Why Hugh Jackman Felt Lonely Playing Wolverine In First X-Men Movie

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Hugh Jackman recently described the sense of loneliness he felt while playing Wolverine in the first X-Men movie. The first X-Men movie premiered in 2000, with Jackman playing the role of the gruff and hairy chested Logan, also known as Wolverine, a member of the X-Men most recognizable from his indestructible adamantium claws that protrude from between his knuckles. TheX-Men franchise continues to this day, including a spin-off film Logan that centers Jackman's character.

BeforeX-Men, the Australian-born actor started out in musical theater, with his first role after graduation in 1995 being the part of Gaston in an Australian production of Beauty and the Beast. Since that role, Jackman has graced both stage and screen, winning two Tony Awards along the way, and is currently nominated for a third Tony Award for his performance in The Music Man. Jackman also performed in the 2012 film adaptation of the musical Les Misérables and starred in the original movie musical The Greatest Showman in 2017.

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Now, in an interview withThe New York Times, Jackman reveals that during his rise to stardom while filming the first X-Men movie, he felt lonely in part due to his theater roots. He notes that because he came into the X-Men movie as a theater actor from Australia, with not much fame to his name at the time, he felt as though people on set didn't start to connect with him until the studio approved of what he was doing on screen. He explains that having to acquire studio approval before gaining approval from his peers made him sad, and he noticed during the filming of X-Men that a film set often encourages an atmosphere steeped in much more individualism