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Hugh
Jackman comtemplates an exit from "X-Men"
Wolverine role - 19th October 2013
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Hugh
Jackman, who's been playing the role of "Wolverine"
for 13 years stretching back to 2000's "X-Men,"
said he's still contemplating whether to continue
in the role after next year's "X-Men: Days of
Future Past."
"I
honestly haven't made that decision. I've just finished
shooting X-men: Days of Future Past. I'll make a decision
in a little while," Jackman said in an exclusive
interview with Xinhua.
Jackman
is in Beijing promoting his film "The Wolverine,"
which debuted in China on Thursday.
"There
will come a time when I'll move on. The fans will
want me to move on. Or more importantly, the studio
will want me to move on. But right now I'm loving
it," he said.
"X-Men:
Days of Future Past", scheduled to debut next
May, will be Jackman's seventh film as "Wolverine,"
a mutant superhero with a skeleton made out of adamantium,
a futuristic metal.
At
the San Sebastian Film Festival held in September,
he said "Great parts always outgrow the actors
that play them," which stirred up media conjecture
that he might be considering an exit from the "X-Men"
franchise.
Chinese
actress Fan Bingbing will also star in the next "X-Men"
film as another mutant. Jackman had high praise for
her. "Obviously, she's a very big star here in
China. I have a feeling it will be the same for her
in America and other parts of the world," he
said.
"X-Men:
Days of Future Past" is directed by Bryan Singer,
who brought the first two installments in the franchise
to the big screen. The new film has an all-star cast,
including Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Evan Peters,
Michael Fassbender, Ellen Page and James McAvoy.
"It's
certainly the biggest and the most epic X-men film.
It's a story which is emotionally rich, but intellectually,
it's gonna keep you on your toes. The plot is gonna
exceed people's expectations," Jackman revealed.
Jackman
may return to Broadway next year, starring as famed
escape artist Houdini.
"I'd
love to share my time between theatre and film. I
was performing in Los Angeles, doing a one-man show.
For me, that is the real joy of my career," Jackman
said.
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The
Wolverine Trailer Exclusive (2013)
Published
on 21 May 2013
Watch the official trailer exclusive for The Wolverine,
starring Hugh Jackman! In theaters July 26th, 2013.
Based
on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure
takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character
of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of
his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate
nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave
him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time
and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he
confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his
inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging
more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
Starring:
Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Svetlana Khodchenkova,
Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Brian Tee, Will Yun Lee,
and Hal Yamanouchi.
Directed
by James Mangold.
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