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Watch: Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Audition for ‘X-Men’

Hugh Jackman’s audition tape shows how the relatively unknown actor (at the time) won the role and of Wolverine.

Watch: Dafne Keen’s ‘Logan’ Screen Test

Just check out the intensity in her face as she goes toe-to-toe with Hugh Jackman.

Hugh Jackman on ‘The River’ and Staying “Sharp” By Doing Theater

What’s it like to be at the top of your game in Hollywood, but still feel like middle age is creeping in? That’s exactly what Hugh Jackman is feeling at this moment even though he has another installment of X-Men on his production list. He told The New York Times, “In

Watch: Hugh Jackman’s 1999 Audition for ‘X-Men’

New York theatergoers are undoubtedly excited that Hugh Jackman will be back on Broadway with The River, which begins previews tonight. Even though the Tony Award-winner won’t be singing and dancing in the Jez Butterworth play, Jackman always commands top ticket prices. While most of that has to do with

Hugh Jackman on His Return to Broadway: “I think what’s driving me now more than anything is to do new material”

There’s no denying that anytime that Hugh Jackman returns to Broadway it’s a huge deal. However Jackman’s next Broadway role isn’t a musical, it’s a Jez Butterworth one-act play titled The River. Though it undoubtedly will sell out every week, fans of Jackman’s The Boy from Oz and Hugh Jackman, Back

Will Hugh Jackman be back for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’? He weighs in on the possibility

X-Men: Days of Future Past had a huge Memorial Day weekend at the box office. One of the big draws for the film is Hugh Jackman who has played Wolverine for the franchise of films. The actor talked to Vulture about how he keeps the job fresh after all of

Hugh Jackman & Peter Dinklage Answer ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Questions From X-Men Castmates (video)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rngdJ-aDvog Two of the coolest guys around, Hugh Jackman and Peter Dinklage, did a Tumblr chat while they were making the rounds of X-Men: Days of Future Past promotion. In the video, they get asked questions by fans and cast members (Patrick Stewart, Ellen Page and more) and it’s

Hugh Jackman Comes Back to Broadway in Jez Butterworth’s ‘The River’

Hugh Jackman is coming back to Broadway in a new play by Jez Butterworth. The River will star Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo and will be directed by Ian Rickson. The show will open on Sunday, November 16th on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre (West 50th Street between Broadway and

Watch Hugh Jackman Sing ‘Who Am I?’ from ‘Wolverine: The Musical’

Hugh Jackman is always game for anything. Watch him perform ‘Who Am I?’ from the Wolverine: The Musical on BBC Radio’s The Matt Edmondson Show. If it were a real musical, I’d definitely see it. It’s gotta be better than Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.

Hugh Jackman on a Possible Return to Broadway with ‘Houdini’: “This is very exciting to me, because I’ve never done a new musical before”

Hugh Jackman might be a blockbuster movie star, but he’s also one of the major Broadway stars of the last decade. His past two returns to Broadway — first in the play A Steady Rain and second in a solo musical revue Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway — sold out

Hugh Jackman on Overcoming Fears, Learning to Act in Australia and More (video)

Time Magazine recently got together with Hugh Jackman for their ’10 Questions with…’ segment. In the interview, he talks about Prisoners, overcoming his childhood fears, Broadway, learning to act in Australia (“You have to be versatile,” he says) and more. Best quote: “I’m a typical actor. Someone picks me up

Hugh Jackman on Being Lucky, Going to Drama School and How Theatre Makes Him a Better Actor

Some actors get so associated with iconic roles that it’s hard to accept them in any other movie. Christopher Reeve, for example, had problems getting people to see him as anything other than Superman despite starring in a myriad of other films. However, despite the fact that Hugh Jackman will

Hugh Jackman: “I feel way more comfortable in front of the camera than I did ten years ago”

In the last year, Hugh Jackman‘s career has soared to new heights with his first Academy Award nomination for Les Misérables. With a busy awards show schedule, he still found the time to work on the thriller Prisoners. That film with director Denis Villeneuve taught him a few lessons. The

How Does Hugh Jackman Get Himself Revved Up To Play Wolverine? Hint: It’s Awful

At this point, Hugh Jackman has proved he’ll undergo any kind of physical torture for a role. For his role as Jean Valjean in last year’s Les Miserables, he basically starved himself. His next part is the sixth film appearance of his X-Men character in The Wolverine. In order to

Hugh Jackman on Playing Wolverine: “I’m loving it and feeling rejuvenated by it”

When asked if he was concerned about fans’ reaction to the first Wolverine solo movie, which wasn’t well received, Jackman responds, “I’m never afraid of that. I think the fans know I’m so grateful and very blessed to play the part. I love them.”

Hugh Jackman Got into Wolverine Shape by Following Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Advice

We all know that Hugh Jackman gets in incredible shape every time he appears as Wolverine in a movie — the upcoming The Wolverine is Jackman’s sixth time as the Marvel superhero — but anyone who has seen the promotional material for The Wolverine can tell you that Jackman is

Hugh Jackman: “I’m an actor, man. Never trust an actor, whatever their energy is”

The Wolverine will be the sixth time Hugh Jackman will be playing the quick-tempered Marvel superhero on screen (and he’s already signed for a seventh time in X:Men – Days of Future Past), and most fans wouldn’t have anyone else play Logan at this point.