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Hugh Jackman was given the terrible advice to leave X-Men franchise as he was told it would bomb

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It’s hard to imagine anyone else but Hugh Jackman bringing out the claws and leaping across our screens as the X-Men’s resident savage, Logan. However, it turns out that the Wolverine actor was warned, before the first X-Men was released, to quickly call time on the role in order to move past what was expected to be a box […]

Movie Review – Logan (2017)

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Logan, 2017. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, and Richard E. Grant. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are […]

Hugh Jackman would continue as Wolverine if he was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Over the past few months, Hugh Jackman has stated on countless occasions that next week’s X-Men solo movie Logan will mark his final outing as the fan favourite mutant Wolverine. Despite the best efforts of Ryan Reynolds to convince him to postpone his decision, Jackman has ruled out the possibility of a Deadpool/Wolverine movie, but […]

Hugh Jackman rejects possibility of a Wolverine/Deadpool team-up, is ready to see another actor as Logan

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With the much anticipated arrival of the latest X-Men film, Logan, only a short time away, and with reviews for the Wolverine spin-off being rather impressive, talk about Fox’s two favourite R-rated heroes Wolverine and Deadpool teaming up has once again has ramped up. It seems like it would be a sure thing for the […]

James Mangold talks Logan’s “happy ending”, Hugh Jackman was reluctant to introduce X-24

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Warning. Major Logan spoilers follow… With this year’s Logan, director James Mangold and star Hugh Jackman delivered a rather fantastic end to Jackman’s 17-year stint as the fan favourite mutant superhero Wolverine, culminating in an emotional climax where Logan makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to save his clone/daughter Laura and her young mutant friends from his […]

Hugh Jackman and Noomi Rapace join Michael Mann’s Ferrari

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It looks like Michael Mann’s long-gestating Enzo Ferrari biopic could be back on track, with Deadline reporting that Hugh Jackman is in talks to star as the legendary carmaker, and Noomi Rapace is also in negotiations to portray his wife Linda. Christian Bale was previously attached to the title role, but dropped out due to […]

Hugh Jackman on saying goodbye to Wolverine in Logan

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After seventeen years of donning the mutton chops and adamantium claws, Hugh Jackman will say goodbye to the character of Wolverine in a fortnight’s time with the release of Logan (unless of course Ryan Reynolds manages to convince him otherwise). During an interview with ET Online, the Australian actor has been speaking about his experience […]

SPOILERS: Hugh Jackman talks about the ending of Logan

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Warning. If the title didn’t give it away, there are major spoilers for Logan in this post. If you don’t want to know the ending, turn back now… This past week saw Hugh Jackman bringing the curtain down on 17 years of portraying the fan-favourite mutant Wolverine with the release of the James Mangold-directed solo […]

Movie Review – Logan (2017)

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Logan, 2017. Directed by James Mangold Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook, Richard E. Grant, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Eriq La Salle, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Daniel Bernhardt and Elise Neal. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to […]