and my eyes just lit up, because already I think this is like a whole new ballgame – just the ideas, the level of depth, and intelligence, and creativity. I think he’s been waiting so long to do a movie in this genre. When he found the script, he said this is it. It’s really exciting.
