While fans were outraged when the blonde-haired Daniel Craig was unveiled as the next James Bond, there might have been a different kind of fuss had Aussie Hugh Jackman taken the role. The actor got his career-defining role as Wolverine in x-men when Dougray Scott gave up filming for three weeks due to scheduling difficulties with mission: impossible 2.
Following his role as Wolverine, The greatest showman star went on to star in films such as Someone like You and Kate and Leopold (both led by prospects Logan and The glutton director James Mangold). In an interview, the Australian actor revealed how he almost embodied James Bond.
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Hugh Jackman refuses James Bond
The Logan The actor revealed he was contacted to play James Bond and explained why he declined. Jackman, who was being considered to replace Pierce Brosnan, said the scripts were too “unbelievable” at the time.
“I was about to do X-Men 2 and a call came in from my agent asking if I’d be interested in Bond. I just felt at the time that the scripts had gotten so amazing and crazy, and I felt like they needed to get more gritty and real.
His ideas were rejected and the actor claimed he was told he had no control over how the James Bond plot unfolded. Whether Hugh Jackmanthe timeline is correct, X2 began filming in the summer of 2002, and die another day was released in November 2002, implying that Bond producers were already looking for a replacement for Pierce Brosnan before Die another day.
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Maybe they were just doing their due diligence because this much-maligned sequel marked the end of Brosnan’s contract as Bond, but Brosnan was open and honest about the fact that he was fired, and he didn’t. It wasn’t said he was leaving the role until 2004, with Craig’s completely different reboot. Casino Royale in theaters in 2006.
Hugh Jackman wanted to try different things
Acknowledging his concerns that the narrative would not resonate with moviegoers, Hugh Jackman voiced his concerns that he would never have time to work on other things. He stated that,
“I’ve always tried to do different things, but there was a moment between X-Men 3 and the first Wolverine movie where I could see the roles getting smaller. People wanted me to exclusively play that kind of a hero role. It was kind of claustrophobic.
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The Logan The actor had no remorse for turning down the potential role. To avoid becoming just another action star, Jackman pursued more diverse roles. In 2013, he was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of the brooding Jean Valjean in Wretched.
Fans expect the same response from Steel man actor Henry Cavill. Cavill was the most desirable choice to portray James Bond following Daniel Craig’s retirement from the franchise in no time to die. the witcher the actor could release a Hugh Jackman playing various roles instead of sticking to just one for an extended period of time
Source: Showbiz
