Hugh Jackman is gearing up for the release of The Wolverine
New Delhi:
Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman says he has been waiting for the famous Samurai story in The Wolverine since the day he came on board for the X-Men franchise.
The superhero film is the follow-up of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and Jackman will reprise his role as Logan or Wolverine, the lead character in the franchise.
"I waited for 12 years for this chapter in this saga, for this Samurai story. From the very first week I had on, the first X-Men, I was reading this comic and producer Lauren Shuler Donner and I were saying, one day, hopefully we get to do this story. We really went for something new and different," said Jackman.
"The moment the studio agreed to call it The Wolverine, I was just thrilled. Rather than saying Wolverine 2, this is a stand-alone different movie. This is set in a different time, it's a fair way after X-Men Origins," he added.
The Wolverine is based on Marvel Comics series Wolverine.
Jackman, who is also a producer on the film, admits he did not foresee himself as the adamantium clawed mutant for so many years in the running.
"I never thought my run would last this long. Particularly for a guy who can't age, obviously there is a shelf life to playing this role, so I love it and I've always found it fascinating and slightly, I'll admit, frustrating that I feel we've never really delivered what I would say is the core of the character. And I think in this story, I know you get to see the ultimate Wolverine," said the 44-year-old actor.
"You get to see who he really is. You definitely see him at his most vulnerable, both physically and emotionally," he added.
The film is slated to release in India on July 26.
The superhero film is the follow-up of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and Jackman will reprise his role as Logan or Wolverine, the lead character in the franchise.
"I waited for 12 years for this chapter in this saga, for this Samurai story. From the very first week I had on, the first X-Men, I was reading this comic and producer Lauren Shuler Donner and I were saying, one day, hopefully we get to do this story. We really went for something new and different," said Jackman.
"The moment the studio agreed to call it The Wolverine, I was just thrilled. Rather than saying Wolverine 2, this is a stand-alone different movie. This is set in a different time, it's a fair way after X-Men Origins," he added.
The Wolverine is based on Marvel Comics series Wolverine.
Jackman, who is also a producer on the film, admits he did not foresee himself as the adamantium clawed mutant for so many years in the running.
"I never thought my run would last this long. Particularly for a guy who can't age, obviously there is a shelf life to playing this role, so I love it and I've always found it fascinating and slightly, I'll admit, frustrating that I feel we've never really delivered what I would say is the core of the character. And I think in this story, I know you get to see the ultimate Wolverine," said the 44-year-old actor.
"You get to see who he really is. You definitely see him at his most vulnerable, both physically and emotionally," he added.
The film is slated to release in India on July 26.
