Los Angeles:
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has been consuming 6,000 calories a day in his effort to bulkup for the X-Men Wolverine movie, being directed by Oscar-nominated Darren Aronofsky.
Aronofsky has ordered Jackman to look even bigger than he did in the previous movie 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' two years ago.
"It's 6,000 calories a day. It's rough. Right now, I'm at 210," says the Australian star.
The 42-year-old Australian, who is also following an intense fitness regime, says his current weight is already around 20lbs, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"Darren said with the last one, 'Hey you looked great, but you're so tall that in those long shots you looked kind of like Clint Eastwood, and that's not Wolverine,'" Jackman said.
"He said that Wolverine, in the comics, is powerful, stocky...he's short and thick. So he said, 'I want you to go there, get bigger.'"
The actor promises the new film will be "the best of the bunch". It's not the first time Aronofsky has demanded a dramatic transformation from one of his actors - he famously asked Natalie Portman to shed 20lbs to play a ballerina in the Oscar hopeful 'Black Swan'.
The Wolverine is scheduled for a 2012 release.
Aronofsky has ordered Jackman to look even bigger than he did in the previous movie 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' two years ago.
"It's 6,000 calories a day. It's rough. Right now, I'm at 210," says the Australian star.
The 42-year-old Australian, who is also following an intense fitness regime, says his current weight is already around 20lbs, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"Darren said with the last one, 'Hey you looked great, but you're so tall that in those long shots you looked kind of like Clint Eastwood, and that's not Wolverine,'" Jackman said.
"He said that Wolverine, in the comics, is powerful, stocky...he's short and thick. So he said, 'I want you to go there, get bigger.'"
The actor promises the new film will be "the best of the bunch". It's not the first time Aronofsky has demanded a dramatic transformation from one of his actors - he famously asked Natalie Portman to shed 20lbs to play a ballerina in the Oscar hopeful 'Black Swan'.
The Wolverine is scheduled for a 2012 release.
