When someone utters the name “Hugh Jackman,” one may be reminded of the actor’s brilliant acting skills, his hilarious personality, or simply his muscular physique. Either way, there’s no denying that he’s one of the best actors out there right now. His ever-growing fanbase can back up that statement. If “dedication” could be personified, it would sound like Hugh Jackman, as he has shown the world time and again how far he’s willing to go just to perfect his character.
His fame is largely due to the work he did as Wolverine, the violent mutant. As many have attested to as Hugh Jackman being one of the nicest humans in real life, it must have been pretty tough for the actor to play the angry Wolverine. He revealed the tricks he had hidden up his sleeves and let the world know his secret to playing the character.
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How Hugh Jackman got angry for Wolverine
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Call it a method of action or just a simple tactic, Hugh Jackman once stumbled across a trick that perfectly pissed him off for his role as Wolverine – cold showers. There may only be a handful of people in the world who like cold showers, but Jackman can’t figure it out.
The x-men The actor said he had to take a shower at five a.m. because his hair was full of hairspray from the night before. Unfortunately, Jackman was greeted with ice water. Imagine the ordeal he went through while soaked in freezing water in the middle of Toronto winters!
“My wife was sleeping, it was around five in the morning and there was no hot water, so my hair was full of hairspray from the night before and I had to take a shower. (It was) of water freezing and I was so p*ssed in. A cold shower in the middle of a Toronto winter and I had to stand under there for two minutes.
Two minutes in the shower was enough for him to realize that it was a great way to get into Wolverine’s character because it made him extremely pissed off. He explained the feeling, stating that he wanted to scream, but couldn’t (maybe he didn’t want to wake the woman). He told Wolverine that exact feeling and lo and behold, a perfectly angry Wolverine. Jackman said that every time he’s played the role since then, he’s made it a ritual to always take a cold shower beforehand, just to get ready for the character.
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Hugh Jackman and his extreme ways
Cold showers weren’t the only torture Jackman had subjected himself to. The Wretched The actor put his body through hell to achieve the shape he had when he played Wolverine. He talked about his intensive training regimen where he gives his all for almost two hours. With an hour of heavy weights, 45 minutes of higher volume lifting and plenty of cardio, Jackman was able to flaunt his Greek god physique. He even controlled his diet.
“I do about 2.5 hours of training a day when I’m preparing for the role, and when it comes to food, I eat more, but I eat a lot stricter. Seventy percent of your physique is your diet, and diet is the biggest change that happens.
However, what takes the cake is that Jackman resorts to dehydration to appear incredibly ripped. During a conversation about the last show, he revealed that he would increase his water intake up to three gallons a day before filming. Then he stopped drinking all liquids for thirty-six hours before he had to appear shirtless on camera.
With him reprising his role as Wolverine in the third installment of Dead Pool, one can only wonder if Jackman will once again resort to his extreme ways or not.
Dead Pool 3 is set to release on November 08, 2024.
Source: Cheat Sheet
