After nine films over sixteen years, Hugh Jackman is at peace with giving up his role as Wolverine.
As long as Daniel Day-Lewis doesn’t replace him that is.
On Thursday, the 48-year-old revealed in a candid interview with Entertainment Tonight that he ‘put everything’ into upcoming film Logan, jokingly admitting there was at least one actor he wouldn’t want to see play the iconic character.
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Anyone but him: In a candid interview, Hugh Jackman revealed he was happy for another actor to take over as Wolverine after he left the role, before admitting there was one actor he didn’t want to replace him
After previously announcing that Logan would be his final Wolverine film, Hugh spoke positively about the idea of another actor jumping into the role he’s played since the turn of the century.
‘The character will go on. Someone else will play it, for sure. (I’m fine with it),’ he told interviewers.
The hunky Australian actor then appeared to have a sudden moment of uncertainty, adding: ‘unless Daniel Day-Lewis plays him and wins the Oscar, then I might have a little problem.’
Spoken in a playful tone, his apparent joke went over well, but there’s no doubt leaving the role he’s played for so long won’t be as easy as simply walking away.
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Too good: The 48-year-old Australian actor jokingly told interviewers he’d ‘have a little problem’ if Daniel Day-Lewis (pictured) took over and won an Oscar for the role
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Not that easy: While seeming confident his ninth appearance as Wolverine in the upcoming film Logan would be his last, it was clear it wasn’t simply a matter of walking away: ‘This is a character I love. I owe my career to this character’ he revealed
‘I just didn’t compromise on anything. I was a pain to a lot of people, because I don’t get another shot at this,’ he admitted.
‘This is a character I love. I owe my career to this character.’
Later in the interview, the star of stage and screen was asked if he was in fact shutting the door on the character for good.
Hugh firmly stated that from the moment he received the script, up until the present, he felt very confident this would be the end.
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Really the end? In a moment of surprising honesty, the personality revealed it was a fear that he hadn’t ever truly nailed the role that kept him coming back
‘God knows how I’ll feel in three years. But right now, absolutely,’ he clarified.
In a moment of surprising honesty, the personality revealed it was a fear that he hadn’t ever truly nailed the role that kept him coming back.
‘Every film I’ve ever done, I’ve had that gnawing doubt. But I have it way less in this one,’ he said.
Logan – Hugh’s final performance as Wolverine – opens in Australian cinemas on March 2.
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Not this time: ‘Every film I’ve ever done, I’ve had that gnawing doubt. But I have it way less in this one,’ he said of his decision to hang up the claws
